Rakdos Aggro
Also known as: Gothic Moon
Rakdos Aggro combines efficient interaction in the form of removal, hand attack, and nonbasic land hate with modern threats to quickly close out games. Good quality threats along with a breadth of interaction gives Rakdos a fighting chance in most matchups and makes it a reasonable choice into unknown metagames. It is also relatively easy for new players to pick up.
On average, over 60% of the spells in Rakdos were printed in the last 5 years, indicating that the deck has many options to choose from among the deluge of new set releases to improve its average card quality.
While many lists have a high percentage of shared cards, there doesn't seem to be consensus on which fast mana points to play, with many variations of 2 moxen, Sol Ring, and Mana Crypt seeing play.
Example Decklist
Rakdos Aggro
By: Jaden E.
Event: From the Vault Tournament - 3rd
Date: 2026-04-11
Points (10): Mox Jet (3), Mox Ruby (3), Sol Ring (3), Ancient Tomb (1)
Creatures (40)
- 1Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
- 1Deathrite Shaman
- 1Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1Moonshadow
- 1Nethergoyf
- 1Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- 1Stalactite Stalker
- 1Caustic Bronco
- 1Dark Confidant
- 1Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1Deep-Cavern Bat
- 1Emperor of Bones
- 1Fear of Missing Out
- 1Hexing Squelcher
- 1Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1Mai, Scornful Striker
- 1Orcish Bowmasters
- 1Robber of the Rich
- 1Sinkhole Surveyor
- 1Super Shredder
- 1Undead Sprinter
- 1Barrowgoyf
- 1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
- 1Broadside Bombardiers
- 1Carnage Interpreter
- 1Death-Greeter's Champion
- 1Detective's Phoenix
- 1Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton
- 1Gut, True Soul Zealot
- 1Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1Magus of the Moon
- 1Opposition Agent
- 1Reckless Stormseeker // Storm-Charged Slasher
- 1Screaming Nemesis
- 1Urborg Scavengers
- 1Headliner Scarlett
- 1Pyrogoyf
- 1Fury
- 1Oliphaunt
- 1Troll of Khazad-dûm
Sorceries (9)
- 1Bloodchief's Thirst
- 1Chain Lightning
- 1Dread Fugue
- 1Duress
- 1Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1Thoughtseize
- 1Unearth
- 1Molten Collapse
- 1Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
Instants (10)
- 1Fatal Push
- 1Lightning Bolt
- 1Mental Misstep
- 1Unholy Heat
- 1Bitter Triumph
- 1Long Goodbye
- 1Price of Progress
- 1Untimely Malfunction
- 1Dismember
- 1Snuff Out
Artifacts (7)
- 1Chrome Mox
- 1Mishra's Bauble
- 1Mox Jet
- 1Mox Ruby
- 1Urza's Bauble
- 1Nihil Spellbomb
- 1Sol Ring
Enchantments (3)
- 1Animate Dead
- 1Blood Moon
- 1Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Lands (31)
- 1Ancient Tomb
- 1Arena of Glory
- 1Arid Mesa
- 1Badlands
- 1Bayou
- 1Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1Blazemire Verge
- 1Blood Crypt
- 1Bloodstained Mire
- 1City of Traitors
- 1Gemstone Caverns
- 1Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1Marsh Flats
- 1Mount Doom
- 1Polluted Delta
- 1Prismatic Vista
- 1Raucous Theater
- 1Scalding Tarn
- 2Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1Sulfurous Springs
- 4Swamp
- 1Taiga
- 1Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1Verdant Catacombs
- 1Wasteland
- 1Wooded Foothills
