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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).
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Zuko, Conflicted
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blood Seeker
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
90%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
88%synergy
Fate Unraveler
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
87%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
86%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
83%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
82%synergy
Shivan Gorge
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
82%synergy
Harsh Mentor
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
79%synergy
Witch's Clinic
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
79%synergy
Basilisk Collar
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Chaos Warp
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
37%synergy
The Lord of Pain
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Lightning Greaves
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
74%synergy
Bedevil
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
69%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
70%synergy
Massacre Wurm
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Brash Taunter
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Massacre Girl
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Star Athlete
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Rug of Smothering
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Tectonic Giant
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Lizard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Immolation Shaman
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Stuffy Doll
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Perforating Artist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Suspended Sentence
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Blood Pact
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-32%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Wild Ricochet
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Grab the Prize
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Decree of Pain
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Light Up the Stage
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wrath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Roiling Vortex
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Underworld Dreams
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Theater of Horrors
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Grievous Wound
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Manabarbs
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Hissing Miasma
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
City on Fire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
70%synergy
Temple of the False God
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Mind Stone
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Séance Board
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Temple of Malice
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Canyon Slough
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Geothermal Bog
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Ash Barrens
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Blazemire Verge
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-26%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-25%synergy