Decklist: Rakdos, Lord of Riots in Commander Rakdos, Lord of Riots | Illustration by Yigit Koroglu Commander (1) Creatures (37) Ancient Cellarspawn Mishra, Claimed by Gix Anger Artisan of Kozilek Blightsteel Colossus Burnished Hart Cityscape Leveler Conduit of Ruin Creeping Bloodsucker Crypt Ghast Dauthi Voidwalker Florian, Voldaren Scion Frenzied Saddlebrute Harsh Mentor Kaervek the Merciless Kardur, Doomscourge Keen Duelist Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Rowan, Scion of War Mai, Scornful Striker Meteor Golem Neheb, the Eternal Nettle Drone Orcus, Prince of Undeath Purphoros, God of the Forge Rune-Scarred Demon Spawn of Mayhem Spear Spewer Stormfist Crusader Tectonic Giant Terror of the Peaks Thermo-Alchemist Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Vilis, Broker of Blood Void Winnower Wandering Archaic Sorceries (11) Chandra's Ignition Fell Faithless Looting Feed the Swarm Grab the Prize Jeska's Will Read the Bones Risky Shortcut Sign in Blood Vandalblast Wheel of Misfortune Instants (8) Bedevil Chaos Warp Dismember Heartless Act Infernal Grasp Rakdos Charm Terminate Thrill of Possibility Artifacts (8) Arcane Signet Cryptolith Fragment Fellwar Stone Lightning Greaves Rakdos Signet Sol Ring Talisman of Indulgence Whip of Erebos Enchantments (3) Necropotence Sanctum of Stone Fangs Theater of Horrors Lands (32) Blightstep Pathway Blood Crypt Bloodfell Caves Cabal Coffers Command Tower Dragonskull Summit Exotic Orchard Eye of Ugin Foreboding Ruins Graven Cairns Haunted Ridge Mountain x6 Piranha Marsh Rakdos Carnarium Shadowblood Ridge Smoldering Marsh Swamp x9 Temple of Malice Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth To get your brain running and showcase just how powerful Rakdos can be in Commander Ive brought you a powerful Rakdos, Lord of Riots decklist

Not a bad card, I can see it finding a home
It doesnt have to target a creature you control, so you can use this as a combat trick before blockers are declared on one of your opponents creatures too
While it has the guaranteed Flying keyword that all angels do, it's 2/2 that costs five mana
This item is the glue that holds this entire archetype together, and with so little item destruction in The First Chapter , stacking multiple copies can easily run away with games