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
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
86%inclusion282 decks328 decks
83%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
85%inclusion279 decks328 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
74%inclusion243 decks328 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion236 decks328 decks
69%synergy
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion253 decks328 decks
68%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion204 decks328 decks
61%synergy
Young Pyromancer
60%inclusion196 decks328 decks
56%synergy
Boiling Earth
55%inclusion180 decks328 decks
54%synergy
Fiery Confluence
57%inclusion188 decks328 decks
53%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion224 decks328 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
62%inclusion204 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
61%inclusion199 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion197 decks328 decks
37%synergy
End the Festivities
58%inclusion190 decks328 decks
52%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
57%inclusion188 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
54%inclusion178 decks328 decks
48%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
54%inclusion177 decks328 decks
50%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion176 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion173 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion170 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion167 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
50%inclusion163 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
45%inclusion148 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
45%inclusion146 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
43%inclusion140 decks328 decks
36%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
41%inclusion135 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
41%inclusion133 decks328 decks
38%synergy
Coruscation Mage
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
38%inclusion123 decks328 decks
34%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
32%inclusion104 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion93 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion84 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
22%inclusion53 decks245 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Fang Dragon
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion59 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
15%inclusion49 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion28 decks208 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
-9%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fire Servant
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Dimir House Guard
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Sentinels
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
51%inclusion168 decks328 decks
50%synergy
Undying Malice
46%inclusion152 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion144 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
43%inclusion141 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Not Dead After All
41%inclusion134 decks328 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion130 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion124 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion124 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
35%inclusion114 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
34%inclusion111 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Costly Plunder
32%inclusion105 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Altar's Reap
30%inclusion99 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Feign Death
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
-15%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion78 decks328 decks
-25%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Dual Shot
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Starstorm
22%inclusion73 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion62 decks328 decks
-21%synergy
Dark Dabbling
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Nasty End
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
-20%synergy
Fanatical Offering
15%inclusion49 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Return to Action
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Electric Revelation
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Cremate
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Fire Magic
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
50%inclusion163 decks328 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion153 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
43%inclusion141 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
40%inclusion132 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion119 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Hazardous Blast
33%inclusion109 decks328 decks
33%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
32%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion94 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Earthquake
27%inclusion89 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Playful Shove
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Vision
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ignite the Future
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Fast // Furious
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.5%inclusion21 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.2%inclusion20 decks243 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Overmaster
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion135 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion79 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-29%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
33%inclusion109 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion100 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion81 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Return the Past
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Dark Privilege
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Shadows of the Past
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
-14%synergy
Festival of Embers
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Greed
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
-23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Restless Vents
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion248 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion242 decks328 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion227 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion167 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion147 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
34%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion127 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion72 decks328 decks
-34%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion328 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion327 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion258 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion216 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion190 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
54%inclusion178 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
49%inclusion161 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
45%inclusion146 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion145 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion138 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion118 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion99 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion83 decks328 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion65 decks328 decks
-43%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion58 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion28 decks208 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Tramway Station
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
-38%synergy
Ominous Asylum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
3%synergy