Rakdos's Face Melter EDH (EDH / Commander)

A linear deck that uses Rakdos' cost reduction to flood the board with large bodies and deal enough direct damage to win through Terror of the Peaks + Archfiend of Despair.

The deck consists of essentially three types of cards:

1. Damage dealers
2. Cost reducers / mana generators
3. Large threats

The aim of the deck is to use damage dealers to allow an early Rakdos and then support his ability. Other cost reducers / mana generators can also be used to ramp to large threats. The aim is to then to deal enough direct damage to win in a single turn, or if not have enough value on board to attack for the win next turn.

Card draw and tutors are to find the large threats in the mid game as you don't want them in opening hands.

There is one combo line: Cloudstone Curio + two non-artifact creatures which can be cast for zero (or if dockside is mana positive) = infinite damage via e.g. Impact Tremors.

Opening hands are looking for colour fixing (to generate Rakdo's mana cost), ramp, and a damage dealer.

Power level 5 as this is a very draw dependent deck, although capable of explosive turns with the right draws. Vulnerable to having the commander removed which slows the deck a lot.