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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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Smash to Dust
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78%synergy
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73%synergy
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72%synergy
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70%synergy
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64%synergy
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67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
63%synergy
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46%synergy
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57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
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43%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
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48%synergy
Black Market Connections
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35%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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48%synergy
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Jeska's Will
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
33%synergy
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46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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15%synergy
Necropotence
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27%synergy
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19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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19%synergy
The One Ring
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16%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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44%synergy
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48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
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43%synergy
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33%synergy
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33%synergy
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27%synergy
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30%synergy
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10%synergy
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23%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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22%synergy
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5%synergy
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-5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
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4%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
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17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
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12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
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12%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Vincent Valentine
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Punk
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Myr Convert
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9%synergy
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1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
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0%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
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-3%synergy
Fang Dragon
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9%synergy
Master of Cruelties
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
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7%synergy
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Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Wail of the Nim
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51%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Not Dead After All
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Demand Answers
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Price of Progress
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Reverberate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Feign Death
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22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
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-20%synergy
Costly Plunder
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21%synergy
Valakut Awakening
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16%synergy
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1%synergy
Big Score
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4%synergy
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22%synergy
Abrade
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2%synergy
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18%synergy
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1%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
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12%synergy
Shock
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11%synergy
Gut Shot
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12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Starstorm
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9%synergy
Reiterate
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8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
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4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
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1%synergy
Undying Evil
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7%synergy
Twinferno
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8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
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3%synergy
Mages' Contest
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9%synergy
Armor of Shadows
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8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
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4%synergy
Flick a Coin
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8%synergy
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0%synergy
Nasty End
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5%synergy
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Chain Reaction
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Fiery Confluence
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
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20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Boiling Earth
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Scouring Sands
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Plunge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Acidic Soil
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Hazardous Blast
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Flame Rift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Into the Fire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Mithril Coat
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Primal Amulet
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
The Fire Crystal
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Cloud Key
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Repercussion
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Fiery Inscription
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Courage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Return the Past
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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Professor Onyx
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Molten Slagheap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
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Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Graven Cairns
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Starting Town
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
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