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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.2%inclusion3 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Combustion Man
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0%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion323 decks341 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion304 decks341 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion287 decks341 decks
76%synergy
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89%inclusion305 decks341 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion276 decks341 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion275 decks341 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion257 decks341 decks
68%synergy
Underworld Dreams
74%inclusion251 decks341 decks
66%synergy
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72%inclusion247 decks341 decks
65%synergy
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77%inclusion259 decks337 decks
65%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion269 decks341 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion264 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
77%inclusion262 decks341 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion220 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion213 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion206 decks341 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion205 decks341 decks
55%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion203 decks341 decks
42%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion201 decks341 decks
51%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
56%inclusion191 decks341 decks
50%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion140 decks341 decks
30%synergy
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56%inclusion188 decks337 decks
45%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion156 decks281 decks
47%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion187 decks337 decks
48%synergy
Harsh Mentor
53%inclusion181 decks341 decks
46%synergy
Rug of Smothering
51%inclusion175 decks341 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion171 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion156 decks341 decks
43%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion155 decks341 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
42%inclusion144 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
39%inclusion133 decks341 decks
33%synergy
Brash Taunter
35%inclusion120 decks341 decks
25%synergy
Mayhem Devil
34%inclusion117 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion117 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion113 decks341 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion91 decks284 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion104 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
29%inclusion98 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion97 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
26%inclusion89 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
23%inclusion78 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion76 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
22%inclusion63 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion33 decks156 decks
17%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
19%inclusion66 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion65 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion59 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion49 decks337 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
10%inclusion33 decks337 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.0%inclusion27 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
1%synergy
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Bedevil
54%inclusion184 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion176 decks338 decks
30%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion157 decks339 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion147 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion135 decks341 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion134 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion133 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion132 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion127 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion115 decks341 decks
24%synergy
Suspended Sentence
29%inclusion98 decks337 decks
24%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion96 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion92 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pact
23%inclusion80 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion65 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion51 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Price of Progress
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5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
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-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
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5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
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6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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2%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion152 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
37%inclusion125 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion114 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion103 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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17%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
24%inclusion82 decks337 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion78 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion76 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion67 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion55 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
0%synergy
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9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
-22%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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3%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
51%inclusion174 decks341 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion159 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
45%inclusion155 decks341 decks
43%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion148 decks341 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion112 decks341 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion87 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion79 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Copper Tablet
21%inclusion70 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion65 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
6%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
-6%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
4%synergy
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Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
48%inclusion162 decks337 decks
42%synergy
Manabarbs
48%inclusion163 decks341 decks
42%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
47%inclusion159 decks341 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion130 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion120 decks341 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
34%inclusion115 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion114 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion75 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion75 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion74 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion68 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion66 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
19%inclusion65 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion63 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion56 decks338 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
1%synergy
City on Fire
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
1%synergy
All Will Be One
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Smoke
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
51%inclusion174 decks341 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
11%synergy
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Witch's Clinic
72%inclusion244 decks341 decks
64%synergy
Shivan Gorge
61%inclusion209 decks341 decks
53%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
60%inclusion205 decks341 decks
52%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion167 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion145 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion136 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
26%inclusion88 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion84 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion64 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion62 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion323 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion315 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion274 decks341 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion245 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion218 decks341 decks
46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion191 decks341 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion130 decks341 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion48 decks337 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion337 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion337 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion323 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
87%inclusion297 decks341 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion283 decks341 decks
38%synergy
Graven Cairns
73%inclusion248 decks341 decks
44%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion248 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
71%inclusion243 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion238 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
69%inclusion234 decks339 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion232 decks341 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion212 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion193 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
48%inclusion163 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion149 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion148 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
43%inclusion147 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion146 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion146 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion136 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion132 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Badlands
32%inclusion108 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion99 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion92 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion91 decks341 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
2%synergy
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