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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
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
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Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion65 decks73 decks
79%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
78%synergy
Witch's Clinic
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
78%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
75%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
72%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
72%synergy
Spiteful Visions
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
71%synergy
The Lord of Pain
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
70%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Bedevil
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
70%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
57%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Brash Taunter
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
63%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
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Harsh Mentor
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Wurm
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
62%inclusion45 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Star Athlete
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Girl
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Mayhem Devil
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Rug of Smothering
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Tectonic Giant
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Lizard
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Moon
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Perforating Artist
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Far Fortune, End Boss
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
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Chaos Warp
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Suspended Sentence
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Blood Pact
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Abrade
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Price of Progress
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
62%inclusion45 decks73 decks
57%synergy
Sign in Blood
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Grab the Prize
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Decree of Pain
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Light Up the Stage
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Come Back Wrong
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Dreadbore
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Waltz of Rage
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
58%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Howling Mine
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
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Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Roiling Vortex
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Underworld Dreams
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Manabarbs
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Theater of Horrors
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Blood Moon
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Stab Wound
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
68%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Temple of the False God
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
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Sol Ring
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
65%synergy
Rakdos Signet
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Séance Board
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
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Mountain
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Peak
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Graven Cairns
74%inclusion54 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Malice
74%inclusion54 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Canyon Slough
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Geothermal Bog
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Ash Barrens
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-23%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-22%synergy
Blood Crypt
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-35%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
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