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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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26%synergy
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34%synergy
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54%synergy
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55%synergy
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42%synergy
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32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
14%synergy
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9%synergy
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53%synergy
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47%synergy
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41%synergy
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36%synergy
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32%synergy
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31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
20%synergy
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
18%synergy
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27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
21%synergy
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27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
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1%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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25%synergy
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32%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
11%synergy
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-8%synergy
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27%synergy
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28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
24%synergy
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3%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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-16%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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-22%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-3%synergy
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0%synergy
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-7%synergy
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50%synergy
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7%synergy
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28%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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21%synergy
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11%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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-8%synergy
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48%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
24%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
14%synergy
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13%synergy
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15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
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14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
8%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
7%synergy
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10%synergy
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0%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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40%synergy
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10%synergy
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50%synergy
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31%synergy
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35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
0%synergy
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28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
18%synergy
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17%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
7%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
1%synergy
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10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
1%synergy
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5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
95%inclusion100 decks105 decks
9%synergy
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88%inclusion92 decks105 decks
5%synergy
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64%inclusion67 decks105 decks
46%synergy
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59%inclusion62 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
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57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
1%synergy
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39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
5%synergy
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2%synergy
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18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
14%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
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10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
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7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
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6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
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100%inclusion105 decks105 decks
2%synergy
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3%synergy
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91%inclusion96 decks105 decks
5%synergy
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27%synergy
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82%inclusion86 decks105 decks
18%synergy
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70%inclusion74 decks105 decks
28%synergy
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68%inclusion71 decks105 decks
38%synergy
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62%inclusion65 decks105 decks
16%synergy
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62%inclusion65 decks105 decks
16%synergy
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60%inclusion63 decks105 decks
25%synergy
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38%synergy
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51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
21%synergy
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47%inclusion49 decks105 decks
2%synergy
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46%inclusion48 decks105 decks
12%synergy
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44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
11%synergy
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43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
4%synergy
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42%inclusion44 decks105 decks
11%synergy
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42%inclusion44 decks105 decks
23%synergy
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39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Canyon Slough
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
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18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
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