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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%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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-1%synergy
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80%synergy
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89%inclusion116 decks131 decks
79%synergy
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86%inclusion113 decks131 decks
78%synergy
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84%inclusion110 decks131 decks
72%synergy
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78%inclusion102 decks131 decks
70%synergy
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69%synergy
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68%synergy
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67%synergy
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62%synergy
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61%synergy
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88%inclusion115 decks131 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
82%inclusion107 decks131 decks
47%synergy
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76%inclusion99 decks131 decks
25%synergy
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70%inclusion92 decks131 decks
60%synergy
Bedevil
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35%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
67%inclusion88 decks131 decks
60%synergy
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59%synergy
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49%synergy
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57%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
6%synergy
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22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
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15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
1%synergy
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0%synergy
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6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
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-4%synergy
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-6%synergy
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45%synergy
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53%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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44%synergy
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41%synergy
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42%synergy
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23%synergy
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37%synergy
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35%synergy
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35%synergy
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27%synergy
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37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
15%synergy
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36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
30%synergy
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35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
26%synergy
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31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
26%synergy
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29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
25%synergy
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25%synergy
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28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
13%synergy
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
20%synergy
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22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
18%synergy
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21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
18%synergy
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18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
13%synergy
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18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
15%synergy
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17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
10%synergy
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11%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
9%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
9%synergy
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10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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46%synergy
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47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
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31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
12%synergy
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3%synergy
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23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
3%synergy
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11%synergy
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12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
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10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
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1%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-3%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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-2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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19%synergy
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35%synergy
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26%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
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26%synergy
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11%synergy
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-6%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
Damnation
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7%synergy
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11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-18%synergy
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-3%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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0%synergy
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-1%synergy
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52%synergy
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15%synergy
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22%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
10%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Crawlspace
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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63%inclusion83 decks131 decks
56%synergy
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54%synergy
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53%inclusion70 decks131 decks
47%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion54 decks131 decks
35%synergy
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39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
33%synergy
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36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
29%synergy
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32%synergy
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28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
27%synergy
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24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
16%synergy
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20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
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18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
13%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
12%synergy
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16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
13%synergy
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15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
12%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
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13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
3%synergy
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13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
7%synergy
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11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
5%synergy
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11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
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11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
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11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
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8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
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7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
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6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
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2%synergy
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6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
33%synergy
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9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
5%synergy
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5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
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Sol Ring
97%inclusion127 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion125 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
78%inclusion102 decks131 decks
60%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion95 decks131 decks
12%synergy
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69%inclusion91 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion71 decks131 decks
24%synergy
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53%inclusion70 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
95%inclusion125 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion124 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
88%inclusion115 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
81%inclusion106 decks131 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
78%inclusion102 decks131 decks
48%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion95 decks131 decks
26%synergy
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71%inclusion93 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion87 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
65%inclusion85 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Malice
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Canyon Slough
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
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39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
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