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%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Wander Off
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tackle Artist
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion177 decks210 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
84%inclusion176 decks210 decks
78%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion167 decks210 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion152 decks210 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
70%inclusion147 decks210 decks
67%synergy
Scouring Sands
60%inclusion125 decks210 decks
58%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion122 decks210 decks
55%synergy
Boiling Earth
55%inclusion116 decks210 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion146 decks210 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion129 decks210 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion135 decks210 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
57%inclusion119 decks210 decks
34%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion118 decks210 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion118 decks210 decks
43%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
54%inclusion113 decks210 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion111 decks210 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
47%synergy
Read the Bones
52%inclusion109 decks210 decks
39%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion106 decks210 decks
46%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion98 decks210 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Firebrand Archer
45%inclusion94 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion93 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion92 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
41%inclusion87 decks210 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion79 decks210 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion66 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion73 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion59 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Fang Dragon
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Mysidian Elder
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Fire Servant
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Leech Collector
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dimir House Guard
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion97 decks210 decks
45%synergy
Undying Malice
46%inclusion96 decks210 decks
39%synergy
Shock
43%inclusion91 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Cast into the Fire
41%inclusion87 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion84 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
40%inclusion84 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion79 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion78 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
36%inclusion75 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Costly Plunder
36%inclusion75 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion72 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion69 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion51 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Flick a Coin
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
-21%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
-30%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
-25%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Dabbling
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Expedite
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Jennika's Technique
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion97 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion95 decks210 decks
41%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion83 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion71 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion56 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Vision
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Diresight
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Decode Transmissions
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
-23%synergy
Reckless Blaze
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion81 decks210 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
-9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Culling Dais
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-28%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion62 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Impact Tremors
28%inclusion59 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Return the Past
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
-14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Festival of Embers
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vents
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion156 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion142 decks210 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion134 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion91 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
39%inclusion81 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion75 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion52 decks210 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
-37%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion210 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion209 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion158 decks210 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion139 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion117 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion104 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
45%inclusion94 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion79 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion77 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion68 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion58 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
-38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion52 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
-37%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
3%synergy