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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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8%synergy
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-7%synergy
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49%synergy
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44%synergy
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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25%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%synergy
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-4%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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1%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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7%synergy
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-23%synergy
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19%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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35%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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33%synergy
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26%synergy
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24%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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-9%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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38%synergy
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10%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
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50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-1%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
4%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
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2%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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28%synergy
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18%synergy
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29%synergy
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38%synergy
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60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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24%synergy
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14%synergy
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39%synergy
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50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
20%synergy
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45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
11%synergy
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25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
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4%synergy
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