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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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29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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91%inclusion99 decks109 decks
79%synergy
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88%inclusion96 decks109 decks
78%synergy
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78%inclusion85 decks109 decks
70%synergy
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78%inclusion85 decks109 decks
70%synergy
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81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
68%synergy
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72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
65%synergy
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71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
63%synergy
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63%synergy
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73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
61%synergy
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65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
56%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
34%synergy
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65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
55%synergy
Blood Artist
61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
55%synergy
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61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
25%synergy
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36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
25%synergy
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33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
15%synergy
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24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
10%synergy
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18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
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9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
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9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
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8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
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6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
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60%inclusion65 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
56%inclusion59 decks106 decks
49%synergy
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55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Harsh Mentor
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
43%synergy
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49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
38%synergy
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47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
38%synergy
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46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
39%synergy
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41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
37%synergy
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39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
35%synergy
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39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
34%synergy
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37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
12%synergy
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37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
22%synergy
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33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
21%synergy
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27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Magebane Lizard
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Star Athlete
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
18%synergy
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21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Great Unclean One
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
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9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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Dark Ritual
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Suspended Sentence
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
24%synergy
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24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
4%synergy
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23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
9%synergy
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17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
1%synergy
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15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
3%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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0%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-3%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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12%synergy
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44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
21%synergy
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40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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24%synergy
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19%synergy
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27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
15%synergy
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20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
5%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
9%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
6%synergy
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8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
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8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
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8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
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6%synergy
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6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
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6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-22%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
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5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Dreadbore
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
47%synergy
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41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
9%synergy
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32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
28%synergy
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28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
21%synergy
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28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
21%synergy
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25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Copper Tablet
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
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6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
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5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
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5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
24%synergy
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24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
5%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Pain for All
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Pestilence
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
60%inclusion65 decks109 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
95%inclusion104 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion96 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion100 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion78 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Graven Cairns
68%inclusion74 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
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