Prosper, Tome-Bound (Commander) - Budget Core

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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
Ignite the Future
75%inclusion80 decks106 decks
73%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
71%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
68%synergy
Theater of Horrors
75%inclusion79 decks106 decks
66%synergy
Light Up the Stage
75%inclusion80 decks106 decks
66%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
66%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
65%synergy
Marionette Master
71%inclusion75 decks106 decks
64%synergy
Commune with Lava
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Terminate
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Charm
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
67%inclusion71 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Tectonic Giant
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
56%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
54%synergy
Bituminous Blast
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
50%synergy
Apex of Power
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Dream Pillager
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Izzet Chemister
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Fiend of the Shadows
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Mayhem Devil
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Dream Devourer
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Channeler
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Grim Hireling
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Decadent Dragon
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Dark-Dweller Oracle
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Party Thrasher
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Crime Novelist
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Rider
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Xorn
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Death Tyrant
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Elder Brain
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Academy Manufactor
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Chittering Witch
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Author of Shadows
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Charforger
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Boomer Scrapper
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Breeches, Eager Pillager
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Magmatic Channeler
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Nalfeshnee
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Reno and Rude
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Poison the Cup
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Opera Love Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-33%synergy
Demon Bolt
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Demand Answers
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Throes of Chaos
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
49%synergy
Vandalblast
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Vapors
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Reckless Endeavor
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Hex
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Phthisis
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Reckless Impulse
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Danse Macabre
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-35%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Lidless Gaze
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Rob the Archives
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Relay
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dance with Calamity
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Conscription
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Highway Robbery
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-22%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Season of the Bold
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Wand of Wonder
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Oracle's Vault
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Bag of Devouring
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Fiendlash
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Unstable Amulet
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Memorial Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Research Desk
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Map
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Synthesizer
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Viridian Longbow
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dead Man's Chest
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Share the Spoils
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Shiny Impetus
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Outpost Siege
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Rain of Riches
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Valakut Exploration
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Stolen Strategy
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Warlock Class
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Triple Triad
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Wild Wasteland
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Tavern Brawler
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Count on Luck
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
The Flux
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Possibility Storm
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Korvold and the Noble Thief
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sticky Fingers
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Fire Artisan
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Mortuary Mire
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Underdark Rift
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Volcano
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vents
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Mines of Moria
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion90 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion87 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Ebony Fly
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Orazca Relic
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sol Talisman
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion88 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
80%inclusion85 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
80%inclusion85 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
74%inclusion78 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Peak
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-46%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-36%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy