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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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26%synergy
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54%synergy
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27%synergy
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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1%synergy
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36%synergy
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14%synergy
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19%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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42%synergy
Manabarbs
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39%synergy
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37%synergy
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32%synergy
Painful Quandary
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28%synergy
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
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15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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Blood Moon
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14%synergy
No Mercy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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39%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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26%synergy
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19%synergy
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30%inclusion228 decks768 decks
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
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17%inclusion134 decks768 decks
-2%synergy
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6%synergy
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15%inclusion116 decks768 decks
9%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%inclusion99 decks768 decks
4%synergy
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6.4%inclusion49 decks768 decks
0%synergy
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4%synergy
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-5%synergy
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Sol Ring
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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21%synergy
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7%synergy
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43%synergy
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21%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
Séance Board
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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-12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
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1%synergy
Mountain
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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21%synergy
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7%synergy
Graven Cairns
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41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion521 decks768 decks
22%synergy
Blood Crypt
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22%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion487 decks768 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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27%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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28%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion418 decks768 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
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6%synergy
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51%inclusion389 decks768 decks
31%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
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9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion331 decks768 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion331 decks768 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
39%inclusion302 decks768 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion264 decks768 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion262 decks768 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
31%inclusion235 decks768 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion222 decks768 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion202 decks768 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion200 decks768 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion196 decks768 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion159 decks768 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
20%inclusion153 decks768 decks
10%synergy
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20%inclusion153 decks768 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion142 decks768 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion138 decks768 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion133 decks768 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion131 decks768 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion126 decks768 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion122 decks768 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion117 decks768 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion105 decks768 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion104 decks768 decks
-19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion98 decks768 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion86 decks768 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion82 decks768 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion74 decks768 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.0%inclusion69 decks768 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.9%inclusion68 decks768 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.2%inclusion63 decks768 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion55 decks768 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.9%inclusion53 decks768 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion49 decks768 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion47 decks768 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion43 decks768 decks
2%synergy
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