Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget Burn

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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).
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Cinder Strike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
86%inclusion257 decks299 decks
83%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
86%inclusion256 decks299 decks
80%synergy
Electrickery
74%inclusion220 decks299 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion215 decks299 decks
69%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion232 decks299 decks
69%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion184 decks299 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion174 decks299 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion204 decks299 decks
52%synergy
Boiling Earth
53%inclusion158 decks299 decks
52%synergy
Fiery Confluence
56%inclusion167 decks299 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
61%inclusion183 decks299 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion181 decks299 decks
38%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
59%inclusion175 decks299 decks
45%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
58%inclusion173 decks299 decks
48%synergy
End the Festivities
57%inclusion169 decks299 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
54%inclusion162 decks299 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion160 decks299 decks
41%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
54%inclusion160 decks299 decks
48%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion156 decks299 decks
48%synergy
Faithless Looting
51%inclusion153 decks299 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
49%inclusion146 decks299 decks
37%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
48%inclusion145 decks299 decks
46%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
46%inclusion137 decks299 decks
40%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
45%inclusion134 decks299 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
43%inclusion129 decks299 decks
37%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Coruscation Mage
40%inclusion72 decks182 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
39%inclusion118 decks299 decks
38%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
39%inclusion117 decks299 decks
36%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
36%inclusion109 decks299 decks
33%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
30%inclusion90 decks299 decks
29%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion86 decks299 decks
26%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion68 decks299 decks
15%synergy
Electrostatic Field
23%inclusion68 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
21%inclusion52 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion64 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
20%inclusion59 decks299 decks
19%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion56 decks299 decks
17%synergy
Fang Dragon
18%inclusion55 decks299 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion53 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion49 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion47 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
14%inclusion43 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion40 decks299 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
13%inclusion38 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion35 decks299 decks
2%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
10%inclusion30 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.4%inclusion28 decks299 decks
-1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
-10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fire Servant
8.0%inclusion24 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Dimir House Guard
7.0%inclusion21 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Sentinels
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.0%inclusion18 decks299 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
48%inclusion144 decks299 decks
47%synergy
Undying Malice
45%inclusion136 decks299 decks
39%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion132 decks299 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion127 decks299 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion124 decks299 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion119 decks299 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
39%inclusion118 decks299 decks
30%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion114 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion109 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion100 decks299 decks
27%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion100 decks299 decks
21%synergy
Costly Plunder
33%inclusion98 decks299 decks
30%synergy
Altar's Reap
30%inclusion89 decks299 decks
28%synergy
Feign Death
27%inclusion80 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion73 decks299 decks
-17%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion69 decks299 decks
-25%synergy
Flick a Coin
22%inclusion66 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
22%inclusion65 decks299 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion43 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Starstorm
21%inclusion62 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
20%inclusion61 decks299 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion57 decks299 decks
-21%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion55 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion52 decks299 decks
15%synergy
Dark Dabbling
17%inclusion50 decks299 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion44 decks299 decks
-20%synergy
Electric Revelation
15%inclusion44 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion42 decks299 decks
12%synergy
Return to Action
14%inclusion42 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
14%inclusion41 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion40 decks299 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion35 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion34 decks299 decks
-8%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion30 decks299 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Fury
8.7%inclusion26 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Calamity
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
8.2%inclusion20 decks243 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Cremate
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Fire Magic
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Expedite
7.0%inclusion21 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
48%inclusion145 decks299 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion134 decks299 decks
-6%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
42%inclusion125 decks299 decks
41%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
39%inclusion117 decks299 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion113 decks299 decks
-5%synergy
Hazardous Blast
32%inclusion97 decks299 decks
32%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
32%inclusion96 decks299 decks
32%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion86 decks299 decks
27%synergy
Earthquake
27%inclusion80 decks299 decks
25%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion77 decks299 decks
25%synergy
Playful Shove
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion68 decks299 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion61 decks299 decks
1%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Vision
16%inclusion48 decks299 decks
16%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion45 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion45 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Ignite the Future
12%inclusion37 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Risky Shortcut
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
12%inclusion35 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion31 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion30 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Suplex
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
-2%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Fast // Furious
9.4%inclusion28 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Fire
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.7%inclusion26 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.6%inclusion21 decks243 decks
8%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.0%inclusion24 decks299 decks
2%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
2%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.4%inclusion19 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
6.4%inclusion19 decks299 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.1%inclusion18 decks293 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion123 decks299 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion71 decks299 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion50 decks299 decks
16%synergy
Culling Dais
10%inclusion31 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion31 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.7%inclusion17 decks299 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion97 decks299 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Rites
31%inclusion92 decks299 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion74 decks299 decks
21%synergy
Double Vision
17%inclusion50 decks299 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
17%inclusion50 decks299 decks
16%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion37 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Dark Privilege
11%inclusion33 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Shadows of the Past
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Festival of Embers
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.4%inclusion28 decks299 decks
-15%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.7%inclusion26 decks299 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Greed
7.0%inclusion21 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.0%inclusion18 decks299 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
15%inclusion44 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion39 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
-25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Vents
8.7%inclusion26 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion20 decks299 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion223 decks299 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion216 decks299 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion206 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion153 decks299 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion138 decks299 decks
29%synergy
Fire Diamond
43%inclusion129 decks299 decks
34%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion118 decks299 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion74 decks299 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion67 decks299 decks
-33%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion40 decks299 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion38 decks299 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion33 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion33 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.0%inclusion24 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion17 decks299 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion299 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion298 decks299 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion233 decks299 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion199 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
59%inclusion175 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
54%inclusion161 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
48%inclusion144 decks299 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
46%inclusion138 decks299 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion133 decks299 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion125 decks299 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion124 decks299 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion102 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion86 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Peak
27%inclusion82 decks299 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion62 decks299 decks
-42%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion60 decks299 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion56 decks299 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion53 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion52 decks299 decks
15%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion42 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion41 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Tramway Station
11%inclusion32 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion31 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.4%inclusion28 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
9.0%inclusion27 decks299 decks
-38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion26 decks299 decks
-7%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.0%inclusion15 decks299 decks
3%synergy