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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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50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Redirect Lightning
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
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10%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
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3%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
85%synergy
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93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
82%synergy
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93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Blood Seeker
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
74%synergy
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79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
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68%synergy
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71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
64%synergy
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71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
63%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Rakdos Charm
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Fate Unraveler
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
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Harsh Mentor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Mayhem Devil
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
The Lord of Pain
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Soot Imp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Pain Distributor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Star Athlete
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Withering Torment
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Suspended Sentence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Backlash
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
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7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
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2%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
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2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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5%synergy
Pyroblast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
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Blasphemous Edict
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
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Shadowspear
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Mithril Coat
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Key to the City
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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Sulfuric Vortex
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Visions
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Manabarbs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Descent into Avernus
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Spellshock
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Citadel of Pain
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Gore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Runes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
All Will Be One
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Storm World
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
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Invasion of Regatha
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
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Arcane Signet
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rakdos Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
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Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Graven Cairns
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Luxury Suite
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Blazemire Verge
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Mount Doom
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Peak
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
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