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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
31%inclusion71 decks231 decks
26%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.9%inclusion35 decks394 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.3%inclusion9 decks394 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
1.3%inclusion3 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
0.9%inclusion2 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
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93%inclusion679 decks734 decks
81%synergy
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89%inclusion651 decks734 decks
76%synergy
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80%inclusion588 decks734 decks
70%synergy
Roiling Vortex
77%inclusion567 decks734 decks
70%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
71%inclusion522 decks734 decks
64%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion526 decks734 decks
63%synergy
Blood Seeker
69%inclusion507 decks734 decks
61%synergy
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66%inclusion483 decks734 decks
58%synergy
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63%inclusion464 decks734 decks
56%synergy
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62%inclusion453 decks734 decks
55%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion571 decks734 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion563 decks734 decks
42%synergy
Rakdos Charm
69%inclusion509 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
68%inclusion498 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
65%inclusion480 decks734 decks
54%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion441 decks734 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
60%inclusion441 decks734 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
59%inclusion436 decks734 decks
49%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion404 decks734 decks
50%synergy
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54%inclusion393 decks734 decks
11%synergy
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60%inclusion442 decks734 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion431 decks734 decks
41%synergy
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion373 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion351 decks734 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion221 decks734 decks
20%synergy
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27%inclusion201 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion140 decks734 decks
9%synergy
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15%inclusion111 decks734 decks
10%synergy
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15%inclusion109 decks734 decks
9%synergy
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8%synergy
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53%inclusion385 decks729 decks
44%synergy
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52%inclusion383 decks734 decks
35%synergy
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45%synergy
Harsh Mentor
47%inclusion347 decks734 decks
40%synergy
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47%inclusion347 decks734 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion342 decks734 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion333 decks734 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion312 decks734 decks
35%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
41%inclusion302 decks734 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion293 decks730 decks
35%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
38%inclusion279 decks734 decks
28%synergy
Mayhem Devil
34%inclusion250 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion244 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion242 decks734 decks
22%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion220 decks734 decks
24%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion215 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Magebane Lizard
29%inclusion210 decks734 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion193 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
24%inclusion176 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
24%inclusion175 decks734 decks
21%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
23%inclusion170 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion156 decks730 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion133 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
20%inclusion145 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion138 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion133 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion128 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion122 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion114 decks734 decks
-6%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion113 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion112 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion110 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion107 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion105 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion94 decks734 decks
-2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion87 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion85 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion80 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion80 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion79 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion77 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion72 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion71 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
9.3%inclusion68 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.0%inclusion66 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
8.9%inclusion65 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.4%inclusion62 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.3%inclusion61 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.0%inclusion59 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
7.9%inclusion58 decks734 decks
7%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
53%inclusion392 decks734 decks
33%synergy
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion392 decks734 decks
33%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion365 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion289 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion281 decks734 decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion263 decks734 decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion231 decks734 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion217 decks734 decks
-10%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion200 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion191 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
21%inclusion152 decks734 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion137 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
18%inclusion134 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion125 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion125 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion123 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion111 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion90 decks734 decks
-9%synergy
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11%inclusion84 decks734 decks
4%synergy
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11%inclusion80 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion78 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion75 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.9%inclusion65 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
8.9%inclusion65 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion50 decks734 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.7%inclusion49 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion48 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
6.4%inclusion47 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
5.6%inclusion41 decks734 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
5.6%inclusion41 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
5.4%inclusion40 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.3%inclusion39 decks734 decks
-4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.0%inclusion37 decks734 decks
0%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion291 decks734 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion248 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion227 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
30%inclusion222 decks734 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion216 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion191 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion129 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
18%inclusion129 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion124 decks729 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion118 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion113 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion111 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion106 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion101 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion94 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion93 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion79 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion76 decks734 decks
-9%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion76 decks734 decks
-18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion71 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.4%inclusion69 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion61 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
7.9%inclusion58 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.5%inclusion55 decks734 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.2%inclusion53 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion50 decks734 decks
-5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.5%inclusion48 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion45 decks734 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion42 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion40 decks734 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion40 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Twinflame
5.0%inclusion37 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
44%inclusion325 decks734 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion291 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
39%inclusion288 decks734 decks
36%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion205 decks734 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion157 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
21%inclusion152 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion141 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion119 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
15%inclusion109 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion95 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion84 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion73 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion71 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.9%inclusion65 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion40 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion39 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
51%inclusion373 decks734 decks
42%synergy
Manabarbs
46%inclusion338 decks734 decks
40%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
42%inclusion307 decks734 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion295 decks734 decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion256 decks734 decks
29%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
32%inclusion235 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Spellshock
29%inclusion210 decks734 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Bonds
25%inclusion186 decks734 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion142 decks734 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
19%inclusion141 decks734 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion135 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion135 decks734 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion119 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Moon
16%inclusion118 decks734 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion115 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion104 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion103 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion101 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion94 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion90 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion90 decks734 decks
10%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion81 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion79 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion77 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion73 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
9.4%inclusion69 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.9%inclusion65 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.6%inclusion63 decks734 decks
0%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.3%inclusion61 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.8%inclusion57 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
7.2%inclusion53 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.2%inclusion53 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Price of Glory
7.1%inclusion52 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion51 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
6.9%inclusion51 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.7%inclusion49 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
6.5%inclusion48 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.4%inclusion47 decks734 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.6%inclusion41 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.3%inclusion39 decks734 decks
2%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion309 decks734 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion75 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
51%inclusion373 decks734 decks
42%synergy
Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion370 decks734 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion316 decks734 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion281 decks734 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion212 decks734 decks
-7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
25%inclusion186 decks734 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion178 decks734 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion149 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion126 decks734 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion117 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion112 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion106 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion94 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion45 decks734 decks
0%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.9%inclusion43 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.4%inclusion40 decks734 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion727 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion697 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
76%inclusion556 decks734 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion486 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion442 decks734 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion402 decks734 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion244 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion127 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
8.7%inclusion64 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion61 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.5%inclusion55 decks734 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.5%inclusion31 decks414 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion48 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion45 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion41 decks734 decks
-13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion37 decks734 decks
-6%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion724 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion722 decks734 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion697 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion609 decks734 decks
21%synergy
Graven Cairns
70%inclusion516 decks734 decks
41%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion514 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion500 decks734 decks
22%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion490 decks734 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion461 decks734 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion436 decks734 decks
27%synergy
Blazemire Verge
57%inclusion422 decks734 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion399 decks734 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion380 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
51%inclusion374 decks734 decks
31%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion322 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion317 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion316 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Mount Doom
39%inclusion289 decks734 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion253 decks734 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion248 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
31%inclusion229 decks734 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion211 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion191 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion189 decks734 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion187 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion154 decks734 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion146 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
20%inclusion146 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion138 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion132 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion128 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion126 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion125 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion119 decks734 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion113 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion103 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion97 decks734 decks
-20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion91 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion84 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion75 decks734 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion72 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.0%inclusion66 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
9.0%inclusion66 decks734 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.2%inclusion60 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion53 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.2%inclusion53 decks734 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion48 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion45 decks734 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion42 decks734 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.0%inclusion37 decks734 decks
-15%synergy
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