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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%inclusion16 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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92%inclusion119 decks130 decks
80%synergy
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89%inclusion116 decks130 decks
79%synergy
Fate Unraveler
86%inclusion112 decks130 decks
78%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
85%inclusion110 decks130 decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
78%inclusion102 decks130 decks
71%synergy
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76%inclusion99 decks130 decks
69%synergy
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69%synergy
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67%synergy
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71%inclusion92 decks130 decks
62%synergy
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69%inclusion90 decks130 decks
61%synergy
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88%inclusion114 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion108 decks130 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
75%inclusion98 decks130 decks
24%synergy
The Lord of Pain
70%inclusion91 decks130 decks
60%synergy
Bedevil
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35%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
68%inclusion88 decks130 decks
60%synergy
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68%inclusion88 decks130 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
66%inclusion86 decks130 decks
18%synergy
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66%inclusion86 decks130 decks
58%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
58%synergy
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26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
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15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
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6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
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65%inclusion84 decks130 decks
55%synergy
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64%inclusion83 decks130 decks
45%synergy
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55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
48%synergy
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47%synergy
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54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
41%synergy
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50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Mayhem Devil
48%inclusion62 decks130 decks
23%synergy
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47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion55 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Rug of Smothering
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
27%synergy
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30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Star Athlete
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Girl
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
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6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
1%synergy
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6%synergy
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6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
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61%inclusion79 decks130 decks
46%synergy
Blood Pact
48%inclusion62 decks130 decks
43%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion55 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
12%synergy
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14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
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9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
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-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
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5%synergy
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-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
2%synergy
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5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
0%synergy
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-4%synergy
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21%synergy
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36%synergy
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27%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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31%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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28%synergy
Decree of Pain
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25%synergy
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10%synergy
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-7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
12%synergy
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20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
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-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
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9%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
65%inclusion84 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion60 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
12%synergy
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9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
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Roiling Vortex
64%inclusion83 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
62%inclusion81 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
48%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Manabarbs
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
32%synergy
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33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Theater of Horrors
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
0%synergy
All Will Be One
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
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5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Burning Earth
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
7%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Temple of the False God
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
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Sol Ring
97%inclusion126 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion125 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
79%inclusion103 decks130 decks
61%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion95 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion92 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Séance Board
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
0%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion129 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion129 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
96%inclusion125 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion123 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
88%inclusion114 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
81%inclusion105 decks130 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
78%inclusion102 decks130 decks
49%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
74%inclusion96 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
72%inclusion94 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Malice
61%inclusion79 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Canyon Slough
52%inclusion67 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
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