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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
2%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.4%inclusion2 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.0%inclusion2 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion150 decks158 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion150 decks158 decks
82%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion140 decks158 decks
81%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
80%inclusion127 decks158 decks
71%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
72%inclusion114 decks158 decks
65%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion113 decks158 decks
63%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion109 decks158 decks
61%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
70%inclusion111 decks158 decks
61%synergy
Witch's Clinic
66%inclusion105 decks158 decks
59%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
64%inclusion101 decks158 decks
57%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion126 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion121 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
71%inclusion112 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion111 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Blood Seeker
65%inclusion102 decks158 decks
57%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
63%inclusion100 decks158 decks
52%synergy
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion96 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion94 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion92 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion89 decks158 decks
51%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion105 decks158 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
65%inclusion102 decks158 decks
54%synergy
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion84 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion83 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion46 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
9%synergy
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Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion87 decks158 decks
46%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
53%inclusion83 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion82 decks158 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
50%inclusion79 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
44%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Harsh Mentor
41%inclusion65 decks158 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion60 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
35%inclusion55 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion54 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion52 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion48 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
27%inclusion42 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
24%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Star Athlete
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Ghast
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
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Withering Torment
47%inclusion75 decks158 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
42%inclusion66 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
41%inclusion64 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion55 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
-9%synergy
Bolt Bend
30%inclusion48 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Suspended Sentence
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
2%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion55 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion54 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion50 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-10%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
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Ankh of Mishra
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
27%inclusion42 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Copper Tablet
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-9%synergy
Howling Mine
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
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Manabarbs
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Spiteful Visions
47%inclusion75 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
47%inclusion74 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Spellshock
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Bonds
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Price of Glory
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
41%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion79 decks158 decks
41%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion70 decks158 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion68 decks158 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion52 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
1%synergy
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Sol Ring
99%inclusion157 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion152 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion126 decks158 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion103 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion94 decks158 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion85 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion52 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
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Mountain
98%inclusion155 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion155 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion154 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion130 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion125 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
74%inclusion117 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Graven Cairns
72%inclusion113 decks158 decks
42%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion110 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion108 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
67%inclusion106 decks158 decks
37%synergy
Luxury Suite
66%inclusion104 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion98 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
51%inclusion81 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Mount Doom
51%inclusion80 decks158 decks
34%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion72 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion68 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion63 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion55 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion53 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
-21%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
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