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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
32%inclusion40 decks125 decks
28%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
3.8%inclusion5 decks132 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.2%inclusion3 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.5%inclusion2 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion420 decks433 decks
85%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
93%inclusion404 decks433 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion395 decks433 decks
78%synergy
Blood Seeker
85%inclusion366 decks433 decks
77%synergy
Fate Unraveler
84%inclusion365 decks433 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion360 decks433 decks
76%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion349 decks433 decks
74%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
83%inclusion360 decks433 decks
71%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion315 decks433 decks
66%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
73%inclusion317 decks433 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
84%inclusion364 decks433 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion351 decks433 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
81%inclusion349 decks433 decks
46%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion308 decks433 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
71%inclusion306 decks433 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Dreams
68%inclusion296 decks433 decks
60%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion284 decks433 decks
22%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion280 decks433 decks
54%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
64%inclusion279 decks433 decks
59%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion270 decks432 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion182 decks433 decks
31%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion106 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion63 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.2%inclusion31 decks433 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
6.2%inclusion27 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
59%inclusion254 decks433 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion240 decks433 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion238 decks433 decks
48%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
55%inclusion236 decks433 decks
45%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion235 decks433 decks
50%synergy
Harsh Mentor
53%inclusion229 decks433 decks
46%synergy
Massacre Wurm
48%inclusion207 decks433 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
46%inclusion201 decks433 decks
36%synergy
Brash Taunter
41%inclusion178 decks433 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion176 decks433 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
41%inclusion176 decks433 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion170 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
38%inclusion164 decks433 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion148 decks433 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
34%inclusion146 decks433 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion130 decks433 decks
25%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
28%inclusion120 decks433 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
27%inclusion116 decks433 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion112 decks432 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion103 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
22%inclusion96 decks433 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion95 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion84 decks385 decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion93 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
21%inclusion89 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
20%inclusion88 decks433 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion83 decks432 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion78 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion74 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
15%inclusion67 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion66 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
13%inclusion58 decks433 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion57 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion50 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion46 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.5%inclusion41 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.5%inclusion41 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.2%inclusion40 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.8%inclusion38 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.1%inclusion35 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.6%inclusion33 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Soot Imp
6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
61%inclusion265 decks433 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion227 decks433 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion202 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion198 decks433 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion187 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion159 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion151 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion148 decks433 decks
25%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion146 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion130 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion122 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion121 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
26%inclusion113 decks433 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion91 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion90 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion60 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion49 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion47 decks433 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion45 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion39 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
7.6%inclusion33 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.2%inclusion31 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Progress
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.4%inclusion19 decks296 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Pyroblast
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion23 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion23 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion192 decks433 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion170 decks433 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion137 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
27%inclusion118 decks433 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion114 decks433 decks
-5%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion106 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion105 decks433 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion83 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion82 decks432 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion75 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion69 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion64 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion64 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion61 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion49 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
-20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion33 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.2%inclusion31 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.0%inclusion26 decks433 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion23 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion22 decks433 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion22 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
59%inclusion254 decks433 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion225 decks433 decks
20%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
40%inclusion173 decks433 decks
37%synergy
Shadowspear
21%inclusion93 decks433 decks
17%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion85 decks433 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion76 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion75 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion67 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion54 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion51 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion46 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion35 decks433 decks
-7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion266 decks433 decks
53%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
49%inclusion214 decks433 decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion199 decks433 decks
41%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion199 decks433 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
45%inclusion195 decks433 decks
39%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion171 decks433 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
29%inclusion127 decks433 decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion122 decks433 decks
21%synergy
Spellshock
27%inclusion116 decks433 decks
24%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
22%inclusion94 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion90 decks433 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
19%inclusion83 decks433 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion78 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion77 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion75 decks433 decks
-7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion62 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion60 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion60 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion58 decks433 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion57 decks433 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion53 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion47 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion44 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion44 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
9.0%inclusion39 decks433 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion38 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.3%inclusion36 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.1%inclusion35 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.9%inclusion34 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.2%inclusion31 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
6.0%inclusion26 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
50%inclusion215 decks433 decks
46%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion49 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
70%inclusion301 decks433 decks
61%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion182 decks433 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion180 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
40%inclusion175 decks433 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion99 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion94 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion79 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion46 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.0%inclusion39 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.3%inclusion36 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.2%inclusion31 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.1%inclusion22 decks433 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion416 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion413 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion369 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
80%inclusion346 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion318 decks433 decks
55%synergy
Fellwar Stone
64%inclusion275 decks433 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion221 decks433 decks
21%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion64 decks433 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion432 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion432 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion419 decks433 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
94%inclusion407 decks433 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion368 decks433 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
85%inclusion366 decks433 decks
55%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion356 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
74%inclusion322 decks433 decks
33%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
65%inclusion283 decks433 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion283 decks433 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
61%inclusion265 decks433 decks
31%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion251 decks433 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
57%inclusion245 decks433 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion239 decks433 decks
24%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion214 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion212 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion205 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion203 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
43%inclusion186 decks433 decks
24%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion151 decks433 decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion144 decks433 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion130 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion123 decks433 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion120 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion119 decks433 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion115 decks433 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
24%inclusion105 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion95 decks433 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion92 decks433 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion91 decks433 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion62 decks433 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion49 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion39 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
8.8%inclusion38 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.5%inclusion37 decks433 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion30 decks433 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion29 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion26 decks433 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion25 decks433 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion23 decks433 decks
-2%synergy