Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood (Commander)

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Zuko, Avatar Hunter
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pestilence
73%inclusion172 decks236 decks
71%synergy
Blazing Volley
71%inclusion167 decks236 decks
67%synergy
Plague Spitter
61%inclusion143 decks236 decks
59%synergy
Electrickery
59%inclusion139 decks236 decks
55%synergy
Caltrops
55%inclusion129 decks236 decks
55%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
55%inclusion130 decks236 decks
54%synergy
End the Festivities
60%inclusion141 decks236 decks
53%synergy
Fire Ants
52%inclusion122 decks236 decks
52%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
51%inclusion121 decks236 decks
51%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
48%inclusion113 decks236 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion150 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion126 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion115 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
48%inclusion114 decks236 decks
47%synergy
Pyrohemia
47%inclusion110 decks236 decks
45%synergy
Crypt Rats
46%inclusion108 decks236 decks
45%synergy
Noxious Field
44%inclusion104 decks236 decks
44%synergy
Brash Taunter
44%inclusion104 decks236 decks
34%synergy
Wail of the Nim
44%inclusion103 decks236 decks
42%synergy
You Are Already Dead
43%inclusion102 decks236 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
15%inclusion35 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Chainwhirler
43%inclusion101 decks236 decks
42%synergy
Akroan Horse
40%inclusion95 decks236 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion94 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Thrashing Wumpus
39%inclusion91 decks236 decks
38%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
36%synergy
Dagger Caster
34%inclusion81 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Pestilence Demon
34%inclusion80 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
31%inclusion73 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion69 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
28%synergy
Harvester of Souls
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
22%inclusion53 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Stuffy Doll
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfire Dwarf
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Varchild's War-Riders
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion40 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Hunted Dragon
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Death-Rattle Oni
15%inclusion35 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Subterranean Spirit
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Warmonger
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Hunted Horror
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Donna Noble
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Blood Cultist
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Inferno Titan
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
High-Society Hunter
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Shake the Foundations
42%inclusion99 decks236 decks
42%synergy
Soul's Fire
37%inclusion88 decks236 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion83 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion73 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Arcbond
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Starstorm
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
28%synergy
Cinderclasm
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion63 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Magmaquake
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion48 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Armor of Shadows
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Flame Sweep
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Vitality
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Seismic Shudder
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.5%inclusion15 decks176 decks
-10%synergy
Savage Alliance
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Inflame
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Cannonade
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Shock
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Shriveling Rot
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion100 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
42%inclusion98 decks236 decks
28%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
39%inclusion93 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Scouring Sands
39%inclusion93 decks236 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion90 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Pyroclasm
33%inclusion78 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Tremor
32%inclusion76 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion72 decks236 decks
26%synergy
Hazardous Blast
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion67 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion63 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Smash to Dust
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Earthquake
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion48 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Boiling Earth
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Dry Spell
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Slice and Dice
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Spray
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Rain of Embers
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Fires
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Hurly-Burly
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Sweltering Suns
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Gravitic Punch
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Brotherhood's End
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Mogg Infestation
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion94 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
32%inclusion75 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Fiendlash
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
30%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
26%inclusion62 decks236 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion58 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Genesis Chamber
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion52 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Shield of the Realm
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Eternal Thirst
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
38%synergy
Circle of Flame
37%inclusion87 decks236 decks
37%synergy
Last Laugh
28%inclusion66 decks236 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
3%synergy
All Will Be One
25%inclusion60 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Aether Flash
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Repercussion
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Festering Evil
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Genesis
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
3%synergy
The First Eruption
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Pain for All
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Flamecaller
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion104 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion83 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion53 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Desert
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion196 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion179 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion146 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion103 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion98 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion90 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion81 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion66 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Locket
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion226 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion223 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion184 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion142 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion120 decks236 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion112 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
40%inclusion94 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Peak
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion85 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Crypt
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
-15%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion55 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
-25%synergy
Graven Cairns
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion29 decks176 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Tramway Station
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-1%synergy