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Pioneer: Rakdos Midrange Deck Tech & Sideboard Guide
We will talk in detail about Rakdos Midrange (formerly Rakdos Kroxa), a deck that gained a new dynamic after Lurrus' ban.
By Martinez, 06/05/22, translated by Humberto - 0 comments
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About the Deck
Rakdos Kroxa
, which used Lurrus of the Dream-Den + Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger to loop into a card advantage machine. This new version came after Lurrus of the Dream-Den was banned, taking advantage of high-impact cards when entering the battlefield such as Graveyard Trespasser and Bonecrusher Giant, which makes favorable 2-for-1 trades, either forcing a discard from the opponent's hand trying to kill Graveyard Trespasser, or dealing two damage with Bonecrusher Giant and then casting it as a creature.Ad


Mulligan and Stances
Stomp
on the opponent's life, and then casting it trying to close the game faster, since the control will be the opponent — soon they will have a better late game than yours. The good thing about the Rakdos version is that it is possible to have favorable to even matchups against all archetypes of the format, as it has removals, discards, graveyard exile and even artifact hate in its main deck.Sideboard against Main Matchups
Lotus Field
Against Lotus, our Game 1 is basically slotting in a threat on early turns and a Thoughtseize or Duress on turn three or four, trying to take a key card out of the opponent's hand. Our deck doesn't have as many threats that can win the game before our opponent can combo, so we should take a more aggressive stance as soon as possible. If we can escape Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger in turn four, it could be an excellent chance for victory.Ad
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Azorius Control
Against Azorius Control, we must make the most of our cards, always creating unfavorable trades for our opponent. To that end, play carefully around your opponents' counterspells, especially Censor, as our top cards such as Graveyard Trespasser, Bonecrusher Giant and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker, should resolve to make the most of our resources. Another relevant card in Game 1 is Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, which has good recursion, but remember to take exile removals out of your opponent's hand before playing it from your graveyard. A point to consider is that the Planeswalker version is slightly better in this matchup.Side in

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Naya Winota
Against Winota we must adopt the Control stance, using our removals early on small creatures and playing our threats later. Our opponent's top card is Esika's Chariot, and our best answer are discard spells. That's why I don't recommend doing the discard on turn one, but waiting a turn before the opponent's four mana. Don't skimp on Fatal Push — ideally remove mana dorks like Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves from the opponent. After a favorable situation at the table, we make a threat and try to finish the game.Side in

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Mono-Red Burn
In this game, we must be the Control, so we must not compete against our opponents, but try to prevent them from advancing their initial game plan, dragging the game to later turns, where you can finish them off. Make the best use of Thoughtseize in game 1, which serve to take Chandra, Dressed to Kill, or as discard fodder to Fable of the Mirror-Breaker. Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet and Graveyard Trespasser serve to gain some extra life, which slows down our opponents' clock. Always kill creatures with prowess, such as Monastery Swiftspear and Soul-Scar Mage.Side in

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Rakdos Midrange
At the mirror match, our key cards are discards to deal with Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet and Graveyard Trespasser, which are fundamental on the mirror, as they generate a lot of value over time. If the opponent runs Planeswalkers, save Dreadbore and don't use them on creatures — try to trade them during combat and end the game with Den of the Bugbear and Hive of the Eye Tyrant.Side in

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