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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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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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21%synergy
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16%synergy
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28%synergy
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11%synergy
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35%synergy
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42%synergy
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42%synergy
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39%synergy
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28%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
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21%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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37%synergy
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13%synergy
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58%synergy
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52%synergy
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27%synergy
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-10%synergy
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-4%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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25%synergy
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13%synergy
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49%synergy
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20%synergy
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15%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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24%synergy
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39%synergy
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20%synergy
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80%inclusion68 decks85 decks
50%synergy
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38%synergy
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61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
15%synergy
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59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
39%synergy
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56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
26%synergy
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55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
20%synergy
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52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
20%synergy
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51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
6%synergy
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51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
16%synergy
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48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
29%synergy
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45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
12%synergy
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38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
21%synergy
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31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
8%synergy
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29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
10%synergy
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28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
12%synergy
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26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
18%synergy
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24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
2%synergy
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22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
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12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
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