Rémi’s Custom Deck – Syrix, Carrier of the Flame (Rakdos Commander)
This custom Commander deck is a perfect gateway into Rakdos gameplay, focused on recursion, sacrifice, and constant pressure.
It was specially designed to celebrate the Year of the Rooster of the Chinese New Year, symbolizing renewal, the rising sun, and hope.
Every player piloting this deck can experience the rebirth and power of each turn, seeing creatures return stronger and strategies unfold successfully.
Ideal for players who enjoy watching their creatures die… and come back even stronger, while keeping the gameplay smooth and approachable.
✔️ Clear & Aggressive Game Plan
The strategy revolves around a simple loop:
creatures die → return from the graveyard → overwhelm opponents.
With Syrix, Carrier of the Flame at the helm, Phoenixes and other recurring creatures come back repeatedly, triggering damage, card advantage, and board control.
Each death sets up the next wave of pressure.
Cards like Chandra’s Phoenix, Flamewake Phoenix, Ashcloud Phoenix, and Firewing Phoenix provide a constant aerial presence that is hard for opponents to permanently remove.
✔️ Rakdos Deck Built for Value
This deck showcases the strengths of black-red in Commander, with a strong focus on graveyard recursion and value generation over time.
Ramp & Mana Acceleration
Sol Ring, Rakdos Signet, Talisman of Indulgence, Solemn Simulacrum, Scampering Surveyor
Card Draw & Advantage
Faithless Looting, Sign in Blood, Read the Bones, Bedlam Reveler, Valakut Exploration, Sunbird’s Invocation
Graveyard Synergies
Victimize, Necromancy, Ever After, Phyrexian Delver, Tortured Existence, Rakdos Joins Up
👉 The deck rebuilds itself constantly, even after a board wipe, making it very forgiving for newer players.
✔️ Efficient Interaction & Control
Removal & Board Management
Terminate, Bedevil, Chaos Warp, Feed the Swarm, Infernal Grasp, Soul Shatter, Vandalblast, Blasphemous Act
Death-Based Management
Flayer of the Hatebound, Magma Phoenix, Villainous Wrath, Structural Assault
Protection & Resilience
Undying Malice, Supernatural Stamina, and Fake Your Own Death allow key creatures to survive or return stronger.
✔️ Sacrifice & Recursion Engine
Sacrifice outlets like Kethek, Crucible Goliath, and Dissection Tools turn every creature into a resource.
Tutors such as Vile Entomber and Corpse Connoisseur put exactly the right cards into the graveyard at the right time.
This makes the deck very resilient and rewarding to play.
✔️ Natural & Spectacular Win Conditions
The deck wins through:
• Recurring Phoenix pressure
• Offensive boosts like Rage Reflection
• Explosive turns with Overpowering Attack
• Big threats such as Scourge of the Throne or Bringer of the Last Gift
• Death triggers that punish any attempt to answer your creatures
Victories feel gradual, thematic, and truly “Rakdos,” perfectly embodying the energy, renewal, and hope of the Year of the Rooster for the player who pilots the deck well.
✨ Special Additions – Maxime’s Signature
Iconic Cards – Original Versions
This deck features several iconic Magic cards in their original set versions.
Beyond nostalgia, each of these cards is extremely powerful and perfectly suited to Syrix’s game plan.
• Victimize (Urza’s Saga)
Lets you return two creatures from the graveyard while sacrificing only one.
In a deck full of creatures that want to die and return, this is a huge tempo swing that immediately pressures opponents.
• Necromancy (Visions)
Allows a creature to be flashed in at instant speed, often turning the tide of a game.
It can save the board, block lethal attacks, reuse a key ability, or set up an explosive turn at exactly the right moment.
• Tortured Existence (Stronghold)
One of the most powerful cards in the deck with Syrix.
Every creature returned to the graveyard becomes a direct source of damage, turning simple resource exchanges into a full-blown engine.
When Syrix gains lifelink and deathtouch, it can clear the board while healing massively, making each trigger even more threatening.
These cards give the deck a strong identity: technical, resilient, and deeply graveyard-focused, while also celebrating renewal, the rising sun, and hope—symbolic of the Year of the Rooster.