After the direct damage is secured its just a matter of resolving Rakdos and having cards to play
The four toughness is easier to take on for blockers, but most players would rather spend removal before the annihilating attack comes, and the broad-reaching hexproof is great
Sudden Spoiling Yes, Sudden Spoiling is closer to a board wipe
While the number written on the top right hand corner is the CMC as far as the game rules are concerned, for figuring out how many lands we need in a deck, what we are actually looking for is how much it will cost us to cast the card
Tokens 1 Energy Reserve (helper) // Treasure (survival, tech) token 1 Human Knight // Food (tech) token 1 Human Knight // Copy token 1 Thopter // Treasure (survival, tech) token 1 Thopter // Junk token 1 Copy // Clue token 1 Treasure (survival, tech) // Clue token 1 Treasure (survival, tech) // Human Knight token 1 Food (tech) // Robot token 1 Robot // Treasure (survival, tech) token Energy Reserve (Helper) // Treasure (Survival, Tech) Human Knight // Food (Tech) Human Knight // Copy Thopter // Treasure (Survival, Tech) Thopter // Junk Copy // Clue Treasure (Survival, Tech) // Clue Treasure (Survival, Tech) // Human Knight Food (Tech) // Robot Robot // Treasure (Survival, Tech) These Commander decks will be released with Magic: The Gathering Fallout on March 8, 2024
This goes to show how format defining free reactive cards can be, and as long as Fury is regularly played in the format, I doubt that any strategy relying on going wide with creatures will be a good choice or even a Tier 1 deck
