MTG >Metagame Commander > deck Raphael, Fiendish Savior

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Absolutely! Here’s a breakdown of your **Raphael, Fiendish Savior** Commander deck in Rakdos (Black–Red). --- # 🔥 Commander: Raphael, Fiendish Savior **Game Plan:** Raphael rewards you for playing **Demons, Devils, Imps, and Tieflings**, giving them +1/+1 and lifelink. He also creates 1/1 red Devil tokens whenever one of your nontoken Demons dies, keeping value flowing. This deck leans into: - Aggressive Demon tribal - Death-trigger synergies - Token damage pings - Chaos-style Rakdos pressure - Big explosive turns It plays like a **midrange-aristocrats aggro deck** with Demon tribal flavor. --- # 🩸 Core Strategy ## 1️⃣ Demon & Devil Tribal Pressure You’re running several powerful Demons and Devil-synergy cards: - **Rakdos, Lord of Riots** – Makes your big Demons cheaper after damage is dealt. - **Rakdos, the Showstopper** – Board control in tribal-heavy metas. - **Archfiend of Depravity** – Punishes wide boards. - **Orcus, Prince of Undeath** – Flexible removal or reanimation. - **Zurzoth, Chaos Rider** – Devil token production. - **Wildfire Devils** – Recursion + chaos value. - **Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos** – Card advantage + damage. - **Liliana’s Contract** – Card draw and alternate win condition (very on-theme!). Raphael makes all of them hit harder and gain lifelink, which is huge in aggressive matchups. --- ## 2️⃣ Aristocrats / Death Trigger Package This is where the deck gets spicy: - **Mayhem Devil** - **Spiteful Prankster** - **Witty Roastmaster** - **Body Dropper** - **Mahadi, Emporium Master** - **Village Rites** You generate incremental damage whenever: - Creatures die - Tokens die - Permanents get sacrificed Mahadi gives Treasure when creatures die → fuels bigger plays. Village Rites turns expendable creatures into cards. This creates a strong grind engine. --- ## 3️⃣ Combat Pressure & Burst Damage - **Kardur, Doomscourge** – Forces opponents to attack each other. - **Hellrider** – Massive combat burst damage. - **Karlach, Fury of Avernus** – Extra combat phases. - **Zariel, Archduke of Avernus** – Team pump + aggression. - **Blasphemous Act** – Board wipe that can trigger your death synergies. This deck can suddenly go from “board developing” to “everyone takes 20+ damage.” --- ## 4️⃣ Removal & Interaction Rakdos excels at removal: - **Bedevil** - **Rakdos Charm** - **Blasphemous Act** - **Orcus** - **Rakdos, the Showstopper** Rakdos Charm is especially flexible: - Graveyard hate - Artifact removal - Surprise lethal vs token decks --- # ✅ Strengths of the Deck ### 🔥 1. Strong Mid-Game Pressure Once Raphael and a few Demons stick, you start swinging with lifelinking threats that stabilize your life total. ### 💀 2. Resilience Through Death Board wipes often help you: - Mahadi makes Treasure - Mayhem Devil pings - Spiteful Prankster triggers - Raphael creates Devils You often gain value even while losing creatures. ### 💰 3. Explosive Turns Treasure generation + Rakdos cost reduction = huge turns with multiple Demons. ### 🩸 4. Excellent Against Creature Decks Archfiend of Depravity and Rakdos, the Showstopper punish go-wide strategies hard. ### 🎭 5. Alternate Win Condition **Liliana’s Contract** can just win the game if you assemble four Demons. --- # ❌ Weaknesses of the Deck ### 🐢 1. Slightly Slow Early Game Your first few turns can be: - Mana rocks - Setup pieces If aggressive decks come out fast, you may take early pressure. --- ### 🧱 2. Limited Card Draw Outside: - Liliana’s Contract - Village Rites - Hidetsugu - Wildfire Devils You might run out of gas in long games. --- ### 🌊 3. Weak to Exile-Based Removal Since many of your synergies rely on creatures dying, exile effects bypass: - Raphael triggers - Mahadi treasures - Mayhem Devil triggers --- ### 🧠 4. Commander Reliance Raphael provides: - Lifelink - Stat boost - Devil generation Without him, your tribal synergy is less explosive. --- # 🎯 Overall Play Pattern Typical game looks like: 1. **Ramp** (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Commander’s Sphere) 2. Play value pieces (Mahadi, Mayhem Devil, Zurzoth) 3. Drop Raphael 4. Start attacking with lifelinking Demons 5. Use removal to control board 6. Finish with: - Hellrider burst - Karlach extra combat - Rakdos cost-reduced demon swarm - Liliana’s Contract win --- # 🏆 Power Level Estimate Casual to mid-power Commander (around 6–7/10). It’s: - Thematic - Explosive - Synergy-driven - Not optimized for cEDH --- # 🎭 Flavor Win This deck absolutely nails the “Rakdos Hell Carnival” aesthetic: - Devils dying everywhere - Demons crashing in - Damage flying around the table - Treasures raining from carnage It’s chaotic, aggressive, and very Rakdos. --- If you'd like, I can also suggest: - 🔧 Upgrades to increase power - 💰 Budget improvements - 🧨 Ways to push it toward competitive - 👹 More Demon tribal focus - 💀 More aristocrats focus Just tell me which direction you’d like to take it!