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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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93%synergy
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90%synergy
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96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
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79%synergy
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75%synergy
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67%synergy
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65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
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58%synergy
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44%synergy
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70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
26%synergy
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65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
16%synergy
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14%synergy
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45%synergy
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48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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40%synergy
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53%synergy
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56%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
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57%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
The Lord of Pain
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46%synergy
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51%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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38%synergy
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35%synergy
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21%synergy
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15%synergy
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32%synergy
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29%synergy
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35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
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25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
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26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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23%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
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29%synergy
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21%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
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23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
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21%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
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22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
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22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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0%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
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7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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-6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
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1%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
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7%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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Malakir Rebirth
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
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30%synergy
Bolt Bend
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38%synergy
Bedevil
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4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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21%synergy
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30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
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30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
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26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
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18%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
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15%synergy
Fire Covenant
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
Not Dead After All
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4%synergy
Pyroblast
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4%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
Reanimate
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26%synergy
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42%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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25%synergy
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8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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16%synergy
Damnation
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Exsanguinate
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8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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12%synergy
Decree of Pain
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13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
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7%synergy
Winds of Change
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12%synergy
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0%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
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7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
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6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
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-3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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6%synergy
Dark Deal
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7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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0%synergy
Sign in Blood
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-14%synergy
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5%synergy
Grim Tutor
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4%synergy
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51%synergy
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20%synergy
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44%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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33%synergy
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17%synergy
Barbed Wire
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20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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11%synergy
Jet Medallion
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
Moonsilver Key
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
Mindcrank
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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Manabarbs
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51%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
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43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
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39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
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25%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
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26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Spellshock
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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21%synergy
Painful Quandary
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20%synergy
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26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Havoc Festival
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Maximum Carnage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
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8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
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8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
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7%synergy
Protection Racket
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7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Repercussion
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7%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
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53%synergy
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5%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Shivan Gorge
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
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Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Fellwar Stone
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Blood Crypt
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Graven Cairns
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Haunted Ridge
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Badlands
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Mount Doom
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Raucous Theater
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Canyon Slough
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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