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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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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
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16%synergy
Mornsong Aria
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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4%synergy
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91%inclusion96 decks106 decks
79%synergy
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87%inclusion92 decks106 decks
77%synergy
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78%inclusion83 decks106 decks
70%synergy
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69%synergy
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69%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion79 decks106 decks
67%synergy
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63%synergy
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63%synergy
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73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
61%synergy
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56%synergy
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69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
55%synergy
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61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
52%synergy
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61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
53%synergy
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42%synergy
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19%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
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1%synergy
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58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
52%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
50%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
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46%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
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42%synergy
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Harsh Mentor
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
42%synergy
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37%synergy
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38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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28%synergy
Mayhem Devil
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11%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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20%synergy
Magebane Lizard
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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22%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
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20%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
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11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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24%synergy
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52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
3%synergy
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32%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
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28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
24%synergy
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4%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-9%synergy
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3%synergy
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-2%synergy
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8%synergy
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-1%synergy
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11%synergy
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20%synergy
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36%synergy
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11%synergy
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
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16%synergy
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0%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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-16%synergy
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-5%synergy
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5%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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6%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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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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11%synergy
Mithril Coat
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15%synergy
Mindcrank
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16%synergy
Barbed Wire
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
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7%synergy
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-7%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
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48%synergy
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43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
31%synergy
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28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
24%synergy
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19%synergy
Wound Reflection
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19%synergy
No Mercy
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
19%synergy
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17%synergy
Spellshock
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15%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
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15%synergy
Pyrohemia
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15%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
13%synergy
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15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
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1%synergy
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11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
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5%synergy
Black Market Connections
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-7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
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8%synergy
All Will Be One
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6%synergy
Pestilence
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7%synergy
Pain for All
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7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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2%synergy
City on Fire
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1%synergy
Theater of Horrors
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0%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Burning Earth
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5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
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4%synergy
Smoke
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5%synergy
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5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Maximum Carnage
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3%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
95%inclusion101 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion92 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion68 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion97 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion95 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion87 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
71%inclusion75 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%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
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
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