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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%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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0%synergy
Fated Firepower
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1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
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0%synergy
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Mogis, God of Slaughter
94%inclusion160 decks170 decks
84%synergy
Fate Unraveler
90%inclusion153 decks170 decks
82%synergy
Blood Seeker
88%inclusion150 decks170 decks
80%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
91%inclusion155 decks170 decks
79%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion138 decks170 decks
74%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
81%inclusion137 decks170 decks
73%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
78%inclusion133 decks170 decks
72%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
84%inclusion142 decks170 decks
72%synergy
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78%inclusion132 decks170 decks
69%synergy
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68%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
88%inclusion150 decks170 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion147 decks170 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
84%inclusion142 decks170 decks
49%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion134 decks170 decks
66%synergy
Chaos Warp
78%inclusion132 decks170 decks
29%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
75%inclusion128 decks170 decks
58%synergy
Spiteful Visions
74%inclusion126 decks170 decks
66%synergy
Feed the Swarm
73%inclusion124 decks170 decks
30%synergy
Bedevil
73%inclusion124 decks170 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
71%inclusion121 decks170 decks
61%synergy
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Harsh Mentor
68%inclusion115 decks170 decks
61%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
68%inclusion115 decks170 decks
61%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
67%inclusion114 decks170 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion112 decks170 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
64%inclusion108 decks170 decks
56%synergy
Brash Taunter
55%inclusion93 decks170 decks
45%synergy
Mayhem Devil
55%inclusion93 decks170 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion91 decks170 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion82 decks158 decks
43%synergy
Rug of Smothering
49%inclusion83 decks170 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion79 decks170 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion76 decks170 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
43%inclusion73 decks170 decks
36%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
42%inclusion71 decks170 decks
36%synergy
Star Athlete
36%inclusion61 decks170 decks
32%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion60 decks170 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion59 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
34%inclusion58 decks170 decks
23%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
31%inclusion52 decks170 decks
26%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion50 decks170 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Girl
29%inclusion50 decks170 decks
26%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion44 decks170 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
18%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
22%inclusion38 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
17%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
20%inclusion34 decks170 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion32 decks170 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
15%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Fiendish Duo
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
4%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
63%inclusion107 decks170 decks
48%synergy
Blood Pact
56%inclusion96 decks170 decks
52%synergy
Suspended Sentence
45%inclusion77 decks170 decks
41%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion72 decks170 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion66 decks170 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion57 decks170 decks
-8%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion44 decks170 decks
-14%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion42 decks170 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
0%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
-13%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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3%synergy
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Sign in Blood
59%inclusion100 decks170 decks
36%synergy
Grab the Prize
45%inclusion77 decks170 decks
35%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
44%inclusion74 decks170 decks
39%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion65 decks170 decks
34%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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17%synergy
Vandalblast
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-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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3%synergy
Reanimate
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-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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5%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
-20%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
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0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-7%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
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1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
71%inclusion121 decks170 decks
61%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion82 decks170 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
26%inclusion45 decks170 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowspear
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
1%synergy
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Roiling Vortex
69%inclusion118 decks170 decks
62%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
66%inclusion113 decks170 decks
60%synergy
Underworld Dreams
62%inclusion106 decks170 decks
54%synergy
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion76 decks170 decks
38%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
42%inclusion71 decks170 decks
37%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion65 decks170 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion55 decks170 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion53 decks170 decks
28%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
27%inclusion46 decks170 decks
25%synergy
Theater of Horrors
26%inclusion44 decks170 decks
18%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
20%inclusion34 decks170 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion34 decks170 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
-6%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
-11%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Pain for All
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
43%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
11%synergy
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Spinerock Knoll
56%inclusion95 decks170 decks
47%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion66 decks170 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion64 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion55 decks170 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
-2%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
-12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-4%synergy
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Sol Ring
96%inclusion164 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion163 decks170 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion145 decks170 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
82%inclusion139 decks170 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion133 decks170 decks
60%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion116 decks170 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion113 decks170 decks
37%synergy
Séance Board
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
-13%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion170 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion170 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion165 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
92%inclusion157 decks170 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
91%inclusion154 decks170 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Peak
83%inclusion141 decks170 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
83%inclusion141 decks170 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
81%inclusion137 decks170 decks
51%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
78%inclusion133 decks170 decks
43%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
75%inclusion128 decks170 decks
55%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
75%inclusion128 decks170 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion116 decks170 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Malice
65%inclusion111 decks170 decks
31%synergy
Canyon Slough
58%inclusion99 decks170 decks
39%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion81 decks170 decks
32%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion80 decks170 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
44%inclusion75 decks170 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
41%inclusion69 decks170 decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
39%inclusion66 decks170 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion43 decks170 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
-21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion34 decks170 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
-16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion28 decks170 decks
-7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion19 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
-12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion10 decks170 decks
-1%synergy
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