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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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39%synergy
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79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
44%synergy
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77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
29%synergy
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67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
55%synergy
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41%synergy
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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1%synergy
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45%synergy
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46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
40%synergy
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38%synergy
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45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
38%synergy
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37%synergy
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26%synergy
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30%synergy
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31%synergy
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37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
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11%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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30%synergy
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30%synergy
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22%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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26%synergy
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12%synergy
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23%synergy
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20%synergy
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3%synergy
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23%synergy
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14%synergy
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21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
10%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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4%synergy
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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34%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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22%synergy
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37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
27%synergy
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31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
17%synergy
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30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
17%synergy
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27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
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26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
13%synergy
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5%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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-2%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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-10%synergy
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2%synergy
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-8%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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16%synergy
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11%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
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-23%synergy
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2%synergy
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47%synergy
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21%synergy
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29%synergy
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20%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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41%synergy
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36%synergy
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34%synergy
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30%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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25%synergy
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20%synergy
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22%synergy
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15%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
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47%synergy
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8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
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Leechridden Swamp
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54%synergy
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59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
50%synergy
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54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
36%synergy
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44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
35%synergy
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44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
9%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
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14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
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7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
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-3%synergy
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0%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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29%synergy
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74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
22%synergy
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44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
14%synergy
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14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
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8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
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100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
2%synergy
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
25%synergy
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86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
22%synergy
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35%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Peak
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
35%synergy
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69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
28%synergy
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61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
31%synergy
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51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
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