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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%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Redirect Lightning
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
85%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
82%synergy
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93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
73%synergy
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80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
70%synergy
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73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
66%synergy
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73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
65%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
11%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
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57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Mayhem Devil
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Rug of Smothering
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
41%synergy
The Lord of Pain
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Magebane Lizard
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Brash Taunter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Soot Imp
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Pain Distributor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Star Athlete
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
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Untimely Malfunction
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Soul Shatter
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Suspended Sentence
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Backlash
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
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6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
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6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
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Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
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Shadowspear
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Basilisk Collar
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Mithril Coat
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Ruby Medallion
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%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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Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Spiteful Visions
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Manabarbs
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Descent into Avernus
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Spellshock
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Bonds
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Citadel of Pain
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Havoc Festival
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rain of Gore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
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6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
All Will Be One
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Storm World
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Regatha
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
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Leechridden Swamp
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Shivan Gorge
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Fountainport
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
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Arcane Signet
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
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Command Tower
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Graven Cairns
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
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