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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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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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Razorkin Needlehead
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
83%synergy
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92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
80%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Roiling Vortex
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
72%synergy
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75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
67%synergy
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71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
63%synergy
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67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
62%synergy
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67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
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71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
59%synergy
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83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
42%synergy
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79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
44%synergy
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67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
18%synergy
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67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Blood Seeker
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Rakdos Charm
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
19%synergy
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63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
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58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
7%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
56%synergy
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54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
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50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Gamble
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
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25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
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17%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
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58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
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54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Star Athlete
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mayhem Devil
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Magebane Lizard
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Master of Cruelties
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Pyroblast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
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8%synergy
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8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
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-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
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7%synergy
Gut Shot
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6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Fire Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Thunder Magic
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3%synergy
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Chandra's Ignition
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Copper Tablet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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Bloodchief Ascension
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Painful Quandary
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Bonds
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Exquisite Blood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
All Will Be One
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Price of Glory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Gore
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Burning Earth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
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Witch's Clinic
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Gorge
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Arena of Glory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
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Arcane Signet
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
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Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Graven Cairns
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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