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- How to play Rakdos Midrange
Rakdos (Black/Red) Midrange is one of the strongest decks available in . Magic: The Gathering Standard format. This deck has access to some of the best cards in the entire format and is a threat at the same time.
Midrange decks are a style between aggro and control. These thrive in his one-for-one trades with other permanents, often using removal spells to slowly outgrow his opponent’s resources. Rakdos Midrange in particular tends to put low-mana threats on the battlefield and try to deal damage quickly. At the same time, you can also cast an explosive spell to deal the final damage needed to end the game and win.
sample deck list
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main deck |
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2 Chandra, Beacon of Hope |
4 Blood Tithe Harvester |
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1 Etari, Primal Conqueror |
4 Graveyard Raider |
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2 Sheoldred, Apocalypse |
4 Evoking Despair |
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1 Light Up the Night |
2 Wear |
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2 cut down |
4 Aiming for the Throat |
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4 Reconor Bankbuster |
4 The parable of breaking the mirror |
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4 Cliffs of Blackcleave |
4 Haunted Ridge |
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5 mountains |
1 Soukenzan Crucible of Rebellion |
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4 Sulfur spring |
7 swamp |
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1 Takenuma Waste Mud |
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Sideboard |
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3 End of the Brotherhood |
2 Dream of iron and oil |
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3 Duress |
3 Lithography Danmaku |
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2 Razor Transmitter |
2 Unlicensed hearse |
key card
Blood Tither Harvester
Blood Tither Harvester is one of the few cards that must run with a maximum of four. For just 2 mana you can get a creature with solid stats that can do 3 damage, you can discard dead cards in your hand to get better cards with blood tokens, You can get removal spells thanks to the blood tithe harvester’s sacrifice effect.
Those three powers are very important because they can be used by your crew. Reconor Bankbuster You can do 4 damage as early as the 3rd turn.is a great target for Reflection of Kiki-Jiki Copying will give you more Blood Tokens. In addition, a copy of the Bloodsufficient Reaper token can be used as a removal while preserving the original.
Fable of the Mirror Breaker
Probably the best card in Standard, fable of breaking the mirror is also a card that must be executed with 4 cards. This creates two separate elimination targets for him to deal with, slowing his opponents down significantly.
If you don’t get the answer, goblin shaman Tokens help you increase your treasure, but in Chapter 2 you can get rid of useless cards in your hand and get more efficient cards. The flip side can quickly get out of hand by copying utility creatures and making more use of them.
can be activated Reflect the effect of Kiki-Jiki During the opponent’s end step, Tokens are not sacrificed until the next end step. This will allow you to use your new tokens during your turn.
If you have another copy of Kiki-Jiki to copy, you can make copies of it equal to the amount of untapped mana on your turn, since the created token has haste.
evoke despair
evoke despair This is one of the reasons why the Rakdos midrange excels. Midrange decks tend to focus on one-for-one deals, so they can run out of cards to cast. Invoke Despair not only forces you to sacrifice (avoid protection) three different kinds of permanents, Draw a card if not sacrificed while burning.
when combined with The goblin shaman from the fable of breaking the mirrorInvoke Despair can be cast as early as turn 4 and often leads to: Draw at least one card, if not more. Enchantments and planeswalkers are uncommon in Standard in most decks, so it’s not uncommon to be able to chain Despair Evocations to each other, as you’ll be drawing two cards most of the time.
Sheoldred, Apocalypse
in the meantime Sheoldred, Apocalypse Generally, you should not run with a maximum of 4 copies. It’s best to include at least two For the Rakdos midrange deck. The biggest drawback of the Rakdos midrange is that it often doesn’t have much reversal.
Shieldred, the Apocalypse is one of the main ways Rakdos Midrange can get back into the game from behind. Draw a card to gain a life, with multiple ways to draw cards, it’s very easy to take advantage of this effect.it is also common force the opponent to remove With two damage burns, it can slow you down dramatically, especially if you’re also playing a midrange deck.
Reconor Bankbuster
Reconor Bankbuster The most powerful rendering engine in the Rakdos midrange. You can access the draw with 2 manaIt’s nice to be able to activate Reckoner Bankbuster’s effect during your opponent’s end step after you’re past the point where you need mana to cast a removal spell.
Since every creature in the deck has at least 3 powers, its crew effect is very easy to trigger (except Fable of the Mirror-Breaker’s). This will Large early damage burstUsing n will allow you to finish the game with a top end card.
Beacon of Hope, Chandra
The main way to end the game is Beacon of Hope, Chandra It’s the top end that Rakdos midrange decks look for to deliver the final damage they need. The -X feature is useful for: Acts as a removal, dealing direct damage to the opponent Other effects help cast other spells.
Beacon of Hope, if Chandra stays on the battlefield for an entire turn, she often wins, especially if Chandra’s passive effect can copy Call of Despair.Combo with Chandra’s Loyalty light up the night Keep it in your graveyard to pay for its flashback cost (it’s also a great choice of spell to copy for massive burst damage).
How to play Rakdos Midrange
Rakdos Midrange is all about responding to your opponent’s threats while slowly building your presence on the board. Has multiple instant removal spells. cut down can take care of creatures with low stats, aiming for the throat It can work with non-artifact creatures (although it’s rarely played in Standard). For some artifact creatures that are common in Standard, like Crew, Reconor Bankbuster again Phyrexian Carnivore, you have wear out Take care of them (or creatures with toughness 3 or less).
You don’t always want to use removal spells right away. It’s best to save them to deal with creatures that prevent you from taking damage.if you have evoke despair This is especially true for your hand, as you deal with your opponent’s creatures while drawing cards.
It’s better to use removal spells on weaker creatures if you can summon despair. Force your opponent to sacrifice a creature larger than you. This is good for late game cutdowns.
Rakdos Midrange plays a handful of creatures, all of which provide some value when played. Don’t be afraid to participate in creature swaps during combat. High mana spells help you stay in the game Even if you don’t have many creatures on your side of the battlefield.
Rakdos Midrange’s in-play game often lasts for a long time There are often many sources of mana on the battlefield to consider how much will be removed (whether from spells or combat). This is where big mana spells come into play.
Etari, Primordial Conqueror If it isn’t eliminated and you can convert it, you could be the winner of the game. Casting Etali gives him two additional spells for free, which are game-winning other spells (or your opponent’s spells). Beacon of Hope, Chandra dig through the deck to remove, evoke despairwhich can be copied to clear the battlefield and burn for lethal damage.
-X ability allows you to target up to 2 targetsyou can deal direct burn damage to kill a creature, or kill two creatures so that creatures on your side of the battlefield can attack without worrying about blockers.