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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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22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
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79%synergy
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89%inclusion95 decks107 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
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70%synergy
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69%synergy
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67%synergy
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64%synergy
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71%inclusion76 decks107 decks
63%synergy
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69%inclusion74 decks107 decks
62%synergy
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73%inclusion76 decks104 decks
61%synergy
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65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
57%synergy
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20%synergy
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70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion73 decks107 decks
34%synergy
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65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Blood Artist
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
43%synergy
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62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
56%synergy
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62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Bedevil
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
25%synergy
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59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
51%synergy
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25%synergy
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32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
14%synergy
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22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
8%synergy
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19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
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9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
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8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
0%synergy
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8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
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6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
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59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
44%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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49%synergy
Harsh Mentor
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44%synergy
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49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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38%synergy
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46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
39%synergy
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41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
37%synergy
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39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
36%synergy
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39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
35%synergy
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13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
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30%synergy
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33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Magebane Lizard
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Star Athlete
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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11%synergy
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5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Soot Imp
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10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
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8%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
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6%synergy
Great Unclean One
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9%synergy
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6%synergy
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Dark Ritual
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Suspended Sentence
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
10%synergy
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23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
3%synergy
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22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
13%synergy
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17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
2%synergy
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14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
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-10%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
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0%synergy
Seething Song
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-4%synergy
Pyroblast
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-2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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3%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
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11%synergy
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20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
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34%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
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26%synergy
Grab the Prize
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18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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10%synergy
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16%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Decree of Pain
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16%synergy
Damnation
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13%synergy
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7%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
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6%synergy
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12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
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5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
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2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
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-1%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
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7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
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-23%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-6%synergy
Dreadbore
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0%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
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47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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8%synergy
Shadowspear
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
20%synergy
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24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
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18%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
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6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
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6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Bonds
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Pestilence
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Pain for All
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3%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
10%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
95%inclusion102 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion94 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion107 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion107 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion98 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion96 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
81%inclusion87 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
71%inclusion76 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
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