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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
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mogis, God of Slaughter
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
90%synergy
Witch's Clinic
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
87%synergy
Blood Seeker
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
86%synergy
Fate Unraveler
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
82%synergy
Roiling Vortex
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
80%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
76%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
69%synergy
Rakdos Charm
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
75%synergy
Lightning Greaves
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Underworld Dreams
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
73%synergy
The Lord of Pain
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Brash Taunter
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
65%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
69%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
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Persistent Constrictor
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
62%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Wurm
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Harsh Mentor
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
56%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Rug of Smothering
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Star Athlete
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Girl
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Stuffy Doll
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Great Unclean One
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dread
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Bedevil
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Blood Pact
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-29%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Not of This World
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Six-Sided Die
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wild Ricochet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Dismember
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
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Sign in Blood
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Decree of Pain
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Come Back Wrong
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Vengeful Possession
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-25%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Obliterate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Waltz of Rage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Insurrection
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Fell
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Crawlspace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Fiendlash
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Ring of Xathrid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
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Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
69%synergy
Spiteful Visions
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Bonds
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
41%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Blood Moon
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Manabarbs
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Maddening Hex
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Burning Earth
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Smoke
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Flare
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Pyrohemia
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Stab Wound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Footfall Crater
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mines of Moria
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Restless Vents
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Kher Keep
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
82%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Séance Board
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Malice
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Graven Cairns
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
58%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
68%synergy
Tainted Peak
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Ash Barrens
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Geothermal Bog
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Blazemire Verge
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-26%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-27%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Billiard Room
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
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