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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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37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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16%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
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0%synergy
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2%synergy
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86%synergy
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80%synergy
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79%synergy
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90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
79%synergy
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92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
72%synergy
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88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
67%synergy
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71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
66%synergy
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59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
56%synergy
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56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
50%synergy
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88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
46%synergy
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64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
28%synergy
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58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
39%synergy
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51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
32%synergy
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51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
41%synergy
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92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
81%synergy
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
70%synergy
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88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
73%synergy
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86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
76%synergy
Jeska's Will
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
58%synergy
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77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
71%synergy
Mox Diamond
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Imperial Seal
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
61%synergy
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58%synergy
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59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
53%synergy
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41%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Fate Unraveler
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
38%synergy
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47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Blood Seeker
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Magebane Lizard
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Harsh Mentor
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
26%synergy
The Lord of Pain
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
21%synergy
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29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Moon
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Soot Imp
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Nabber
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Brash Taunter
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Roaming Throne
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1%synergy
Star Athlete
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Bolt Bend
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-18%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
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14%synergy
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16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
9%synergy
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15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
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4%synergy
Entomb
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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-2%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Bedevil
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-24%synergy
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5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
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7%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
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3%synergy
Tainted Pact
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5%synergy
Return the Favor
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0%synergy
Price of Progress
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5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
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5%synergy
Seething Song
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-6%synergy
Darkness
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4%synergy
Fling
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1%synergy
Shock
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2%synergy
Burnt Offering
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0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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3%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
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10%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Molten Duplication
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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4%synergy
Twinflame
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6%synergy
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11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Buried Alive
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1%synergy
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Copper Tablet
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Shadowspear
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Basilisk Collar
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Torpor Orb
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
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Manabarbs
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Spellshock
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Underworld Breach
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Blood Moon
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Spiteful Visions
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Smoke
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Price of Glory
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Stranglehold
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Pain for All
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Waste Not
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-19%synergy
Oppression
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
23%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Saga
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Clinic
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Gorge
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Great Furnace
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
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Sol Ring
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-25%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
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Blood Crypt
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
80%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Luxury Suite
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion45 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Marsh Flats
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Blazemire Verge
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Arid Mesa
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Mount Doom
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Wooded Foothills
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
41%synergy
City of Brass
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Prismatic Vista
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-38%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-27%synergy
Starting Town
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-27%synergy
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