Tier roguemidrange

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

Bloodstained Mire

$78.97

TCG MP CK

Sulfurous Springs

$6.46

TCG MP CK

Signature

Duress

$3.70

TCG MP CK

Cabal Therapy

$24.73

TCG MP CK

Mishra's Factory

$9.46

TCG MP CK

Terminate

$1.10

TCG MP CK

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PM Magic Beijing #16 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

1st PlaceDec 3, 2025

Yang Yuchen

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Yang Yuchen

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$899

Creature (14)

$148

$4.123R

$2.24B

$17.592BB

$1.16BB

$1232R

Instant (7)

$21.75

4Lightning Bolt

$9.96R

3Skeletal Scrying

$11.79XB

Sorcery (9)

$95.25

2Buried Alive

$6.262B

3Cabal Therapy

$74.19B

4Duress

$14.80B

Artifact (3)

$195

1Claws of Gix

$18.150

2Cursed Scroll

$1771

Enchantment (8)

$91.40

4Sarcomancy

$65.60B

4Zombie Infestation

$25.801B

Land (19)

$347

$316

$1.64

$25.84

$3.78

Sideboard (15)

$78.39

$13.106BB

$7.701B

$24.73B

$0.761B

$15.482B

$0.942B

$1.06R

$2.002B

$9.22R

$3.40BB

Est. Total$977

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Premodern LeagueMay302026 (2026-05-30)

3rd PlaceMay 30, 2026

Muunbar

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Muunbar

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3167

Creature (4)

$9.48

4Magnivore

$9.482RR

Sorcery (20)

$102

$49.46B

$1.77B

$0.24XBR

$1.09XR

$11.10B

$1.051BB

$0.751BB

$36.401R

Artifact (2)

$2246

2Mox Diamond

$22460

Enchantment (6)

$165

2Phyrexian Arena

$41.701BB

4Oath of Druids

$1231G

Land (28)

$645

$1.68

$25.84

$3.16

$0.82

$37.84

$52.24

$0.78

$95.67

$316

$111

Sideboard (15)

$131

$2.452RR

$16.29B

$1.412BB

$10.283BB

$0.18XR

$3.28XR

$2.002B

$1.091B

$0.511R

$0.251BB

$92.442G

$0.332R

Est. Total$3298

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Premodern LeagueMay262026 (2026-05-26)

3rd PlaceMay 26, 2026

Muunbar

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Muunbar

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3167

Creature (4)

$9.48

4Magnivore

$9.482RR

Sorcery (20)

$102

$36.401R

$49.46B

$11.10B

$1.09XR

$1.77B

$0.24XBR

$1.051BB

$0.751BB

Artifact (2)

$2246

2Mox Diamond

$22460

Enchantment (6)

$165

4Oath of Druids

$1231G

2Phyrexian Arena

$41.701BB

Land (28)

$645

$316

$95.67

$0.78

$52.24

$37.84

$0.82

$3.16

$25.84

$1.68

$111

Sideboard (15)

$131

$2.452RR

$92.442G

$1.091B

$10.283BB

$0.18XR

$3.28XR

$2.002B

$1.412BB

$0.511R

$0.251BB

$16.29B

$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%)

Bloodstained Mire

100%

4.0x

Sulfurous Springs

100%

3.9x

Duress

100%

3.7x

Cabal Therapy

89%

3.1x

Lightning Bolt

83%

3.8x

Hypnotic Specter

80%

3.8x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Mishra's Factory

77%

3.4x

Terminate

77%

3.0x

Phyrexian Arena

71%

2.4x

Dark Ritual

66%

4.0x

Ravenous Rats

63%

3.6x

Lavaborn Muse

54%

3.1x

Grim Lavamancer

51%

2.8x

Cursed Scroll

51%

1.5x

Blazing Specter

43%

2.5x

Withered Wretch

40%

2.9x

The Rack

37%

2.5x

Tainted Peak

34%

1.8x

Skeletal Scrying

31%

1.9x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Smother

26%

1.4x

Shadowblood Ridge

26%

1.2x

Funeral Charm

20%

1.6x

Squee, Goblin Nabob

17%

4.0x

Zombie Infestation

17%

4.0x

Mesmeric Fiend

14%

3.4x

Wasteland

14%

2.0x

Earthquake

11%

2.5x

Rotting Giant

11%

2.0x

Graveborn Muse

11%

1.3x

3.7x

3.7x

2.7x

2.3x

2.0x

1.7x

4.0x

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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

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

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

3.0x

Nevinyrral'S Disk

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

Recent Events Featuring this Archetype

Premodern LeagueMay302026 (2026-05-30)

2026-05-30•Magic Online•15 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Premodern LeagueMay262026 (2026-05-26)

2026-05-26•Magic Online•138 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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3ª Tappa Lega @ Roma (Italy)

2026-05-10•Roma, Italy•34 Players

Highest Finish: 5th

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Side Event - Campeonato Nacional Premodern Portugal 2026 (Premodern)

2026-04-18•Coimbra, Portugal•128 Players

Highest Finish: 10th

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Premodern Challenge 32 (2026-03-21)

2026-03-21•Magic Online•52 Players

Highest Finish: 32th

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Quick Facts

Tierrogue

Stylemidrange

Meta Share0.1%

Avg Lands22.3

Est. Price~$977

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Deck Weaknesses

Trading one — for-one with discard and removal can leave it short on cards against decks with card advantage engines like Phyrexian Arena mirrors or Fact or Fiction.
Lifeloss from Dark Ritual, painlands, and its own beaters makes it vulnerable to lifegain such as Exalted Angel.
Its Specters and creatures fold to a timely sweeper like Wrath of God or Pyroclasm.
Against fast aggro it can fall behind since much of its disruption does nothing to the board.

How to win with it

Mulligan any hand without at least one discard spell (Duress or Cabal Therapy) or that cannot cast something meaningful by turn two, because the plan collapses if you cannot strip disruption early; two lands plus Dark Ritual and Hypnotic Specter is a snap keep since it threatens the dream draw.
The dream line is turn-one Dark Ritual into Hypnotic Specter, then attacking on turn two so the Specter's combat-damage trigger strips a card; back it with Duress or Cabal Therapy on turn two and you have effectively gutted their hand by turn three before they establish a board.
Sequence discard from cheapest information to most flexible: lead with Duress to read the hand and take the most dangerous noncreature, then cast Cabal Therapy naming what remains, and save its flashback (sacrificing a creature) for after a Ravenous Rats discard or a connecting Hypnotic Specter has confirmed a known card to name.
Hold The Rack and Lavaborn Muse as finishers rather than jamming them early, since The Rack deals nothing against a full grip; wait until your discard and Specter beats have the opponent at zero or one card, then deploy The Rack or Lavaborn Muse to turn that empty hand into a clock that closes the game without combat.
When the fast Specter draw does not show, shift to the grind: land Phyrexian Arena on turn three to refuel, spend Lightning Bolt and Terminate to clear blockers and stabilizers, and lean on Grim Lavamancer and Cursed Scroll as repeatable damage that stays lethal even while the opponent still holds cards.
The recurring decision is tap out for a threat or hold up Terminate: jam Hypnotic Specter or Blazing Specter when the board is clear and the opponent is low on cards, but keep Terminate open when a blocker could neutralize a Specter before it ever connects, because losing a Specter pre-combat is the most common way this deck loses its clock.

How to beat it

Gain life with cards like Exalted Angel to invalidate The Rack, Lavaborn Muse, and the burn-based clock.
Resolve a card advantage engine such as Phyrexian Arena to refill faster than its discard can strip you.
Deploy a sweeper like Wrath of God or Pyroclasm to wipe its Specters and small creatures at once.
Sequence your spells to play around Duress and Cabal Therapy, keeping your most important card until you can resolve it.
Use cheap blockers or removal to neutralize Hypnotic Specter before it starts shredding your hand.

Last Updated: May 2026