Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Hexing Squelcher
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Cursecrafter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Grub, Storied Matriarch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Grub's Command
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
85%synergy
Murderous Redcap
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Skirk Prospector
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Priest of Gix
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Goblin Engineer
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Heartstone
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Goblin Matron
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Metallic Mimic
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Welder
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Workhorse
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Barkform Harvester
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Tomb Trawler
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Trashmaster
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Woe Strider
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Meteor Golem
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Leaden Myr
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Palladium Myr
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Boggart Trawler
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Emrakul's Hatcher
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Iron Myr
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Duplicant
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mad Auntie
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Chieftain
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Anger
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Bronze Walrus
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Recruiter
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Warteye Witch
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Myr Retriever
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Epitaph Golem
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Conspicuous Snoop
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Furystoke Giant
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Junktroller
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Warchief
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Moggcatcher
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Pashalik Mons
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Nabber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Harbinger
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Marshal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Sledder
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Moon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Chirurgeon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Primaris Eliminator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Burnt Offering
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Volcanic Spite
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-30%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fire Prophecy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
First Day of Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Doomsday
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Fire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-40%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Goblin War Strike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Machinations
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tel-Jilad Stylus
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Soldevi Digger
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Defense Grid
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Thornbite Staff
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Reito Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Ball
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Genesis Chamber
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mana Echoes
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Braid of Fire
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Mischief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Shared Animosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Furnace
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Vault of Whispers
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Buried Ruin
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Thran Turbine
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Malice
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Grotto
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Auntie's Hovel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Opal Palace
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
The Grey Havens
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rumble Arena
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-11%synergy