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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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14%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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80%synergy
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79%synergy
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69%synergy
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67%synergy
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63%synergy
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63%synergy
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59%synergy
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57%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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19%synergy
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58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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5%synergy
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45%synergy
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46%synergy
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42%synergy
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34%synergy
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48%synergy
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43%synergy
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40%synergy
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
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5%synergy
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19%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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41%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%synergy
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39%synergy
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22%synergy
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38%synergy
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35%synergy
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19%synergy
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30%synergy
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32%synergy
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19%synergy
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22%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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19%synergy
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11%synergy
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21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
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12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
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-7%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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Tibalt's Trickery
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37%synergy
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27%synergy
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14%synergy
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-6%synergy
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16%synergy
Terminate
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-15%synergy
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15%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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-5%synergy
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12%synergy
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-6%synergy
Return the Favor
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
Not Dead After All
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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24%synergy
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9%synergy
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-6%synergy
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19%synergy
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-2%synergy
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6%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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2%synergy
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12%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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-3%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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0%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
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46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
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33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
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-7%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Embercleave
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
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38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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21%synergy
Animate Dead
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15%synergy
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21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
All Will Be One
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17%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Blood Moon
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14%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Havoc Festival
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
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5%synergy
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8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
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21%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
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46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
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42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Gorge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
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8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
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Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
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100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Blazemire Verge
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
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