Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Commander) - Upgraded Aristocrats

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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
Rumble Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Siege-Gang Commander
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Heartstone
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Murderous Redcap
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Tomb Trawler
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Barkform Harvester
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
67%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Skirk Prospector
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Gix
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Warren Soultrader
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Meteor Golem
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Matron
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Woe Strider
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Goblin Engineer
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Beetleback Chief
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Palladium Myr
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Mogg War Marshal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Welder
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Mad Auntie
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Workhorse
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Emrakul's Hatcher
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Goblin Trashmaster
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Goblin Chieftain
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Hoverstone Pilgrim
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Warchief
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Metallic Mimic
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Iron Myr
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Bronze Walrus
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Mayhem Devil
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Epitaph Golem
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Chirurgeon
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Leaden Myr
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Pashalik Mons
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Junk Diver
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Munitions Expert
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Master
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Brash Taunter
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Warteye Witch
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Junktroller
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Anger
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Siege-Gang Lieutenant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Myr Retriever
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Duplicant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Legion Warboss
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Murderous Rider
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Pit Automaton
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Valakut Awakening
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Fire Prophecy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Volcanic Spite
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Brightstone Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Battle Hymn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-36%synergy
Terminate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-32%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Into the Fire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-33%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Mark
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin Grenade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Goblin War Strike
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Game
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tel-Jilad Stylus
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Soldevi Digger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reito Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jar of Eyeballs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Impact Tremors
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mana Echoes
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Braid of Fire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fires of Invention
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shared Animosity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Molten Echoes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mindmoil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Whispers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Great Furnace
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Castle Embereth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Homeward Path
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-33%synergy
Thran Turbine
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-34%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Graven Cairns
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Grotto
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Auntie's Hovel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
The Grey Havens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy