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Red/Black but mostly red devotion deck. Pretty straight forward, play creatures and attack. creatures will build devotion to hopefully make the gods into creatures. if not its not to big of a deal as the god's abilities will still help you win. Sideboard is basically for control matchups
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Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Considering your mana curve, I'd drop 2 for something like Hero's Downfall
Dropped 2 lightning strikes for 3 hero's downfall
I would drop 2 mogis and a purphoros for 3 heroes downfall. In the sideboard I would take out showstopper for 3 underworld connections and an erebos. Also take out duress for thoughtsieze
I agree i need hero's downfall, but i feel as though taking out the burn spells work better. dropped lightning strike, and took the deck total to 61. And yeah those sideboard suggestions i totally agree with. i chose duress instead for the budget. I'll change that when i manage to get my hands on some thought seize.
Still, I would not have more than 2 of each god in your deck. I would put in cryptborn horror and take out 1 of each god in the main
Why cryptborn horror? Rakdos, lord of riots is way better
Like I said with the gods, you don't want more then 2 of a legend unless it is a weenie that is easily picked off (ex: thalia, gaurdian of thraben) but with a higher cost bigger dude, it will be a dead card in your hand if you draw a second
Yeah i agree. drawing two is bad. but a 3 of will pretty much guarantee that you draw one. may you draw two? sure, but its doubtful. And not so much with the gods because of they're indestructibility, but Rakdos would definitely be a big target for any removal the opponent has. so drawing two of him might not be so bad
Your creatures are already so cheap that you barely need rakdos, I would take out a mogis (or 2) and a purphoros for 2 (or 3) crypt born horrors. They can get out of hand fast.
I see Rakdos as a win-con. A not-so good one, but one none the less. With this deck, I see a lot of their creatures not being around long. Mogis's ability would trigger Rakdos's Win-con achieved Also, you need more creatures. 15 isn't enough in Rakdos, I run about 19/20 and people say I could use a few more
It's aggro little sorin, you don't necessarily need a win con. Also mogis's ability wouldn't matter with rakdos, none of his creatures have flash. And counting the gods as creatures, he has 21.
Wrong turn. Whoops, I don't use Mogis. I also know aggro decks AND have my own win-cons in them http://www.mtgvault.com/s0rinmark0v/decks/cult-of-rakdos/ Exava, and Desecration Demon. I don't NEED them, but they do win me games. Win-cons are for any deck really With your "gods are creatures" comment, yeah they are... IF your devotion is high enough. 15 creatures+gods aren't enough! Then again, for someone who thinks that modern and below are broken wouldn't reall know about win-cons now, would they? (Yes I remember)
Even if you do need a win con rakdos sure as hell ain't it. Fanatic or stormbreath MAYBE. It's a deck designed to rush the opponent with a lot if smaller creatures that they can't handle.
Also this is standard. My knowledge of modern and below has nothing to do with my advice on this deck
No, it has to do with your overall knowledge of deck building
I have built plenty of knowledge on deck building, just because I don't have the funds and don't find modern appealing does not mean I have poor judgment when it comes to standard
I don't have the funds either, yet I post a series of well constructed decks Even though I don't have a hope of building them!
That still doesn't change the fact that I actually know what I'm doing when is comes to standard
So do I, what's your point? Just because I like modern more doesn't mean I don't know standard
No little sorin, im saying you telling me I know nothing about win cons is irrelevant
Wrong again. I'm saying how you don't know about win-cons is linked to the fact E.g. You play Rakdos, even without haste you generally win the next turn. If of course you have a good deck. By definition, that is a win-con. AND they are one of the most important parts of MTG I guess you don't play control
No I don't play control
Obviously.
It just makes me better suited for giving advice on an aggro deck
Doesn't mean that I don't know aggro My standard Rakdos deck wins in 5-10 turns
I wasn't saying that u don't know aggro. Im saying I also know what I am doing
I'd take our 1whip 1mogis 1purphuros 2 magma jet and put in 2 hero's downfall 1 more spike jester and 2 more lightning strike.
Magma jet > Lightning strike in my opinion. but i think i might take some of that advice. thanks
Searing blood is also a good removal spell against your aggro matchup. It will kill a creature with toughness 2 or less(or weaken a fatty for one of your creatures to take out) AND deal 3 damage if it dies
I like it. Recommend 2 more magma jets. Scry is just too good not to run a 4 of. I run a simulate rakdos deck but a little heavier on the black. The whip is almost always the sideboard drop for any matchup where I lose game one. Take a look at mine and gimme a little feedback if you have a minute! I having been thinking of going the storm breath dragon route also.
Since your focus as far as devotion is red, why not put in some reckoners or burning tree emissary? Really like the deck. +1 from me. Check out this deck if you get the chance. I'm still not that good at mfg so maybe you could help me out on this. http://www.mtgvault.com/mordial33/decks/chaotic-evil/
By mfg I mean mtg.
Nice to see another BR Standard deck out there. This is mine currently. I had some Stormbreaths but I found that Flame-Wreathed Phoenixs work just as well and faster. From my playtesting spikejester can actually be a game ender right then and there. Dreadbore, Searing Blood, Magma Jet, and Doom Blades keep the field clear while you smack away. I would suggest adding Mindsparker as it really makes UW players angry. http://www.mtgvault.com/rivath/decks/devotion-to-rakdos/
First strike on an on the curve creature is awesome too.
Ok i changed this deck up quite a bit now. any thoughts?
I would take out a mogis for a stormbreath of a fanatic