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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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39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.5%inclusion5 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
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-5%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion161 decks169 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion161 decks169 decks
82%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion151 decks169 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
80%inclusion135 decks169 decks
70%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
73%inclusion123 decks169 decks
65%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion122 decks169 decks
64%synergy
Underworld Dreams
70%inclusion118 decks169 decks
62%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
70%inclusion119 decks169 decks
61%synergy
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67%inclusion113 decks169 decks
60%synergy
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65%inclusion110 decks169 decks
57%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion136 decks169 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion130 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion120 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
70%inclusion119 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
63%inclusion106 decks169 decks
56%synergy
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion104 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
61%inclusion103 decks169 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
40%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion99 decks169 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion96 decks169 decks
52%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion113 decks169 decks
49%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
65%inclusion110 decks169 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion90 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion89 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
10%synergy
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14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
8%synergy
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56%inclusion95 decks169 decks
47%synergy
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52%inclusion88 decks169 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
51%inclusion86 decks169 decks
46%synergy
Rug of Smothering
50%inclusion85 decks169 decks
46%synergy
The Lord of Pain
50%inclusion84 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
47%inclusion80 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
37%synergy
Harsh Mentor
41%inclusion69 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion67 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
35%inclusion59 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
15%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
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Withering Torment
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
41%inclusion69 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion69 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
39%inclusion66 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
31%inclusion52 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Suspended Sentence
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
0%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion78 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion76 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion56 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Winds of Change
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
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Ankh of Mishra
44%inclusion75 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion67 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Copper Tablet
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
49%inclusion83 decks169 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion80 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion78 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion64 decks169 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion56 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Spellshock
32%inclusion54 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
31%inclusion52 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Burning Earth
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Price of Glory
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion78 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
5%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion85 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
49%inclusion83 decks169 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion76 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion70 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
1%synergy
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Sol Ring
99%inclusion168 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion162 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
81%inclusion137 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion110 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion88 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
3%synergy
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Swamp
98%inclusion166 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion166 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion165 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion135 decks169 decks
35%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion134 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
73%inclusion123 decks169 decks
40%synergy
Graven Cairns
72%inclusion122 decks169 decks
43%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion118 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion116 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
66%inclusion112 decks169 decks
36%synergy
Luxury Suite
65%inclusion110 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion104 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
51%inclusion87 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion84 decks169 decks
33%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
47%inclusion79 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion72 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion69 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion56 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
30%inclusion50 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
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