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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blood Artist
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
65%synergy
Blood Seeker
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
65%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
65%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
63%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
61%synergy
Fate Unraveler
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
61%synergy
Witch's Clinic
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
54%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
49%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
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54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Harsh Mentor
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
42%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Brash Taunter
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Rug of Smothering
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Lizard
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Timeline Culler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
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Bedevil
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Suspended Sentence
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Pyroblast
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Live or Die
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
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Sign in Blood
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Waltz of Rage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Chainsaw
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Mindcrank
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Wire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
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Roiling Vortex
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Spiteful Visions
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Underworld Dreams
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Theater of Horrors
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Manabarbs
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Pyrohemia
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Temple of the False God
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
46%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Canyon Slough
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Malice
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-20%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
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