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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%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-3%synergy
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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94%inclusion94 decks100 decks
82%synergy
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93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
80%synergy
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83%inclusion83 decks100 decks
73%synergy
Roiling Vortex
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
71%synergy
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Fate Unraveler
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
65%synergy
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72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
61%synergy
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57%synergy
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63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
56%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
54%synergy
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58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
49%synergy
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57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
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49%synergy
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61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
43%synergy
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53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
42%synergy
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49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
35%synergy
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43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
19%synergy
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25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
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17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7%synergy
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16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
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11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
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55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
44%synergy
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54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
47%synergy
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48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
43%synergy
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47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
44%synergy
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47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Rug of Smothering
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Mayhem Devil
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
15%synergy
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32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
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24%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
22%synergy
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26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
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20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
6%synergy
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13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
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12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
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11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
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9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
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5%synergy
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9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Suspended Sentence
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
2%synergy
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13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
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9%synergy
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-10%synergy
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3%synergy
Not Dead After All
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
Snuff Out
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4%synergy
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8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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3%synergy
Force of Despair
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Grab the Prize
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Winds of Change
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Twinflame
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Dreadbore
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
32%synergy
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41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Shadowspear
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Copper Tablet
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
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Manabarbs
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Spellshock
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Bonds
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Theater of Horrors
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Price of Glory
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Smoke
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
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Leechridden Swamp
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Shivan Gorge
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
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Sol Ring
99%inclusion99 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
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Swamp
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Peak
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Mount Doom
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Haunted Ridge
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
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