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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
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Redirect Lightning
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Super Shredder
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
93%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
85%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
81%synergy
Blood Seeker
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Fate Unraveler
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
60%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Rakdos Charm
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Harsh Mentor
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Brash Taunter
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Soot Imp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Girl
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Withering Torment
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Soul's Fire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Price of Progress
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Shadowspear
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Copper Tablet
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Barbed Wire
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Mithril Coat
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Iron Maiden
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Manabarbs
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Spiteful Visions
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Painful Quandary
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Spellshock
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Burning Earth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
All Will Be One
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Shivan Gorge
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Luxury Suite
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Blazemire Verge
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Haunted Ridge
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Mount Doom
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Peak
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy