Prosper, Tome-Bound (Commander) - Budget Midrange

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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
Phoenix Fleet Airship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
75%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
72%synergy
Theater of Horrors
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
72%synergy
Light Up the Stage
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
71%synergy
Marionette Master
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
67%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
64%synergy
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Ignite the Future
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
57%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Terminate
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Vandalblast
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Tectonic Giant
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Dispute
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Grim Hireling
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
50%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
40%synergy
Dream Devourer
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Mayhem Devil
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Xorn
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Academy Manufactor
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Murderous Rider
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Crime Novelist
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Fiend of the Shadows
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Dream Pillager
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Breya's Apprentice
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Chemister
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Party Thrasher
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Valki, God of Lies
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Elder Brain
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Channeler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Clockwork Percussionist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Dark-Dweller Oracle
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Magmatic Channeler
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Decadent Dragon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Author of Shadows
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Nalfeshnee
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Intellect Devourer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Wildfire Devils
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Draugr Necromancer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Charforger
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Hurl Through Hell
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Bituminous Blast
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Commune with Lava
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Poison the Cup
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Dual Strike
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Chef's Kiss
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Calamity
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Cremate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Blast
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Professor's Warning
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fevered Suspicion
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Reckless Impulse
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Reckless Endeavor
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Throes of Chaos
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Waltz of Rage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Dance with Calamity
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-24%synergy
Galvanic Relay
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Phthisis
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Spoils
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Blood Money
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Apex of Power
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soulfire Eruption
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Brass's Bounty
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Vapors
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Danse Macabre
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Creative Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Into the Fire
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Season of the Bold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Life's Finale
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Act on Impulse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Lidless Gaze
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Return
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Hex
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Scramble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-12%synergy
Terminal Agony
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Spreading Insurrection
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Strike It Rich
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Treasure Map
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Oracle's Vault
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Wand
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Pact Weapon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Unstable Amulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Synthesizer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hoard Hauler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Possessed Portal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Prying Blade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Uba Mask
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Wand of Orcus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Ball
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Pool
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Omen Machine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dead Man's Chest
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Shiny Impetus
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Share the Spoils
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Outpost Siege
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Rain of Riches
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Valakut Exploration
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Vance's Blasting Cannons
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Stolen Strategy
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Warlock Class
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Tavern Brawler
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wild Wasteland
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Furious Rise
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Phyrexia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Possibility Storm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Night Dealings
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Guild Artisan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Courage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
There and Back Again
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Crown of Flames
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Tempered in Solitude
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Street Urchin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Trove of Temptation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sticky Fingers
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Kaldheim
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Chandra, Fire Artisan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Heart of Fire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Mortuary Mire
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Underdark Rift
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Volcano
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Piranha Marsh
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Sol Talisman
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Prophetic Prism
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Smoldering Marsh
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Tainted Peak
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-33%synergy
Blazemire Verge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Cliffgate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Graven Cairns
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-23%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-29%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Tramway Station
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy