Grenzo, Dungeon Warden (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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).
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Madame Null, Power Broker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Grub's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Heartstone
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
66%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
58%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
52%synergy
Viscera Seer
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
51%synergy
Tel-Jilad Stylus
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
49%synergy
The Cauldron of Eternity
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
49%synergy
Workhorse
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Tomb Trawler
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Barkform Harvester
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Duplicant
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Junktroller
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Braid of Fire
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Murderous Redcap
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Palladium Myr
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Hoverstone Pilgrim
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Iron Myr
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Gix
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Skirk Prospector
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Welder
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Goblin Engineer
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Mad Auntie
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Meteor Golem
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Woe Strider
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Anger
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Trashmaster
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Matron
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Mogg War Marshal
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Chieftain
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Pashalik Mons
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Beetleback Chief
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Goblin King
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Epitaph Golem
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Warchief
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Warteye Witch
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Goblin Chirurgeon
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Bronze Walrus
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Munitions Expert
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Clone Shell
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Grub, Storied Matriarch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Metallic Mimic
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Legion Loyalist
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Rundvelt Hordemaster
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Canal Dredger
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Valakut Awakening
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Fire Prophecy
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Volcanic Spite
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Brightstone Ritual
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Pyroblast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Fire
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Sinister Waltz
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Blood Price
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-40%synergy
Sozin's Comet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Stomping Slabs
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Song of Totentanz
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Soldevi Digger
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Reito Lantern
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Ball
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Charbelcher
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Thornbite Staff
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Map
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Jar of Eyeballs
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Mana Echoes
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Impact Tremors
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Mindmoil
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Shadows of the Past
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Fires of Invention
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thran Vigil
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Shared Animosity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Great Furnace
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Castle Embereth
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Swarmyard
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Howltooth Hollow
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Watchtower
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-38%synergy
Thran Turbine
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
86%inclusion48 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Valakut Awakening
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Blazemire Verge
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
The Grey Havens
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Auntie's Hovel
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Rumble Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy