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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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34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.4%inclusion4 decks90 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
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0%synergy
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Mogis, God of Slaughter
94%inclusion162 decks172 decks
84%synergy
Fate Unraveler
90%inclusion155 decks172 decks
82%synergy
Blood Seeker
88%inclusion152 decks172 decks
80%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
91%inclusion157 decks172 decks
80%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion140 decks172 decks
74%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
81%inclusion139 decks172 decks
74%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
78%inclusion135 decks172 decks
72%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
84%inclusion144 decks172 decks
72%synergy
Shivan Gorge
77%inclusion133 decks172 decks
69%synergy
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77%inclusion132 decks172 decks
68%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
88%inclusion152 decks172 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
87%inclusion149 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
84%inclusion144 decks172 decks
49%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion136 decks172 decks
66%synergy
Chaos Warp
78%inclusion134 decks172 decks
29%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
76%inclusion130 decks172 decks
58%synergy
Feed the Swarm
73%inclusion126 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Spiteful Visions
73%inclusion126 decks172 decks
65%synergy
Bedevil
73%inclusion126 decks172 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
72%inclusion123 decks172 decks
61%synergy
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Harsh Mentor
67%inclusion116 decks172 decks
60%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
67%inclusion116 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
67%inclusion115 decks172 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion114 decks172 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
63%inclusion109 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Brash Taunter
55%inclusion95 decks172 decks
45%synergy
Mayhem Devil
55%inclusion94 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion93 decks172 decks
45%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion84 decks160 decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
49%inclusion85 decks172 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion80 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion77 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
43%inclusion74 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
42%inclusion72 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Star Athlete
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion61 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion60 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
31%inclusion53 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Girl
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion50 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Tectonic Giant
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Fiendish Duo
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
5%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
63%inclusion109 decks172 decks
49%synergy
Blood Pact
56%inclusion96 decks172 decks
51%synergy
Suspended Sentence
45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
41%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion73 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion67 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
-14%synergy
Bolt Bend
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16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-13%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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3%synergy
Soul Shatter
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2%synergy
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Sign in Blood
59%inclusion101 decks172 decks
36%synergy
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45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
35%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
44%inclusion75 decks172 decks
39%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion65 decks172 decks
33%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
30%synergy
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22%synergy
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17%synergy
Vandalblast
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-8%synergy
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4%synergy
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-5%synergy
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16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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5%synergy
Exsanguinate
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1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-20%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
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0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
72%inclusion123 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowspear
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
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5%synergy
Barbed Wire
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
1%synergy
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Roiling Vortex
70%inclusion120 decks172 decks
62%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
67%inclusion115 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
63%inclusion108 decks172 decks
55%synergy
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion76 decks172 decks
38%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
42%inclusion72 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion65 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion55 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion53 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Theater of Horrors
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
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17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Pyrohemia
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
-11%synergy
City on Fire
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
44%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
11%synergy
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Spinerock Knoll
56%inclusion97 decks172 decks
47%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion67 decks172 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion64 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
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Sol Ring
97%inclusion166 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion165 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion147 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
82%inclusion141 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion135 decks172 decks
60%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion117 decks172 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion114 decks172 decks
36%synergy
Séance Board
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-13%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion172 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion172 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion167 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
92%inclusion159 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
91%inclusion156 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Peak
83%inclusion143 decks172 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
83%inclusion143 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
81%inclusion139 decks172 decks
51%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
78%inclusion135 decks172 decks
43%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
76%inclusion130 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
76%inclusion130 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion118 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Malice
65%inclusion112 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Canyon Slough
59%inclusion101 decks172 decks
39%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
47%inclusion81 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
45%inclusion77 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
41%inclusion70 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
39%inclusion67 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
-20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
-13%synergy
Mount Doom
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
-17%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
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