Rankle and Torbran
Flying, first strike, haste Whenever Rankle and Torbran deals combat damage to a player or battle, choose any number — • Each player creates a Treasure token. • Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. • If a source would deal damage to a player or battle this turn, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
How Rankle and Torbran decks play in EDH
Rankle and Torbran is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 1BBRR, and its legendary creature - faerie dwarf 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 Rankle and Torbran decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $19.69Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (8)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Rankle and Torbran decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with Rankle and TorbranRankle and Torbran deck questions
What colours can I use in a Rankle and Torbran deck?
Rankle and Torbran 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 Rankle and Torbran?
The cards played most often in Rankle and Torbran decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, Turbulent Crater, Vraska's Final Mercy. 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 Rankle and Torbran deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $19.69 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 Rankle and Torbran 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.