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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion93 decks102 decks
78%synergy
Roiling Vortex
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
78%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
86%inclusion88 decks102 decks
76%synergy
Blood Seeker
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
67%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion78 decks101 decks
66%synergy
Fate Unraveler
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
65%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
63%synergy
Witch's Clinic
66%inclusion67 decks102 decks
58%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
53%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
68%inclusion69 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion66 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
45%synergy
The Lord of Pain
61%inclusion62 decks101 decks
51%synergy
Underworld Dreams
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Spiteful Visions
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
46%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
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Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
46%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Harsh Mentor
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Mayhem Devil
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Magebane Lizard
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Star Athlete
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Tectonic Giant
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
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Bedevil
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
54%inclusion55 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pact
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Suspended Sentence
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Overkill
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Shadowspear
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Copper Tablet
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Grinding Station
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
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Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Manabarbs
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Pyrohemia
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Smoke
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Blood Moon
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Shivan Gorge
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion96 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion77 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion61 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion100 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion100 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion99 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion81 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion79 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion69 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion68 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
60%inclusion61 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Peak
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
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