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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%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Redirect Lightning
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
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97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
79%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Roiling Vortex
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
76%synergy
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77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
70%synergy
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77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Underworld Dreams
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
65%synergy
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68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
63%synergy
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68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
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81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
39%synergy
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81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Rollick
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Charm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
21%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Blood Seeker
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
53%synergy
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61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Jeska's Will
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Opposition Agent
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Gamble
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
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19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
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58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
51%synergy
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55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Rug of Smothering
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Mayhem Devil
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Star Athlete
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Brash Taunter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Magebane Lizard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Master of Cruelties
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Bedevil
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Suspended Sentence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
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5%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
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4%synergy
Price of Progress
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7%synergy
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-12%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
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4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
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5%synergy
Gut Shot
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4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
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4%synergy
Saw in Half
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-5%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
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Chandra's Ignition
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Shadowspear
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Copper Tablet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
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Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Bonds
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Manabarbs
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
All Will Be One
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Pyrohemia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Price of Glory
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rain of Gore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Runes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Pestilence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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Chandra, Awakened Inferno
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Shivan Gorge
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
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Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mount Doom
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
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