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
Masterful Flourish
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Wander Off
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tackle Artist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion179 decks212 decks
82%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
84%inclusion179 decks212 decks
79%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion168 decks212 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion152 decks212 decks
69%synergy
Electrickery
70%inclusion148 decks212 decks
67%synergy
Scouring Sands
61%inclusion129 decks212 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion122 decks212 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion147 decks212 decks
54%synergy
Boiling Earth
54%inclusion115 decks212 decks
53%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion129 decks212 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion135 decks212 decks
42%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion119 decks212 decks
33%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion118 decks212 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion118 decks212 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion112 decks212 decks
48%synergy
Read the Bones
53%inclusion112 decks212 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Confluence
52%inclusion111 decks212 decks
48%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
52%inclusion111 decks212 decks
47%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion106 decks212 decks
46%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion100 decks212 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion93 decks212 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion93 decks212 decks
38%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion89 decks212 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion66 decks179 decks
28%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion78 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion74 decks212 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion67 decks212 decks
28%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
27%inclusion58 decks212 decks
27%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion54 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion54 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
23%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Fang Dragon
20%inclusion43 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
0%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fire Servant
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion95 decks212 decks
43%synergy
Undying Malice
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
38%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion89 decks212 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion86 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
39%inclusion83 decks212 decks
32%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
39%inclusion82 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion81 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion78 decks212 decks
-7%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion75 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
35%inclusion74 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion73 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion71 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion46 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion45 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion43 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
-28%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
-20%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion36 decks212 decks
-25%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Dark Dabbling
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion29 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
-6%synergy
Expedite
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion98 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion96 decks212 decks
41%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
42%inclusion89 decks212 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion83 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion80 decks212 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion72 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion64 decks212 decks
30%synergy
Hazardous Blast
30%inclusion64 decks212 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion56 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Star of Extinction
24%inclusion50 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion38 decks179 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
0%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Into the Fire
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
-23%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion83 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-29%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion63 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion58 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion29 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Festival of Embers
8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
8%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vents
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion155 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion140 decks212 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion134 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion109 decks212 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion90 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
38%inclusion81 decks212 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion75 decks212 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion51 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion212 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion211 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion159 decks212 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion140 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion116 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion104 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
45%inclusion96 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion91 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion88 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion78 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion78 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion69 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion58 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
-38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
-36%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
4%synergy