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
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Wander Off
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion177 decks211 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
84%inclusion177 decks211 decks
79%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion167 decks211 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
73%inclusion153 decks211 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
70%inclusion147 decks211 decks
67%synergy
Scouring Sands
60%inclusion127 decks211 decks
59%synergy
Young Pyromancer
57%inclusion121 decks211 decks
54%synergy
Boiling Earth
55%inclusion115 decks211 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion145 decks211 decks
53%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
60%inclusion127 decks211 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion135 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion119 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion118 decks211 decks
43%synergy
End the Festivities
55%inclusion117 decks211 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion112 decks211 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
53%inclusion111 decks211 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion110 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
52%inclusion109 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion106 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion100 decks211 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion66 decks178 decks
28%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion67 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
27%inclusion58 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Fang Dragon
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Mysidian Elder
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Tackle Artist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Leech Collector
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Fire Servant
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion95 decks211 decks
44%synergy
Undying Malice
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
37%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion85 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion77 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion71 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Demand Answers
34%inclusion71 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
23%inclusion45 decks199 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
-28%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
-20%synergy
Starstorm
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
-26%synergy
Dark Dabbling
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Electric Revelation
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Rabid Attack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Jennika's Technique
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion98 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
-12%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Hazardous Blast
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion38 decks178 decks
21%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion44 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion17 decks178 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Into the Fire
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Steal the Show
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Artistic Process
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
-23%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion83 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Diary of Dreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Culling Dais
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
-29%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion63 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion56 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Festival of Embers
8.4%inclusion15 decks178 decks
8%synergy
Greed
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.9%inclusion14 decks178 decks
3%synergy
Collective Inferno
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vents
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion155 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion140 decks211 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion134 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion109 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Fire Diamond
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Potioner's Trove
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion211 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion210 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion159 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion141 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion116 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion105 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
45%inclusion95 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion90 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion79 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion58 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
-38%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
-37%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy