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
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Wander Off
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Tackle Artist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion174 decks206 decks
82%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
84%inclusion173 decks206 decks
79%synergy
Guttersnipe
82%inclusion168 decks206 decks
73%synergy
Smash to Dust
73%inclusion151 decks206 decks
71%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion146 decks206 decks
68%synergy
Scouring Sands
60%inclusion123 decks206 decks
58%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion121 decks206 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion143 decks206 decks
54%synergy
Boiling Earth
55%inclusion113 decks206 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion126 decks206 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion131 decks206 decks
42%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion116 decks206 decks
50%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion116 decks206 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
55%inclusion114 decks206 decks
42%synergy
Fiery Confluence
54%inclusion111 decks206 decks
50%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion111 decks206 decks
41%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
54%inclusion111 decks206 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion109 decks206 decks
48%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion104 decks206 decks
46%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion97 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion96 decks206 decks
44%synergy
Firebrand Archer
46%inclusion95 decks206 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion91 decks206 decks
32%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion89 decks206 decks
38%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
41%inclusion85 decks206 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion65 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
36%inclusion74 decks206 decks
35%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion72 decks206 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion66 decks206 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
29%inclusion59 decks206 decks
28%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion52 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion51 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
22%inclusion45 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion43 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Fang Dragon
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Unruly Catapult
17%inclusion36 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
-4%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion30 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mysidian Elder
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Artist
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Fire Servant
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Dimir House Guard
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Undying Malice
46%inclusion95 decks206 decks
39%synergy
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion95 decks206 decks
45%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion90 decks206 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion87 decks206 decks
41%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
41%inclusion84 decks206 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion80 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion78 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion77 decks206 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
37%inclusion76 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion73 decks206 decks
33%synergy
Altar's Reap
35%inclusion72 decks206 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
34%inclusion70 decks206 decks
25%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion67 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion47 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion44 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Flick a Coin
21%inclusion44 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion41 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Dual Shot
20%inclusion41 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
-20%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion36 decks206 decks
-30%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion35 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion35 decks206 decks
-25%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Dabbling
15%inclusion30 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion27 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Fury
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Expedite
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Radiating Lightning
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Jennika's Technique
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cremate
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
44%inclusion90 decks206 decks
40%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
43%inclusion88 decks206 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion83 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion77 decks206 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
33%inclusion68 decks206 decks
32%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion63 decks206 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion62 decks206 decks
30%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion55 decks206 decks
26%synergy
Grab the Prize
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Playful Shove
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion42 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Earthquake
19%inclusion39 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion30 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion27 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
-5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Decode Transmissions
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
-22%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Highway Robbery
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion81 decks206 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
-8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Culling Dais
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
-28%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
31%inclusion63 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
28%inclusion57 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion39 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion27 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Festival of Embers
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
-24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion153 decks206 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion140 decks206 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion131 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion109 decks206 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion90 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
39%inclusion81 decks206 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion75 decks206 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion50 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion27 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion206 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion205 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion155 decks206 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion137 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion115 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion104 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion94 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
43%inclusion89 decks206 decks
24%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion88 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion80 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion76 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion66 decks206 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion58 decks206 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion52 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion50 decks206 decks
-39%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion40 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion39 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
15%inclusion30 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
-37%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
4%synergy