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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Super Shredder
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
93%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
88%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
84%synergy
Roiling Vortex
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
81%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
80%synergy
Witch's Clinic
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
70%synergy
Blood Seeker
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Jeska's Will
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Rug of Smothering
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Wurm
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Magebane Lizard
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Harsh Mentor
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Soot Imp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Silent Arbiter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Bolt Bend
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Soul's Fire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Change
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Shadowspear
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Copper Tablet
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Basilisk Collar
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Barbed Wire
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Iron Maiden
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Manabarbs
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Spiteful Visions
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Spellshock
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Descent into Avernus
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Havoc Festival
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
City on Fire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Smoke
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Burning Earth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
All Will Be One
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Pestilence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Shivan Gorge
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%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
Command Tower
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Luxury Suite
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Badlands
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Blazemire Verge
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Haunted Ridge
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Raucous Theater
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy