Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Commander) - Upgraded

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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
Five Painfully Simple Ways to Play Weird Rakdos
Arnaud continues his Branching Out series by looking at some off-kilter ideas for brewing fun decks in Rakdos (black and red).
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agent Venom
2.4%inclusion2 decks85 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
1.8%inclusion2 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
1.8%inclusion2 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
1.2%inclusion1 decks85 decks
0%synergy
The Spot's Portal
1.2%inclusion1 decks85 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Heartstone
76%inclusion177 decks232 decks
74%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
70%inclusion163 decks232 decks
68%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
65%inclusion150 decks232 decks
62%synergy
Skirk Prospector
65%inclusion151 decks232 decks
61%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
62%inclusion143 decks232 decks
60%synergy
Barkform Harvester
61%inclusion141 decks230 decks
60%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
59%inclusion137 decks232 decks
58%synergy
Murderous Redcap
62%inclusion143 decks232 decks
58%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion157 decks232 decks
56%synergy
Viscera Seer
65%inclusion151 decks232 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
56%inclusion131 decks232 decks
52%synergy
Tomb Trawler
55%inclusion128 decks232 decks
54%synergy
Workhorse
54%inclusion125 decks232 decks
53%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
53%inclusion122 decks232 decks
49%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
52%inclusion120 decks232 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Matron
51%inclusion119 decks232 decks
49%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
49%synergy
Priest of Gix
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
47%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion112 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Mad Auntie
48%inclusion112 decks232 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Palladium Myr
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
47%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
48%inclusion111 decks232 decks
46%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
47%inclusion109 decks232 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Engineer
45%inclusion104 decks232 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Trashmaster
43%inclusion99 decks232 decks
41%synergy
Meteor Golem
41%inclusion95 decks232 decks
38%synergy
Woe Strider
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Iron Myr
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion93 decks232 decks
29%synergy
Leaden Myr
39%inclusion90 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Warchief
38%inclusion89 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Chieftain
38%inclusion89 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Epitaph Golem
38%inclusion88 decks232 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Welder
38%inclusion88 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Metallic Mimic
37%inclusion86 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Boggart Trawler
37%inclusion85 decks231 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion82 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Beetleback Chief
35%inclusion82 decks232 decks
34%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
34%inclusion80 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Junktroller
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Pashalik Mons
33%inclusion76 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Duplicant
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Bronze Walrus
31%inclusion72 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion71 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Hatcher
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Chirurgeon
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Mogg War Marshal
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion66 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Munitions Expert
28%inclusion64 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Warteye Witch
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Conspicuous Snoop
27%inclusion62 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Recruiter
27%inclusion62 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Goblin King
27%inclusion62 decks232 decks
26%synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Harbinger
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
25%inclusion59 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
25%inclusion57 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion55 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion52 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Marionette Master
22%inclusion52 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
22%inclusion51 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion49 decks231 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Valakut Awakening
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion69 decks232 decks
-19%synergy
Fire Prophecy
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Volcanic Spite
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Brightstone Ritual
16%inclusion38 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
-28%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-25%synergy
Battle Hymn
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-13%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Into the Fire
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
-30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion48 decks232 decks
-23%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
-18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Sinister Waltz
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-3%synergy
Goblin War Strike
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
23%inclusion54 decks232 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
-16%synergy
Crystal Ball
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
17%inclusion39 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Reito Lantern
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion35 decks232 decks
-17%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion30 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Soldevi Digger
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Map
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
31%inclusion71 decks232 decks
21%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion63 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Mana Echoes
19%inclusion43 decks232 decks
18%synergy
Braid of Fire
17%inclusion40 decks232 decks
16%synergy
Shared Animosity
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-15%synergy
Mindmoil
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Fires of Invention
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.2%inclusion12 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Zhalfirin Void
40%inclusion92 decks232 decks
38%synergy
Buried Ruin
39%inclusion90 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion78 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion61 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Great Furnace
20%inclusion47 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
20%inclusion46 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Castle Embereth
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
9.5%inclusion22 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion189 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion114 decks232 decks
-34%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion82 decks232 decks
-26%synergy
Thran Turbine
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion227 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion225 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion202 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion149 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
64%inclusion148 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
57%inclusion133 decks232 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion123 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion119 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion101 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion100 decks232 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion92 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion91 decks232 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
37%inclusion85 decks231 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
34%inclusion79 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion74 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion70 decks232 decks
-5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
29%inclusion67 decks232 decks
28%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion56 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion53 decks232 decks
-9%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Auntie's Hovel
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
18%synergy
The Grey Havens
19%inclusion45 decks232 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion41 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion33 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion32 decks232 decks
-8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion31 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion26 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion20 decks232 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.2%inclusion19 decks232 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.8%inclusion18 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.3%inclusion17 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion16 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
6.5%inclusion15 decks232 decks
-11%synergy