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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
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Redirect Lightning
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Roiling Vortex
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Fate Unraveler
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Charm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
34%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
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50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Rug of Smothering
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Harsh Mentor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Mayhem Devil
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
The Lord of Pain
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Star Athlete
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Magebane Lizard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
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Tibalt's Trickery
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Pyroblast
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Ricochet Trap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
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Reanimate
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Winds of Change
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Electroduplicate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Duplication
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Mindcrank
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Shadowspear
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Copper Tablet
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Embercleave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Wire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Manabarbs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
All Will Be One
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Spellshock
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Blood Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Gorge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Séance Board
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Graven Cairns
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Blazemire Verge
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Mount Doom
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-25%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
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