Mahadi, Emporium Master

BRRakdos{1}{B}{R}$0.40
Legendary Creature — Devil
Mahadi, Emporium Master card art

At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

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A ready-made Mahadi decklist

Complete 100-card Rakdos deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.

Mahadi, Emporium Master - community staples
100 cards · 37 lands · about $324
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How Mahadi decks play in EDH

Mahadi, Emporium Master is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 1BR, and its legendary creature - devil 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Mahadi, Emporium Master decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $73.95

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Ramp (4)

The Sackville-Bagginses
The Sackville-Bagginses
$1.10
Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
$18.90
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
$0.39
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
$0.32

Card draw (3)

Smaug, Wicked Worm
Smaug, Wicked Worm
$1.44
Gravelighter
Gravelighter
$0.34
Dockside Chef
Dockside Chef
$0.21

Removal (1)

Mayhem Devil
Mayhem Devil
$0.29

Creatures (9)

Troop of Ponies
Troop of Ponies
$0.34
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
$41.42
Demon's Disciple
Demon's Disciple
$0.24
Merciless Executioner
Merciless Executioner
$0.37
Fleshbag Marauder
Fleshbag Marauder
$0.19
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
$0.31
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
$0.90
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
$0.26
Accursed Marauder
Accursed Marauder
$0.30

Synergy & payoffs (3)

Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
$0.34
Ghoulish Procession
Ghoulish Procession
$0.32
Vona's Hunger
Vona's Hunger
$5.97

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Mahadi deck questions

What colours can I use in a Mahadi, Emporium Master deck?

Mahadi, Emporium Master 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 Mahadi, Emporium Master?

The cards played most often in Mahadi, Emporium Master decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, The Sackville-Bagginses, Smaug the Magnificent. 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 Mahadi, Emporium Master deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $73.95 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 Mahadi, Emporium Master 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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