Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget Burn

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
Wander Off
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Masterful Flourish
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tackle Artist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion182 decks216 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
85%inclusion183 decks216 decks
79%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion169 decks216 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
71%inclusion154 decks216 decks
69%synergy
Electrickery
70%inclusion151 decks216 decks
67%synergy
Scouring Sands
61%inclusion131 decks216 decks
59%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion125 decks216 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion150 decks216 decks
54%synergy
Boiling Earth
54%inclusion116 decks216 decks
53%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion131 decks216 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion138 decks216 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion122 decks216 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion121 decks216 decks
43%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion120 decks216 decks
49%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
53%inclusion115 decks216 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion114 decks216 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion114 decks216 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
52%inclusion113 decks216 decks
40%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion109 decks216 decks
46%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion102 decks216 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion97 decks216 decks
33%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion94 decks216 decks
38%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion94 decks216 decks
37%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion90 decks216 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion80 decks216 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion66 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion76 decks216 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion61 decks216 decks
28%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion54 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
25%inclusion53 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Fang Dragon
21%inclusion45 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion39 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion33 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion32 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion32 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-10%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Fire Servant
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Dimir House Guard
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Undying Malice
45%inclusion97 decks216 decks
38%synergy
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion97 decks216 decks
44%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion95 decks216 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
43%inclusion92 decks216 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion87 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
39%inclusion84 decks216 decks
32%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion82 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion82 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion79 decks216 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
36%inclusion77 decks216 decks
27%synergy
Costly Plunder
36%inclusion77 decks216 decks
33%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion74 decks216 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion72 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion50 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Flick a Coin
22%inclusion48 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion43 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion46 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion46 decks216 decks
21%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Nasty End
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
-21%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
-29%synergy
Starstorm
18%inclusion38 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion36 decks216 decks
-25%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion35 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
-19%synergy
Dark Dabbling
15%inclusion32 decks216 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion29 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Expedite
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Radiating Lightning
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion101 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
46%inclusion99 decks216 decks
42%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
43%inclusion92 decks216 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion84 decks216 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion80 decks216 decks
-14%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion73 decks216 decks
32%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion67 decks216 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion65 decks216 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion57 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Star of Extinction
24%inclusion51 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion50 decks216 decks
18%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
20%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion44 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Flame Rift
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Vision
14%inclusion30 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
-2%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Reckless Blaze
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
-23%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion86 decks216 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion49 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Culling Dais
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
-29%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion65 decks216 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
28%inclusion61 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion34 decks216 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion30 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
-14%synergy
Festival of Embers
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Greed
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vents
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion160 decks216 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion145 decks216 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion137 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion112 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion93 decks216 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
39%inclusion85 decks216 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
37%inclusion79 decks216 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion41 decks216 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.8%inclusion19 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion216 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion215 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion162 decks216 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion142 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion118 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion107 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
45%inclusion97 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion92 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion91 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion81 decks216 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion81 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion61 decks216 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion55 decks216 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
-39%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion42 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion32 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion28 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion23 decks216 decks
-36%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Tramway Station
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
-10%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
3%synergy