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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
30%inclusion52 decks175 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.7%inclusion8 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.7%inclusion5 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.2%inclusion4 decks181 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion438 decks450 decks
86%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
93%inclusion419 decks450 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion409 decks450 decks
78%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion380 decks450 decks
77%synergy
Fate Unraveler
84%inclusion380 decks450 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion374 decks450 decks
75%synergy
Witch's Clinic
80%inclusion362 decks450 decks
73%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
83%inclusion374 decks450 decks
71%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion329 decks450 decks
66%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
72%inclusion325 decks450 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
84%inclusion379 decks450 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion365 decks450 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion362 decks450 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Warp
71%inclusion320 decks450 decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion320 decks450 decks
54%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion310 decks450 decks
61%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion293 decks450 decks
55%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion291 decks450 decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
64%inclusion289 decks450 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion281 decks449 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion187 decks450 decks
31%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion111 decks450 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion68 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.8%inclusion35 decks450 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
6.4%inclusion29 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
59%inclusion266 decks450 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion250 decks450 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion246 decks450 decks
47%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
54%inclusion245 decks450 decks
45%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion244 decks450 decks
50%synergy
Harsh Mentor
53%inclusion239 decks450 decks
46%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion213 decks450 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
47%inclusion212 decks450 decks
37%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion187 decks450 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion185 decks450 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
40%inclusion181 decks450 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion179 decks450 decks
29%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
39%inclusion176 decks450 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion157 decks450 decks
26%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion150 decks450 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion135 decks450 decks
25%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion128 decks450 decks
23%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
27%inclusion123 decks450 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion119 decks449 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion108 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
22%inclusion101 decks450 decks
21%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion90 decks403 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion98 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion96 decks450 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
20%inclusion91 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20%inclusion88 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
19%inclusion87 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion83 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion75 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion74 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion67 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
13%inclusion60 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion59 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion52 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion47 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Giant
8.2%inclusion37 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Soot Imp
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
7.3%inclusion33 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.1%inclusion32 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
60%inclusion270 decks450 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
53%inclusion238 decks450 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion212 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion209 decks450 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion195 decks450 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion167 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion166 decks450 decks
16%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion154 decks450 decks
24%synergy
Blood Pact
33%inclusion149 decks450 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion135 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion131 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion123 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Suspended Sentence
25%inclusion114 decks450 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion95 decks450 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion94 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion60 decks450 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion49 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion47 decks450 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion46 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
7.3%inclusion33 decks450 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Progress
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Pyroblast
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion18 decks322 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.6%inclusion25 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.3%inclusion24 decks450 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.3%inclusion24 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion24 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion196 decks450 decks
20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion176 decks450 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion139 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion126 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
26%inclusion119 decks450 decks
21%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion111 decks450 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion108 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion90 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion83 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion78 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion72 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion66 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion63 decks450 decks
-5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion59 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion52 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion35 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
-21%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.4%inclusion29 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.4%inclusion29 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion27 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
58%inclusion262 decks450 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion231 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
40%inclusion182 decks450 decks
38%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion99 decks450 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion89 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion79 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion78 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion72 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion55 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion52 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion46 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion35 decks450 decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.7%inclusion30 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion275 decks450 decks
53%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
51%inclusion229 decks450 decks
45%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion207 decks450 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
45%inclusion203 decks450 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion202 decks450 decks
40%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion183 decks450 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Bonds
30%inclusion137 decks450 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion130 decks450 decks
22%synergy
Spellshock
27%inclusion120 decks450 decks
24%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
21%inclusion96 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion93 decks450 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
19%inclusion86 decks450 decks
18%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion79 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion77 decks450 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion77 decks450 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion67 decks450 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion65 decks450 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion63 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion61 decks450 decks
-4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion59 decks450 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion55 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion48 decks450 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion46 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
9.3%inclusion42 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
8.4%inclusion38 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.0%inclusion36 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.3%inclusion33 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.3%inclusion33 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.4%inclusion29 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
50%inclusion225 decks450 decks
46%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion53 decks450 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
69%inclusion312 decks450 decks
61%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion191 decks450 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion188 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
40%inclusion179 decks450 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion102 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion101 decks450 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion83 decks450 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion48 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.9%inclusion40 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion39 decks450 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.3%inclusion33 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion433 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion430 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion385 decks450 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
79%inclusion354 decks450 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion326 decks450 decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion283 decks450 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion229 decks450 decks
21%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion64 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion449 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion449 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion438 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
94%inclusion423 decks450 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion384 decks450 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
85%inclusion382 decks450 decks
55%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion370 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
76%inclusion341 decks450 decks
34%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion296 decks450 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion293 decks450 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
62%inclusion279 decks450 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion267 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
57%inclusion257 decks450 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion252 decks450 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion221 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion221 decks450 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion217 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion214 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
43%inclusion193 decks450 decks
24%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion158 decks450 decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion153 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion135 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion125 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion123 decks450 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion122 decks450 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion116 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion111 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion100 decks450 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion95 decks450 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion94 decks450 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion62 decks450 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion52 decks450 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion44 decks450 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
9.1%inclusion41 decks450 decks
-4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.2%inclusion37 decks450 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion31 decks450 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion30 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion26 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion24 decks450 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
-3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion23 decks450 decks
1%synergy