Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Trample When Carnage enters, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains "This creature attacks each combat if able" and "When this creature deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it." Mayhem {B}{R}
How Carnage decks play in EDH
Carnage, Crimson Chaos is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2BR, and its legendary creature - symbiote villain 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. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Carnage, Crimson Chaos decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $26.52Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Removal (4)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Carnage, Crimson Chaos 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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What colours can I use in a Carnage, Crimson Chaos deck?
Carnage, Crimson Chaos 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 Carnage, Crimson Chaos?
The cards played most often in Carnage, Crimson Chaos decks include Troop of Ponies, Turbulent Crater, Azog, Moria's Ruin. 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 Carnage, Crimson Chaos deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $26.52 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 Carnage, Crimson Chaos 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.