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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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33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-1%synergy
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92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
81%synergy
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88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
79%synergy
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88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
74%synergy
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81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
72%synergy
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77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
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68%synergy
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73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
67%synergy
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73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
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73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
65%synergy
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85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
34%synergy
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81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
65%synergy
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69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
34%synergy
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65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Harsh Mentor
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
58%synergy
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65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
51%synergy
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64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
53%synergy
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50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
39%synergy
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38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
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15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
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54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
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50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
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42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Magebane Lizard
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
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38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
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32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
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31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
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31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
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31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
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31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
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27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Perforating Artist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Immolation Shaman
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Great Unclean One
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
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Bedevil
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Suspended Sentence
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
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15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
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15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Undying Evil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
15%synergy
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23%synergy
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42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
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31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
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12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Decree of Pain
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3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
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0%synergy
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6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
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5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Venom's Hunger
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6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Basilisk Collar
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Ruby Medallion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
32%synergy
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23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Darksteel Plate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
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7%synergy
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7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
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5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Genji Glove
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Manabarbs
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Bonds
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Theater of Horrors
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Hissing Miasma
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Citadel of Pain
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Maddening Hex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Price of Glory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Acquired Mutation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Everlasting Torment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Peak
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Graven Cairns
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Mount Doom
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Opal Palace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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