rakdos hand hate

[Wackaman9001]

Gruul Experiment 70 cards, 10 sideboard 4 {Blood Crypt} 14 {Swamp} 2 {Mountain} 20 lands 4 {Drainpipe Vermin} 4 {Crypt Ghast} 4 {Ravenous Rats} 2 {Sire of Insanity} 3 {Blood Scrivener} 17 creatures 3 {Dreadbore} 3 {Doom Blade} 3 {Ultimate Price} 2 {Mizzium Mortars} 3 {Rakdos's Return} 3 {Duress} 4 {Shrieking Affliction} 2 {Corrupt} 23 other spells Sideboard 3 {Mind Rot} 3 {Shrivel} 4 {Rakdos Cackler} 3 {Auger Spree} 2 {Slate Street Ruffian} 15 sideboard cards

[Pirate John]

{Mind rot}, {thoughtseize}, {Rakdos's return}, {lifebanezombie}, {sire of insanity}, {duress}, etc

[Wackaman9001]

What about controlling the board, should I run blockers or kill spells galore?

[Almosteric]

KILL! KILL! KILL!!!  {doom blade} & {heros downfall} are good starting points. 

[Mike_garzone]

Plenty of burn too! Can help you with removal as well as sneak in those last couple points of damage to your opponent if needed

[lotrwk]

{Sire of insanity} for discard, {Blood Scrivener} and {Deadbridge Chant} for card advantage

[EvACiDe]

Go creature removal, {ultimate price}, {doom blade} preferably. {murder} for 3 cmc is a bit expensive

[DylanW18]

Good old {Dreadbore}

[EvACiDe]

Good old {Dreadbore}

Can't believe I forgot that card. The destroy planeswalker MAKES that card. Too bad this is standard or I'd recommend {terminate} or even {tyrannize}

[Wackaman9001]

Updated with the now-standard stuff, what do y'all think? Also, what should be dropped for what post-theros?

[Pirate John]

Solid black control decks run 8+ skill spells. Sadly, we're losing our boardwipe {mutilate} with rotation.

Black is now über weak against mid-range tokens or multiple creatures per turn plays.

[Wackaman9001]

Solid black control decks run 8+ skill spells. Sadly, we're losing our boardwipe {mutilate} with rotation.

Black is now über weak against mid-range tokens or multiple creatures per turn plays.

I think {Shrivel}, {Illness in the Ranks}, and {Rakdos Charm} can help with controlling the board, but there is still a big gap left by mutilate leaving as you said

[DylanW18]

Anger of the Gods in theros