Overview:

This Rakdos deck revolves around copying creatures and leveraging enter/exit triggers for value, utilizing Deadpool's text-swap ability to enable unexpected synergies. The primary win conditions are token swarm with Mirkwood Bats/Nadier's Nightblade life drain, infinite loops with Worldgorger Dragon + Animate Dead, and explosive Exquisite Blood triggers.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy Deadpool early to swap text boxes with high-impact creatures (e.g., The Master, Multiplied), then flood the board with token copies via Delina, Wild Mage, Helm of the Host, or Splinter Twin. Key phases:

1. Setup: Ramp with Sol Ring/Dark Ritual to cast Deadpool by T3–4. Protect him with Lightning Greaves.
2. Value Engine: Copy creatures with ETB/death triggers (e.g., Pitiless Plunderer) or combat multipliers (Blade of Selves). Use Conjurer's Closet for repeated flickers.
3. Finishers:
   • Infinite mana/damage via Worldgorger Dragon loop (requires Animate Dead + Blood Artist effect).
   • Token overrun with The Master, Multiplied granting myriad/undying to bypass board wipes.
   • Exquisite Blood + Blood Artist for life-drain chains.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands, ramp (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet), and at least one copy engine (Delina, Heat Shimmer).
• Avoid hands without early plays or reliant on 5+ mana enablers.

Key Tips:

• Use Deadpool’s text swap to grant your tokens his sacrifice-for-card-draw ability.
• Tutor for Worldgorger Dragon or Exquisite Blood with Demonic Tutor/Vampiric Tutor when ready to combo.
• Protect combo turns with Deflecting Swat/Bolt Bend.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard dependency: Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void cripple Animate Dead/recursion.
• Glass-cannon combos: Worldgorger/Animate Dead requires precise setup and folds to instant-speed removal.

Moderate

• Token overextension: Lacks mass recursion if board-wiped (e.g., Damnation).
• Life loss: Deadpool’s upkeep trigger and pain lands strain life total vs aggro.

Minor

• Limited flyers: Relies on Worldgorger Dragon/Blood Artist for air defense.

Most Important Cards:

• Animate Dead
• Exquisite Blood
• Worldgorger Dragon
• Mirkwood Bats
• Demonic Tutor
• Vampiric Tutor
• The Master, Multiplied
• Pitiless Plunderer
• Splinter Twin
• Blade of Selves

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Capable of T4 wins via Worldgorger combo but inconsistent without tutors.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate protection (Greaves, Undying Evil) but struggles against stacked interaction.

Consistency: 5/10
Two tutors and token redundancy, but combo pieces lack backup.

Interaction: 6/10
Efficient removal (Terminate, Deadly Rollick) but limited counterspells.

Rating Justification:

This deck has high-ceiling combos (T4–6 potential) but lacks the density of free interaction and tutors seen in higher tiers. Its reliance on creature-based strategies and graveyard synergy caps resilience.

Power level: 5.0 - 6.0