Commander sample deck

Rakdos, the Showstopper Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Rakdos, the Showstopper Commander shell for Midrange Adaptive, BR role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — DemonMidrange Adaptive

8 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderRakdos, the Showstopper

VariantMidrange

StrategyMidrange Adaptive

Full retail if you own nothing$478

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Rakdos, the Showstopper build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Rakdos, the Showstopper on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 8 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 9 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 28 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Jeska's Will - $40.02
Damnation - $17.21
Deadly Rollick - $27.59
Shadowspear - $21.59
Hexing Squelcher - $19.51
Black Market Connections - $9.11

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Canyon Slough, 1 Castle Locthwain, 1 Command Tower, 1 Demolition Field, 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire, 1 Forgotten Cave, 15 Mountain, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Strip Mine, 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure, 7 Swamp, 1 Talon Gates of Madara, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Black Market Connections, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Flick a Coin, 1 Glimpse the Impossible, 1 Jeska's Will, 1 Lord of the Forsaken, 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Shiny Impetus, 1 Solemn Simulacrum

Card Draw (8)

1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Demonic Covenant, 1 Harvester of Souls, 1 Hedron Archive, 1 Indulgent Tormentor, 1 Liliana's Contract, 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, 1 The Speed Demon

Interaction (9)

1 Bedevil, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Deadly Rollick, 1 Feed the Swarm, 1 Power Word Kill, 1 Rakdos Charm, 1 Reaper from the Abyss, 1 Terminate, 1 Vandalblast

Board Wipes (3)

1 Blasphemous Act, 1 Damnation, 1 Toxic Deluge

Protection (4)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Hexing Squelcher, 1 Rakdos, the Muscle, 1 Shadowspear

Theme and Utility (28)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Archfiend of Depravity, 1 Bloodgift Demon, 1 Chaos Warp, 1 Choreographed Sparks, 1 Decorum Dissertation, 1 Defiling Daemogoth, 1 Demon of Fate's Design, 1 Demon of Loathing, 1 Demonic Tutor, 1 Herald of Slaanesh, 1 Improvisation Capstone, 1 Kardur, Doomscourge, 1 Krark's Thumb, ...

Common questions

Is this Rakdos, the Showstopper deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.