Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant

BRRakdos{5}{B}{R}$3.64
Legendary Creature — Dragon Skeleton
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant card art

Flying, haste Whenever Bladewing deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, for each creature card in your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Zombie Knight creature token with menace.

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How Bladewing decks play in EDH

Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 5BR, and its legendary creature - dragon skeleton line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $9.43

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Ramp (1)

Card draw (8)

Smaug, Wicked Worm
Smaug, Wicked Worm
$1.44
The Master of Lake-town
The Master of Lake-town
$0.45
Azog, Moria's Ruin
Azog, Moria's Ruin
$0.31
Gempalm Polluter
Gempalm Polluter
$0.24
Lurching Rotbeast
Lurching Rotbeast
$0.16
Desert Cerodon
Desert Cerodon
$0.21
Monstrous Carabid
Monstrous Carabid
$0.26
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
$0.35

Removal (1)

Shriekmaw
Shriekmaw
$0.22

Creatures (10)

Troop of Ponies
Troop of Ponies
$0.34
Liliana the Repentant
Liliana the Repentant
$0.89
Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
$0.22
Gorging Vulture
Gorging Vulture
$0.15
Tomb Tyrant
Tomb Tyrant
$2.57
Crow of Dark Tidings
Crow of Dark Tidings
$0.07
Blight Titan
Blight Titan
$0.38
Gray Slaad // Entropic Decay
Gray Slaad // Entropic Decay
$0.20
Stitcher's Supplier
Stitcher's Supplier
$0.27

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Bladewing deck questions

What colours can I use in a Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant deck?

Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant 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 Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant?

The cards played most often in Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant decks include Troop of Ponies, Smaug, Wicked Worm, The Master of Lake-town. 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 Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $9.43 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 Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant 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.

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