Rose, Cutthroat Raider
First strike Raid — At end of combat on your turn, if you attacked this turn, create a Junk token for each opponent you attacked. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.") Whenever you sacrifice a Junk, add {R}.
How Rose decks play in EDH
Rose, Cutthroat Raider is a mono-red commander costing 2RR, and its legendary artifact creature - robot 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 Rose, Cutthroat Raider decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $33.24Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Rose, Cutthroat Raider 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 Rose, Cutthroat Raider deck?
Rose, Cutthroat Raider has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Rose, Cutthroat Raider?
The cards played most often in Rose, Cutthroat Raider decks include Samut, Hazoret's Champion, Desert Were-Worm, Hall of Echoes. 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 Rose, Cutthroat Raider deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $33.24 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 Rose, Cutthroat Raider 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.