Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Control

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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Decorum Dissertation
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5%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
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6%synergy
Ominous Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
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4%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
82%inclusion113 decks137 decks
80%synergy
End the Festivities
85%inclusion117 decks137 decks
79%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
84%inclusion115 decks137 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
78%inclusion107 decks137 decks
75%synergy
Smash to Dust
69%inclusion95 decks137 decks
67%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion88 decks137 decks
56%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
53%synergy
Young Pyromancer
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
53%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion93 decks137 decks
52%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion87 decks137 decks
52%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion106 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
70%inclusion96 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Night's Whisper
62%inclusion85 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion84 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
36%synergy
Fiery Inscription
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
41%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
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13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
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32%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
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30%synergy
Firebrand Archer
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Urabrask
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Fang Dragon
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
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0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Viscera Seer
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
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24%synergy
Fire Covenant
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Not Dead After All
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Wail of the Nim
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Undying Malice
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Feign Death
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Cast into the Fire
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
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12%synergy
Demand Answers
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17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
-16%synergy
Withering Torment
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5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
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21%synergy
Seething Song
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13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
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5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
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7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Costly Plunder
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16%synergy
Flick a Coin
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Shock
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
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14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
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3%synergy
Price of Progress
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14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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8%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-20%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-27%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Gut Shot
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Calamity
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
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13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Scouring Sands
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
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28%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Earth
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27%synergy
Chain Reaction
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21%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Star of Extinction
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
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10%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
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-4%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
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7%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
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15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Playful Shove
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
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8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Overmaster
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
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6%synergy
Diresight
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5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
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4%synergy
Highway Robbery
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Hazardous Blast
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Flame Rift
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Repercussion
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Courage
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
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7%synergy
Double Vision
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Jaya Ballard
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
High Market
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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7%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion124 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion88 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion82 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion136 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion136 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion123 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
80%inclusion109 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion97 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion75 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
34%inclusion41 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy