Akul the Unrepentant
Flying, trample Sacrifice three other creatures: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery and only once each turn.
How Akul the Unrepentant decks play in EDH
Akul the Unrepentant is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing BBRR, and its legendary creature - scorpion dragon rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Akul the Unrepentant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $58.80Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Akul the Unrepentant deck?
Akul the Unrepentant has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Akul the Unrepentant?
The cards played most often in Akul the Unrepentant decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Turbulent Crater, Smaug, Wicked Worm. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Akul the Unrepentant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $58.80 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Akul the Unrepentant deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.