Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Boggart Cursecrafter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Moonshadow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Cauldron of Eternity
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Heartstone
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Barkform Harvester
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Workhorse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Woe Strider
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Palladium Myr
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Mad Auntie
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Gix
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Murderous Redcap
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Skirk Prospector
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Engineer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Tomb Trawler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Meteor Golem
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Epitaph Golem
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Chieftain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Welder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Chirurgeon
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Hatcher
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Bronze Walrus
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Iron Myr
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Junktroller
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Duplicant
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Goblin Matron
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Metallic Mimic
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Trashmaster
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mayhem Devil
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Clone Shell
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Master
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Anger
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Beetleback Chief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Junk Diver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Warchief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Faceless Butcher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Valakut Awakening
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Volcanic Spite
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fire Prophecy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sozin's Comet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Fire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Sinister Waltz
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Last One Standing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Map
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Crystal Ball
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reito Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mazemind Tome
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Braid of Fire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fires of Invention
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mindmoil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Dralnu's Crusade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Daretti, Scrap Savant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Great Furnace
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Flamekin Village
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Molten Slagheap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Castle Embereth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-39%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-38%synergy
Thran Turbine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Valakut Awakening
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Grotto
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Raucous Theater
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
The Grey Havens
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rumble Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Auntie's Hovel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Akoum Warrior
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-34%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy