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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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50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Mornsong Aria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.7%inclusion3 decks82 decks
0%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion108 decks116 decks
81%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
94%inclusion109 decks116 decks
81%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
83%inclusion96 decks116 decks
73%synergy
Roiling Vortex
80%inclusion93 decks116 decks
72%synergy
Fate Unraveler
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
72%inclusion84 decks116 decks
64%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
73%inclusion85 decks116 decks
64%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
63%synergy
Witch's Clinic
65%inclusion75 decks116 decks
57%synergy
Blood Seeker
65%inclusion75 decks116 decks
57%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion89 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
73%inclusion85 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion74 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
53%synergy
The Lord of Pain
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
40%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
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Nightshade Harvester
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Harsh Mentor
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Rug of Smothering
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Magebane Lizard
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Master of Cruelties
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Bedevil
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Price of Progress
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Ritual
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Winds of Change
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Copper Tablet
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Spellshock
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Smoke
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Price of Glory
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Shivan Gorge
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion110 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
79%inclusion92 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion73 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion73 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion112 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion111 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion95 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion81 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
66%inclusion76 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
65%inclusion75 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Mount Doom
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
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