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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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3%synergy
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66%synergy
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66%synergy
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65%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
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63%synergy
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72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
62%synergy
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70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
62%synergy
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65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
58%synergy
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56%synergy
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63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
54%synergy
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67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
54%synergy
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21%synergy
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69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
25%synergy
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30%synergy
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61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
18%synergy
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59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
11%synergy
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56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
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48%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
31%synergy
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56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
50%synergy
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56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
10%synergy
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17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
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17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
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9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
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7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
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5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
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5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
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5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
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0%synergy
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-5%synergy
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55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
48%synergy
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54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
46%synergy
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54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
36%synergy
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43%synergy
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51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
42%synergy
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41%synergy
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43%synergy
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39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
29%synergy
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37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
16%synergy
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37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
33%synergy
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35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
30%synergy
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25%synergy
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33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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23%synergy
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33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
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31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
19%synergy
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28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
19%synergy
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26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
15%synergy
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21%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
18%synergy
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22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Viscera Seer
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Lizard
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Tectonic Giant
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Timeline Culler
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
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7%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
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8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-23%synergy
Bolt Bend
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7%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
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-1%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
0%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
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11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
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2%synergy
Not Dead After All
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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-9%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
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4%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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-14%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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Sign in Blood
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16%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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23%synergy
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26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
11%synergy
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15%synergy
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6%synergy
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18%synergy
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-10%synergy
Decree of Pain
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
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-6%synergy
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15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
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-6%synergy
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4%synergy
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12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
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7%synergy
Damnation
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2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
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3%synergy
Boltwave
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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-1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
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34%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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6%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Chainsaw
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4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Barbed Wire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
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Roiling Vortex
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Spiteful Visions
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Theater of Horrors
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Manabarbs
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Pestilence
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Pyrohemia
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
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Spinerock Knoll
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
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Sol Ring
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Peak
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malice
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
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