Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood (Commander)

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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
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Zuko, Avatar Hunter
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pestilence
73%inclusion171 decks235 decks
71%synergy
Blazing Volley
71%inclusion166 decks235 decks
67%synergy
Plague Spitter
60%inclusion141 decks235 decks
59%synergy
Electrickery
60%inclusion141 decks235 decks
57%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
55%inclusion130 decks235 decks
55%synergy
Caltrops
54%inclusion127 decks235 decks
54%synergy
End the Festivities
59%inclusion139 decks235 decks
52%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
51%inclusion120 decks235 decks
51%synergy
Fire Ants
50%inclusion117 decks235 decks
50%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
49%inclusion115 decks235 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion144 decks235 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion123 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion116 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
46%inclusion109 decks235 decks
45%synergy
Crypt Rats
46%inclusion108 decks235 decks
45%synergy
Slaughter Specialist
46%inclusion107 decks235 decks
44%synergy
Brash Taunter
45%inclusion105 decks235 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Chainwhirler
44%inclusion103 decks235 decks
43%synergy
Wail of the Nim
43%inclusion102 decks235 decks
42%synergy
Shake the Foundations
43%inclusion100 decks235 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
15%inclusion36 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion24 decks235 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion93 decks235 decks
18%synergy
Akroan Horse
39%inclusion91 decks235 decks
38%synergy
Thrashing Wumpus
38%inclusion90 decks235 decks
38%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
34%inclusion81 decks235 decks
34%synergy
Dagger Caster
34%inclusion81 decks235 decks
33%synergy
Pestilence Demon
34%inclusion80 decks235 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
31%inclusion74 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion68 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
29%inclusion67 decks235 decks
25%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
27%inclusion64 decks235 decks
26%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
23%inclusion53 decks235 decks
22%synergy
Burnished Hart
21%inclusion50 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Stuffy Doll
20%inclusion48 decks235 decks
18%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Varchild's War-Riders
17%inclusion41 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfire Dwarf
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
16%inclusion38 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
16%inclusion37 decks235 decks
13%synergy
Death-Rattle Oni
16%inclusion37 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
15%inclusion35 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Hunted Dragon
14%inclusion34 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
11%inclusion27 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Subterranean Spirit
11%inclusion26 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
11%inclusion26 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
8.9%inclusion21 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Donna Noble
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Warmonger
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Hunted Horror
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Blood Cultist
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Inferno Titan
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
4%synergy
High-Society Hunter
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Instants
You Are Already Dead
42%inclusion99 decks235 decks
41%synergy
Soul's Fire
38%inclusion90 decks235 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion87 decks235 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion83 decks235 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion73 decks235 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion72 decks235 decks
-13%synergy
Arcbond
30%inclusion71 decks235 decks
29%synergy
Cinderclasm
29%inclusion68 decks235 decks
29%synergy
Starstorm
29%inclusion67 decks235 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion62 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Fling
23%inclusion54 decks235 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
21%inclusion50 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Magmaquake
21%inclusion49 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Fire Magic
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
17%inclusion41 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
16%inclusion38 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Armor of Shadows
16%inclusion38 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion26 decks166 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Flame Sweep
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
-4%synergy
Rush of Vitality
12%inclusion29 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Seismic Shudder
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion26 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Savage Alliance
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Inflame
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Cannonade
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Shock
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Unlikely Aid
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Shriveling Rot
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
-3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion98 decks235 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
41%inclusion97 decks235 decks
28%synergy
Scouring Sands
40%inclusion93 decks235 decks
38%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
38%inclusion90 decks235 decks
32%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion90 decks235 decks
33%synergy
Pyroclasm
33%inclusion77 decks235 decks
32%synergy
Tremor
31%inclusion74 decks235 decks
31%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion72 decks235 decks
30%synergy
Fiery Confluence
29%inclusion69 decks235 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion66 decks235 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion60 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Smash to Dust
24%inclusion56 decks235 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion48 decks235 decks
-10%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion48 decks235 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion46 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion43 decks235 decks
-10%synergy
Boiling Earth
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Slice and Dice
17%inclusion39 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Dry Spell
16%inclusion38 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion31 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Spray
13%inclusion30 decks235 decks
13%synergy
Rain of Embers
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.9%inclusion21 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Gravitic Punch
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Fires
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Hurly-Burly
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Sweltering Suns
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood's End
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Mogg Infestation
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Diresight
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion94 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
32%inclusion76 decks235 decks
22%synergy
Fiendlash
30%inclusion70 decks235 decks
29%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
26%inclusion60 decks235 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion58 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion57 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
23%inclusion53 decks235 decks
22%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion52 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Plate
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion25 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion24 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion23 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.9%inclusion21 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Shield of the Realm
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Noxious Field
43%inclusion100 decks235 decks
42%synergy
Eternal Thirst
39%inclusion91 decks235 decks
38%synergy
Circle of Flame
36%inclusion85 decks235 decks
36%synergy
Last Laugh
27%inclusion64 decks235 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion63 decks235 decks
3%synergy
All Will Be One
25%inclusion59 decks235 decks
22%synergy
Aether Flash
22%inclusion51 decks235 decks
21%synergy
Repercussion
21%inclusion49 decks235 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion45 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Festering Evil
14%inclusion34 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion34 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion21 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Genesis
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Pain for All
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
The First Eruption
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Flamecaller
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion99 decks235 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion83 decks235 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion52 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion39 decks235 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion30 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion22 decks190 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion25 decks235 decks
-7%synergy
Desert
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion13 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion195 decks235 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion176 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion146 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion102 decks235 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion99 decks235 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion90 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion83 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion67 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion47 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion47 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Locket
19%inclusion44 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion43 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
12%inclusion28 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion19 decks235 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Lavabrink Floodgates
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
5.1%inclusion12 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion225 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion222 decks235 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion182 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion145 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion118 decks235 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
49%inclusion115 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41%inclusion96 decks235 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Peak
40%inclusion94 decks235 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
39%inclusion92 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion86 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion70 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion69 decks235 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion68 decks235 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Crypt
29%inclusion68 decks235 decks
-16%synergy
Luxury Suite
25%inclusion58 decks235 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion55 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion53 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion49 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
21%inclusion49 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion48 decks235 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion44 decks235 decks
-14%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion42 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
18%inclusion42 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion40 decks235 decks
-14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion33 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion26 decks235 decks
-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
-8%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.2%inclusion17 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Tramway Station
6.4%inclusion15 decks235 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Badlands
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-3%synergy