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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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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fate Unraveler
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
92%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Blood Seeker
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Massacre Wurm
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
77%synergy
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85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
76%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Feed the Swarm
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Blasphemous Act
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Infernal Grasp
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Sign in Blood
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Harsh Mentor
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
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7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Mayhem Devil
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
53%synergy
The Lord of Pain
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
51%synergy
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69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Brash Taunter
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Star Athlete
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Massacre Girl
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
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54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
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54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
45%synergy
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46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Rug of Smothering
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Immolation Shaman
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Perforating Artist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blood Cultist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Tree of Perdition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Charging Cinderhorn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Jester
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Furnace Punisher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
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Bedevil
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Suspended Sentence
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Blood Pact
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Truths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcbond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Verdict
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Perilous Predicament
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Act
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Unleash Fury
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Derailment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
Cast Down
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
Abrade
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-14%synergy
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-15%synergy
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Grab the Prize
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Decree of Pain
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Light Up the Stage
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadbore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Decode Transmissions
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10%synergy
Risky Research
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Burn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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2%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Tremor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Painful Lesson
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Final Punishment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Last One Standing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Soul
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Shared Trauma
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Molten Collapse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Explosion of Riches
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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Mask of Griselbrand
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Basilisk Collar
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Ent-Draught Basin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fiendlash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Umbilicus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
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Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Theater of Horrors
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Underworld Dreams
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Roiling Vortex
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Citadel of Pain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Maximum Carnage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Momentum Breaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Runes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Spellshock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Furnace of Rath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Shadows
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Death Pits of Rath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ragged Veins
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Battle Strain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Everlasting Torment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Outpost Siege
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Captive Audience
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
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Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Witch's Clinic
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Shivan Gorge
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Temple of the False God
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Gorge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Rakdos Signet
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Fellwar Stone
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Séance Board
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Prismatic Lens
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Star Compass
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malice
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Tainted Peak
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Canyon Slough
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Ash Barrens
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Geothermal Bog
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mount Doom
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Volcano
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Marsh
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Crag
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
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