Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Flying Other Demons, Devils, Imps, and Tieflings you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink. At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card was put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
How Raphael decks play in EDH
Raphael, Fiendish Savior is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 3BR, and its legendary creature - devil noble 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. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Raphael, Fiendish Savior decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $19.26Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (7)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Raphael, Fiendish Savior 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 Raphael, Fiendish Savior deck?
Raphael, Fiendish Savior 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 Raphael, Fiendish Savior?
The cards played most often in Raphael, Fiendish Savior decks include Curse-Marred Demon, Turbulent Crater, Ingris Stingerquill. 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 Raphael, Fiendish Savior deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $19.26 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 Raphael, Fiendish Savior 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.