Rakdos Lifegain Hate
StandardDeck Strategy
A red-black aggressive deck that uses Sunspine Lynx to stop life gain while cheap creatures and burn pressure opponents.
Felonious Rage and burn spells target your Valiant creatures, growing Emberheart Challenger and Slickshot Show-Off into evasive threats. Sunspine Lynx locks opponents out of life gain, and Unstoppable Slasher plus Bloodletter of Aclazotz can close games with a single attack.
Keep hands with a turn-one Hired Claw or turn-two Emberheart Challenger, Slickshot Show-Off, or Sunspine Lynx and at least two lands. Mulligan slow hands lacking early plays or anti-life gain.
Early: deploy cheap threats and keep pressure. Mid: cast Sunspine Lynx to stop life gain, use removal to clear blockers, and trigger Valiant for damage. Late: finish with Unstoppable Slasher and Bloodletter of Aclazotz or direct burn.
Creatures are vulnerable to sweepers and exile removal. The mana base is mostly basics, so color screw is possible. The deck leans on Sunspine Lynx to beat dedicated life gain, so protect it.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (22) | Mythic Rare | Bloodletter of Aclazotz | |
| Rare | Emberheart Challenger | ||
| Rare | Hired Claw | ||
| Rare | Razorkin Needlehead | ||
| Rare | Slickshot Show-Off | ||
| Rare | Sunspine Lynx | ||
| Rare | Unstoppable Slasher | ||
| Instants (16) | Uncommon | Bitter Triumph | |
| Common | Felonious Rage | ||
| Common | Lightning Strike | ||
| Common | Shock | ||
| Sorceries (1) | Common | Duress | |
| Lands (21) | Rare | Blazemire Verge | |
| Rare | Fabled Passage | ||
| Basic Land | Mountain | ||
| Rare | Restless Vents | ||
| Basic Land | Swamp |