Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood (Commander) - Burn

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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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pestilence
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
84%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
77%synergy
Blazing Volley
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
76%synergy
Plague Spitter
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
74%synergy
Caltrops
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
71%synergy
End the Festivities
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
69%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
68%synergy
Fire Ants
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
67%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
67%synergy
Shake the Foundations
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
39%synergy
You Are Already Dead
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
64%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
64%synergy
Wail of the Nim
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Scouring Sands
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Brash Taunter
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Goblin Chainwhirler
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Rats
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Pestilence Demon
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Thrashing Wumpus
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Akroan Horse
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Dagger Caster
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Harvester of Souls
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Vashta Nerada
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Varchild's War-Riders
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Stuffy Doll
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Death-Rattle Oni
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Bloodfire Dwarf
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Donna Noble
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Warmonger
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Coalstoke Gearhulk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Far Fortune, End Boss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Inferno Titan
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Ryusei, the Falling Star
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Blood Cultist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Subterranean Spirit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Voldaren Thrillseeker
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Soul's Fire
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Starstorm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Arcbond
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Cinderclasm
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Song
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Magmaquake
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Flame Sweep
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Inflame
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Seismic Shudder
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Vitality
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Cannonade
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Shriveling Rot
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Savage Alliance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Radiating Lightning
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Stab
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Hazardous Blast
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Read the Bones
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Tremor
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Pyroclasm
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Fiery Confluence
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Boiling Earth
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Dry Spell
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Smash to Dust
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Rain of Embers
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Chain Reaction
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mogg Infestation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Burn Down the House
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Slice and Dice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Spray
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Diresight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood's End
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hurly-Burly
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Crush the Weak
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Gravitic Punch
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Fires
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fiendlash
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Mithril Coat
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Genesis Chamber
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shield of the Realm
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Acorn Catapult
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Netherborn Altar
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Pyrohemia
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Noxious Field
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Circle of Flame
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
45%synergy
All Will Be One
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Eternal Thirst
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Last Laugh
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Aether Flash
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Festering Evil
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Genesis
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Doom
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Burning Anger
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Wisps
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Flamecaller
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Desert
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Molten Slagheap
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion45 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Locket
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion46 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Badlands
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy