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Rakdos Midrange

BR Disruptive Midrange

Featured list~$977PM Magic Beijing #16 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

Overview

"Rakdos Midrange is a BR disruptive aggro-control deck that strips the opponent's hand with Duress and Cabal Therapy, then applies pressure with efficient threats like Hypnotic Specter and Blazing Specter. Removal such as Terminate, Lightning Bolt, and Smother clears blockers while Dark Ritual accelerates out early Specters and The Rack plus Lavaborn Muse punish the empty hands left behind."

Game Plan

Empty the opponent's hand with discard, beat down with evasive Specters, and finish off the resource-starved opponent with The Rack, Lavaborn Muse, and burn.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

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Yang Yuchen

Yang Yuchen

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$899
Creature (14)
$148
Instant (7)
$21.75
Sorcery (9)
$95.25
2Buried Alive
$6.262B
4Duress
$14.80B
Artifact (3)
$195
Enchantment (8)
$91.40
Land (19)
$347

Sideboard (15)

$78.39
1Avatar of Woe
$13.106BB
2Bad Moon
$7.701B
2Gloom
$0.942B
2Overload
$1.06R
1Perish
$2.002B
1Pyroblast
$9.22R
Est. Total$977

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Muunbar

Muunbar

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3167
Creature (4)
$9.48
4Magnivore
$9.482RR
Sorcery (20)
$102
1Earthquake
$1.09XR
3Duress
$11.10B
3Rain of Tears
$1.051BB
3Rancid Earth
$0.751BB
4Burning Wish
$36.401R
Artifact (2)
$2246
Enchantment (6)
$165

Sideboard (15)

$131
1Anarchy
$2.452RR
1Reanimate
$16.29B
1Persecute
$1.412BB
1Haunting Echoes
$10.283BB
1Meltdown
$3.28XR
1Perish
$2.002B
1Pyroclasm
$0.511R
1Rancid Earth
$0.251BB
1Threaten
$0.332R
Est. Total$3298

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Muunbar

Muunbar

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3167
Creature (4)
$9.48
4Magnivore
$9.482RR
Sorcery (20)
$102
4Burning Wish
$36.401R
3Duress
$11.10B
1Earthquake
$1.09XR
3Rain of Tears
$1.051BB
3Rancid Earth
$0.751BB
Artifact (2)
$2246
Enchantment (6)
$165

Sideboard (15)

$131
1Anarchy
$2.452RR
1Haunting Echoes
$10.283BB
1Meltdown
$3.28XR
1Perish
$2.002B
1Persecute
$1.412BB
1Pyroclasm
$0.511R
1Rancid Earth
$0.251BB
1Reanimate
$16.29B
1Threaten
$0.332R
Est. Total$3298

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 36 decks with known dates2021-04-05 to 2026-06-07

Mana Base

Average22.3lands
Median22lands
Range19–28lands
Spells37.7avg non-land
Based on 35 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Sideboard Anatomy

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Engineered Plague
78.7%
2.9x
Overload
63.3%
2.2x
Pyroblast
60.9%
2.3x
Tormod'S Crypt
54.8%
2.2x
Red Elemental Blast
45.4%
2.0x
Dystopia
40.7%
2.0x
Perish
31.8%
1.3x
Gloom
30.6%
2.1x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Withered Wretch
27.2%
1.9x
Pyroclasm
22.8%
1.5x
Reanimate
18.6%
1.5x
Plague Spitter
15.7%
1.6x
Diabolic Edict
15%
1.3x
Meltdown
14.8%
1.0x
Terminate
13.3%
1.8x
Haunting Echoes
12.2%
1.0x
Anarchy
11.3%
1.2x
Powder Keg
10.1%
1.0x
Slithery Stalker
10.1%
4.0x
Duress
10%
1.7x
Phyrexian Furnace
9.6%
2.0x
Smother
9.4%
1.0x
Spinning Darkness
8%
1.2x
Call Of The Herd
7.2%
4.0x
Chainer'S Edict
7.2%
1.0x
Kaervek'S Torch
7.2%
1.0x
Persecute
7.2%
1.0x
Rancid Earth
7.2%
1.0x
Threaten
7.2%
1.0x
Shard Phoenix
7.2%
1.0x
Grim Lavamancer
7.2%
4.0x
Blood Moon
7%
2.0x
Null Rod
6.3%
1.0x
Encroach
6.3%
1.0x
Mesmeric Fiend
6.2%
1.0x
Avatar Of Woe
6.1%
1.0x
Bad Moon
6.1%
2.0x
Tsabo'S Web
5.2%
1.0x
Cursed Totem
5.1%
1.7x
Ichorid
4.9%
1.0x
Cabal Therapy
4.4%
1.0x
Earthquake
3.4%
3.0x
Shatter
3.4%
2.0x
Shattering Pulse
3.3%
1.0x
Contagion
3.1%
1.0x
Contamination
3.1%
2.0x
Plaguebearer
3%
3.0x
Nevinyrral'S Disk
3%
1.0x
Bone Shredder
2.8%
1.0x
Bottle Gnomes
2.8%
1.0x
Goblin Tinkerer
2.8%
2.0x
Fire Covenant
2.7%
2.0x
Delirium
2.5%
1.0x
Ostracize
2.5%
1.0x
Zuran Orb
2.3%
2.0x
Firebolt
1.8%
1.0x
Flametongue Kavu
1.8%
1.0x
Blazing Specter
1.7%
2.0x
Planar Void
1.7%
3.0x
Shock
1.7%
2.0x
Megrim
1.6%
2.0x
Stupor
1.4%
1.0x
Breath Of Darigaaz
1.4%
1.0x
Ruination
1.4%
1.0x
Kaervek'S Purge
1.4%
1.0x

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