MTG Deck of the Week: “Rakdos Reanimator” – A Little Off the Top
Check out the current trending decks in Magic: The Gathering! This week, “Rakdos Reanimator” just wants to commit war crimes.
Welcome Magic: the Gathering players! We’re back to showcase one of the top decks of the week for competitive Magic. We have the top lists being played on MTGO, what’s winning, and the decks that won the major events this last week. So get your playmat ready, set your spindown to 20, and let’s dive into the data, brought to us by TCGPlayer.com.
Our deck of the week is “Rakdos Reanimator” by Stompy45, which is currently trending on TCGPlayer.com. The deck came in first place during the MTGO Standard Challenge on April 2nd.
Decklist
1 Abrade
4 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
2 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
4 Bloodtithe Harvester
2 Brotherhood’s End
1 Caves of Koilos
4 Cut Down
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Duress
4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
2 Go for the Throat
4 Haunted Ridge
2 Liliana of the Veil
1 Mountain
3 Plaza of Heroes
2 Reckoner Bankbuster
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
4 Sulfurous Springs
2 Sundown Pass
1 Swamp
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
4 The Cruelty of Gix
2 Xander’s Lounge
2 Ziatora’s Proving Ground
Sideboard
1 Abrade
1 Brotherhood’s End
3 Duress
2 Flame-Blessed Bolt
2 Go for the Throat
2 Razorlash Transmogrant
2 Reckoner Bankbuster
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
1 Toxrill, the Corrosive
Deck Notes
The name of this deck is a little misleading, but the gameplay is straightforward enough. The deck wants to empty its own hand for value, while still generating constant threats. It’s a wheel deck in the truest form, and with Sheoldred, Atraxa, and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker, it does what it wants and does it well.