Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget Burn

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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
Jennika's Technique
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Manhole Missile
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Skateboard
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Pain 101
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion195 decks231 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
86%inclusion198 decks231 decks
80%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion183 decks231 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion166 decks231 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion165 decks231 decks
69%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion143 decks231 decks
61%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion134 decks231 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion161 decks231 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
62%inclusion144 decks231 decks
52%synergy
Fiery Confluence
55%inclusion126 decks231 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
63%inclusion146 decks231 decks
42%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion130 decks231 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion130 decks231 decks
33%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion129 decks231 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion126 decks231 decks
49%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
53%inclusion123 decks231 decks
48%synergy
Read the Bones
52%inclusion121 decks231 decks
40%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion121 decks231 decks
48%synergy
Boiling Earth
51%inclusion118 decks231 decks
50%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion112 decks231 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
48%inclusion111 decks231 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion109 decks231 decks
36%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion102 decks231 decks
39%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
44%inclusion102 decks231 decks
38%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion101 decks231 decks
37%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion86 decks231 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion65 decks183 decks
27%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion81 decks231 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
34%inclusion78 decks231 decks
31%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion66 decks231 decks
26%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
29%inclusion66 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion59 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion57 decks231 decks
22%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
23%inclusion54 decks231 decks
22%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
23%inclusion52 decks231 decks
21%synergy
Fang Dragon
21%inclusion49 decks231 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion45 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
17%inclusion39 decks231 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion37 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion36 decks231 decks
-5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion36 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion34 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
0%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
10%inclusion23 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion22 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Mysidian Elder
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
-11%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Fire Servant
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion104 decks231 decks
44%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion102 decks231 decks
41%synergy
Undying Malice
44%inclusion101 decks231 decks
37%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion97 decks231 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion93 decks231 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion89 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
37%inclusion86 decks231 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion86 decks231 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
37%inclusion85 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
37%inclusion85 decks231 decks
30%synergy
Costly Plunder
36%inclusion83 decks231 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
35%inclusion80 decks231 decks
22%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion79 decks231 decks
33%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion58 decks231 decks
19%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion52 decks231 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion50 decks231 decks
-26%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion48 decks231 decks
19%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion48 decks231 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion45 decks231 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion44 decks231 decks
-23%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion44 decks231 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
19%inclusion43 decks231 decks
14%synergy
Starstorm
18%inclusion41 decks231 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion37 decks231 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion35 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Dark Dabbling
13%inclusion31 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion31 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
-9%synergy
Electric Revelation
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion22 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
10%inclusion22 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Fury
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
-6%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Cremate
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Calamity
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
47%inclusion109 decks231 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion95 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
41%inclusion95 decks231 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion87 decks231 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
35%inclusion81 decks231 decks
34%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion72 decks231 decks
31%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion69 decks231 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion61 decks231 decks
26%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion61 decks231 decks
25%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion52 decks231 decks
17%synergy
Earthquake
22%inclusion50 decks231 decks
20%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion39 decks183 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion46 decks231 decks
1%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion35 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion31 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion30 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
-4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion23 decks231 decks
1%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion23 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Into the Fire
10%inclusion23 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks231 decks
-3%synergy
Diresight
9.3%inclusion17 decks183 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Reckless Blaze
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Impolite Entrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Boulder Dash
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Strike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion94 decks231 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion54 decks231 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion29 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion70 decks231 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
28%inclusion64 decks231 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion52 decks231 decks
18%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion36 decks231 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion33 decks231 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Festival of Embers
9.3%inclusion17 decks183 decks
9%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Greed
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.2%inclusion19 decks231 decks
-16%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.2%inclusion15 decks183 decks
4%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion29 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
-23%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Vents
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion172 decks231 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion161 decks231 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion147 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion122 decks231 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion103 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Fire Diamond
39%inclusion91 decks231 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion84 decks231 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion58 decks231 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion44 decks231 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.8%inclusion18 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
-13%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion231 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion231 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion176 decks231 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion152 decks231 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion130 decks231 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion118 decks231 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion108 decks231 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion101 decks231 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion100 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion92 decks231 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion88 decks231 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion73 decks231 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion68 decks231 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion60 decks231 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion55 decks231 decks
-39%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion44 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion44 decks231 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion43 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
17%inclusion39 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion31 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion25 decks231 decks
-36%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion24 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Tramway Station
10%inclusion22 decks231 decks
7%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion12 decks231 decks
3%synergy