Here’s some general advice I have for piloting Rakdos I have a hard time imagining that i’d recommend playing less that two copies in the maindeck anytime soon. Four toughness is also a really crucial stat to have for a four mana creature as dodging Strangle and Fiery Impulse is really important. One of the more important things Kalitas does is deny the death triggers of Old-Growth Troll, and Cavalier of Thorns. I’m really happy to see this vampire lord thriving in today’s Pioneer. Kalitas is an old favorite of mine, I played the card all throughout standard and there was a long time in Modern where my Grixis decks in Modern would always have one copy in the sideboard. This list does have a few other interesting cards that can be discarded to Fable for some incremental value: That being said, the card does get discarded to Fable of the Mirror Breaker for value, is one of the few ways the deck can trigger revolt for Fatal Push, and is a nice late game value engine, so I think you should almost always play the first copy. The combination of these two factors makes Kroxa much less of a premium threat than it might seem. However Pioneer decks have a much harder time filling up their own graveyards and there’s also more maindeck graveyard hate in Pioneer than you might expect with cards like Graveyard Trespasser, Unlicensed Hearse, and Karn the Great Creator all being quite popular.
This decision looks odd at first glance, especially to Modern players who are used to Kroxa being a total powerhouse in Red/Black/x variants. In my opinion the most interesting deckbuilding choice here when compared to other choices made by other Rakdos pilots is the decision to only play one copy of Kroxa. Derek has been grinding the deck nearly nonstop for the last few weeks and I recommend Rakdos pilots watch him play the deck on his Twitch channel: /misplacedginger. While there are a few different variants of Rakdos Rock in Pioneer and lots of talented players working on the archetype, I’m particularly fond of the following 75 from MTGO user and Twitch Streamer misplacedginger.
I typically find if the Rakdos player is able to control the Izzet player’s graveyard early thing things will usually work out for the Rakdos player and conversely if the Izzet player is able to resolve their Treasure Cruises in a timely manner then their overwhelming card advantage is almost impossible to beat. I’ve also found Rakdos to have a pretty even matchup versus most of the various Izzet variants with those matchups usually revolving around the Rakdos player aggressively using graveyard hate to try to stop any of the powerful delve spells from being cast. However i’ve found the deck to be particularly bad versus Lotus Field combo and Niv Mizzet, slightly unfavored versus mono green devotion, and azorius control, and Rakdos Sacrifice, while being slightly favored versus the various flavors of aggro like mono blue, mono red, heroic. Like I mentioned earlier i’ve found Rakdos to have a relatively even matchup spread across the format. The archetype is usually very popular if it’s viable at all and is typically a little over represented in formats due to this popularity. Rock decks are also simply very fun to play, at least in my opinion.Rock decks tend to be extremely flexible in their construction, with the opportunity to slot in different threats and interaction from weekend to weekend based on the pilot’s perceived changes to the metagame.This kind of dynamic usually appeals to tournament grinders and format veterans, and even if these decks aren’t particularly well positioned experts of the archetype usually can find some tournament success with them anyways. While many players love riding the highs and lows of variance in MTG, other players prefer to play closer matchups and try to leverage their play skill and format experience to find victories. These decks usually have relatively flat and unpolarized matchups.Login with your TCGplayer Account to read this article now!
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