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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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12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-1%synergy
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92%inclusion66 decks72 decks
80%synergy
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88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
75%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
73%synergy
Roiling Vortex
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
72%synergy
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75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
68%synergy
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72%inclusion52 decks72 decks
64%synergy
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74%inclusion53 decks72 decks
62%synergy
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69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
62%synergy
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65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
58%synergy
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61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
55%synergy
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76%inclusion55 decks72 decks
25%synergy
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69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
26%synergy
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67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Dreams
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
52%synergy
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57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
13%synergy
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42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
12%synergy
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29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
5%synergy
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28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
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8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
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2%synergy
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6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
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53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
44%synergy
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51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
44%synergy
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51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
46%synergy
The Lord of Pain
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
35%synergy
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44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Mayhem Devil
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
17%synergy
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42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
32%synergy
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40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
33%synergy
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38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
19%synergy
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38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
33%synergy
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38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
27%synergy
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33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
29%synergy
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32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
27%synergy
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31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
17%synergy
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25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
23%synergy
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24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Girl
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
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8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
0%synergy
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Untimely Malfunction
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Bolt Bend
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Suspended Sentence
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pact
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
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15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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0%synergy
Return the Favor
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
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8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Not Dead After All
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-2%synergy
Doom Blade
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
3%synergy
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15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
3%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
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6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
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6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
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5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
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5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Copper Tablet
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
All Will Be One
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Moon
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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Leechridden Swamp
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Shivan Gorge
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
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Sol Ring
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion67 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion52 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Graven Cairns
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
72%inclusion52 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
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