Meta archetypes
Rakdos Lizard
Rakdos Lizard: Black · Red · Aggro · Tribe Lizard
3.9% of winning MTGO lists · 29 lists from 19 events · 3 Top 8s · 0 wins · 6 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Play 1–2 mana creatures from turn one and attack every turn
- Keep hands with turn 1–2 plays; mulligan hands of expensive cards
- Spend removal on blockers, not on what is attacking you
- Count damage every turn: games end sooner than they look
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Master of Barbs |
| 4 | Iridescent Vinelasher |
| 4 | Hired Claw |
| 3.9 | Flamecache Gecko |
| 3.7 | Stingerquill Charm |
| 3.7 | Burst Lightning |
| 3.3 | Fireglass Mentor |
| 3 | Ingris Stingerquill |
| 2.8 | Valley Flamecaller |
| 2.8 | Gev, Scaled Scorch |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Blazemire Verge
4 Blood Crypt
4 Burst Lightning
4 Fireglass Mentor
4 Flamecache Gecko
4 Hired Claw
4 Iridescent Vinelasher
4 Master of Barbs
4 Mountain
4 Stingerquill Charm
4 Swamp
3 Gev, Scaled Scorch
3 Haunted Ridge
3 Ingris Stingerquill
3 Valley Flamecaller
2 Cavern of Souls
2 Rockface Village
Sideboard3 Duress
3 Magebane Lizard
3 Requiting Hex
2 Bitter Triumph
2 Laughing Jasper Flint
2 Vengeful Tracker