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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%inclusion39 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.8%inclusion23 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
1.3%inclusion2 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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93%inclusion640 decks690 decks
81%synergy
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89%inclusion614 decks690 decks
76%synergy
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79%inclusion542 decks690 decks
71%synergy
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80%inclusion552 decks690 decks
70%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
71%inclusion491 decks690 decks
64%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion495 decks690 decks
63%synergy
Blood Seeker
69%inclusion477 decks690 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
66%inclusion457 decks690 decks
58%synergy
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63%inclusion437 decks690 decks
56%synergy
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63%inclusion432 decks690 decks
56%synergy
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78%inclusion538 decks690 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion529 decks690 decks
42%synergy
Rakdos Charm
69%inclusion479 decks690 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion465 decks690 decks
26%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
66%inclusion455 decks690 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion411 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion411 decks690 decks
50%synergy
The Lord of Pain
59%inclusion410 decks690 decks
49%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion377 decks690 decks
49%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion373 decks690 decks
34%synergy
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61%inclusion418 decks690 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion411 decks690 decks
41%synergy
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion352 decks690 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion336 decks690 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion211 decks690 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion199 decks690 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion134 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion105 decks690 decks
10%synergy
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15%inclusion104 decks690 decks
9%synergy
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14%inclusion95 decks690 decks
8%synergy
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53%inclusion365 decks685 decks
44%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
52%inclusion357 decks690 decks
34%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
52%inclusion356 decks690 decks
46%synergy
Rug of Smothering
49%inclusion335 decks690 decks
44%synergy
Harsh Mentor
47%inclusion323 decks690 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion321 decks690 decks
28%synergy
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45%inclusion310 decks690 decks
40%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
41%inclusion286 decks690 decks
38%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
41%inclusion286 decks690 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion276 decks686 decks
35%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
38%inclusion259 decks690 decks
28%synergy
Mayhem Devil
34%inclusion233 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
32%inclusion221 decks690 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion220 decks690 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
29%inclusion203 decks690 decks
24%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion202 decks690 decks
19%synergy
Magebane Lizard
29%inclusion199 decks690 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion172 decks690 decks
16%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
24%inclusion169 decks690 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
22%inclusion154 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion153 decks690 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion145 decks686 decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion125 decks594 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
20%inclusion138 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion133 decks690 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion121 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion114 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion112 decks690 decks
-5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion108 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion103 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion103 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion102 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion98 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion90 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion81 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion75 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion75 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion73 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion72 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion69 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion69 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.4%inclusion65 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
9.0%inclusion62 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion60 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.6%inclusion59 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
8.1%inclusion56 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
8.0%inclusion55 decks690 decks
5%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
53%inclusion369 decks690 decks
33%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion345 decks690 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion274 decks690 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion263 decks690 decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion246 decks690 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion216 decks690 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion203 decks690 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion186 decks690 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion183 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion140 decks690 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion133 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
18%inclusion125 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion119 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
16%inclusion108 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion86 decks690 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion81 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion75 decks690 decks
7%synergy
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11%inclusion73 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion73 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Snuff Out
9.0%inclusion62 decks690 decks
5%synergy
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8.7%inclusion60 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion47 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.7%inclusion46 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion44 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion41 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Price of Progress
5.5%inclusion38 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
5.4%inclusion37 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.1%inclusion35 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.1%inclusion35 decks690 decks
-4%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion371 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion278 decks690 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion240 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion210 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
30%inclusion210 decks690 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion206 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion181 decks690 decks
19%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
18%inclusion121 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion119 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion116 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion107 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion107 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion107 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion102 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion92 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion91 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion89 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion74 decks690 decks
-8%synergy
Winds of Change
10%inclusion72 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion69 decks690 decks
-18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion57 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.4%inclusion51 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
7.4%inclusion51 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.0%inclusion48 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion47 decks690 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion45 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.2%inclusion43 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion40 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion37 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.2%inclusion36 decks690 decks
-3%synergy
Twinflame
5.2%inclusion36 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
44%inclusion304 decks690 decks
34%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
40%inclusion279 decks690 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion276 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion193 decks690 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion141 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion141 decks690 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion126 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion114 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Copper Tablet
15%inclusion101 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
14%inclusion95 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion76 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.3%inclusion64 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion37 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.2%inclusion36 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
51%inclusion351 decks690 decks
42%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion323 decks690 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
43%inclusion294 decks690 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion276 decks690 decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion240 decks690 decks
28%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
31%inclusion215 decks690 decks
25%synergy
Spellshock
29%inclusion200 decks690 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Bonds
26%inclusion179 decks690 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
20%inclusion139 decks690 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion138 decks690 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion126 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion125 decks690 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion115 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Moon
17%inclusion114 decks690 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion106 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion95 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion94 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion92 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion88 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion83 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion82 decks690 decks
9%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion79 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion76 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion71 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion69 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion67 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
9.3%inclusion64 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.6%inclusion59 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.1%inclusion56 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
7.8%inclusion54 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
7.5%inclusion52 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.4%inclusion51 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Price of Glory
7.1%inclusion49 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.0%inclusion48 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
7.0%inclusion48 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
6.7%inclusion46 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.5%inclusion45 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.4%inclusion44 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.2%inclusion36 decks690 decks
2%synergy
City on Fire
5.1%inclusion35 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion290 decks690 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion69 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion347 decks690 decks
42%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion344 decks690 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion303 decks690 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion267 decks690 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion201 decks690 decks
-6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
24%inclusion169 decks690 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion163 decks690 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion129 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion112 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion111 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion102 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion90 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion41 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.7%inclusion39 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.2%inclusion36 decks690 decks
-5%synergy
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Sol Ring
99%inclusion683 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion656 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
76%inclusion527 decks690 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion458 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion416 decks690 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion390 decks690 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion239 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
8.8%inclusion61 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion57 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.2%inclusion50 decks690 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.4%inclusion23 decks359 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.4%inclusion44 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion42 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion40 decks690 decks
-13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion35 decks690 decks
-6%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion680 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion678 decks690 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion652 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion571 decks690 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion487 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
70%inclusion483 decks690 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion469 decks690 decks
22%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion468 decks690 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion435 decks690 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion413 decks690 decks
27%synergy
Blazemire Verge
59%inclusion406 decks690 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion379 decks690 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
51%inclusion353 decks690 decks
32%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
51%inclusion353 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
44%inclusion305 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion298 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion298 decks690 decks
12%synergy
Mount Doom
40%inclusion277 decks690 decks
23%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion236 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion235 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
30%inclusion210 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion206 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion183 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion177 decks690 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion168 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion139 decks690 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
19%inclusion134 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion133 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion132 decks690 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion125 decks690 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion120 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion117 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion111 decks690 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion105 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion98 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion91 decks690 decks
-20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion88 decks690 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion81 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion70 decks690 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion68 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
9.0%inclusion62 decks690 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.8%inclusion61 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion55 decks690 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.4%inclusion51 decks690 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion50 decks690 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion48 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion45 decks690 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion40 decks690 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.5%inclusion38 decks690 decks
-14%synergy
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