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
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Cinder Strike
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
86%inclusion287 decks333 decks
83%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
85%inclusion283 decks333 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
74%inclusion247 decks333 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion241 decks333 decks
70%synergy
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion256 decks333 decks
68%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion205 decks333 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
60%inclusion199 decks333 decks
56%synergy
Boiling Earth
54%inclusion180 decks333 decks
53%synergy
Fiery Confluence
57%inclusion190 decks333 decks
53%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion227 decks333 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
62%inclusion207 decks333 decks
40%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
61%inclusion202 decks333 decks
47%synergy
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion199 decks333 decks
37%synergy
End the Festivities
58%inclusion194 decks333 decks
52%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
57%inclusion191 decks333 decks
47%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
54%inclusion180 decks333 decks
50%synergy
Read the Bones
54%inclusion179 decks333 decks
41%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
53%inclusion178 decks333 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion177 decks333 decks
48%synergy
Faithless Looting
52%inclusion173 decks333 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion171 decks333 decks
39%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
49%inclusion164 decks333 decks
47%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
46%inclusion152 decks333 decks
40%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion148 decks333 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
43%inclusion143 decks333 decks
37%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
41%inclusion137 decks333 decks
38%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
41%inclusion136 decks333 decks
39%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
37%inclusion123 decks333 decks
34%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
32%inclusion107 decks333 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion93 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
26%inclusion86 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
22%inclusion54 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Electrostatic Field
21%inclusion71 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion66 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
20%inclusion65 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Fang Dragon
19%inclusion63 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion62 decks333 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion60 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion56 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion51 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
15%inclusion50 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion46 decks333 decks
-7%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
13%inclusion44 decks333 decks
13%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
13%inclusion44 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion43 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Barbed Servitor
13%inclusion42 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
12%inclusion41 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
12%inclusion39 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion39 decks333 decks
2%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion39 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
11%inclusion37 decks333 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion37 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
10%inclusion34 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
-9%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.3%inclusion31 decks333 decks
-1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.7%inclusion29 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fire Servant
8.1%inclusion27 decks333 decks
8%synergy
Dimir House Guard
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Sentinels
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
51%inclusion169 decks333 decks
49%synergy
Undying Malice
46%inclusion152 decks333 decks
39%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion147 decks333 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
43%inclusion143 decks333 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion142 decks333 decks
25%synergy
Not Dead After All
41%inclusion135 decks333 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion131 decks333 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion127 decks333 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion125 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
35%inclusion117 decks333 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
34%inclusion112 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Costly Plunder
32%inclusion108 decks333 decks
29%synergy
Altar's Reap
30%inclusion100 decks333 decks
28%synergy
Feign Death
27%inclusion90 decks333 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion88 decks333 decks
-15%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion79 decks333 decks
-25%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion75 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Dual Shot
23%inclusion75 decks333 decks
22%synergy
Starstorm
22%inclusion74 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion45 decks214 decks
19%synergy
Armor of Shadows
20%inclusion67 decks333 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion64 decks333 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Dabbling
18%inclusion61 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion61 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion58 decks333 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion52 decks333 decks
-19%synergy
Fanatical Offering
15%inclusion51 decks333 decks
13%synergy
Return to Action
14%inclusion48 decks333 decks
13%synergy
Electric Revelation
14%inclusion48 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
14%inclusion45 decks333 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion45 decks333 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion43 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion39 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion38 decks333 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
9.3%inclusion31 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Fury
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Cremate
8.4%inclusion28 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.1%inclusion27 decks333 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.8%inclusion26 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Radiating Lightning
6.9%inclusion23 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
6.6%inclusion22 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
6.6%inclusion22 decks333 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
50%inclusion166 decks333 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion157 decks333 decks
-4%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
43%inclusion142 decks333 decks
42%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
40%inclusion133 decks333 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion121 decks333 decks
-6%synergy
Hazardous Blast
33%inclusion110 decks333 decks
32%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
32%inclusion106 decks333 decks
31%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion95 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion90 decks333 decks
26%synergy
Earthquake
27%inclusion89 decks333 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion79 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Playful Shove
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion68 decks333 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Vision
16%inclusion52 decks333 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion50 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Flame Rift
14%inclusion48 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion44 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion44 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Ignite the Future
12%inclusion41 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion40 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion33 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion33 decks333 decks
-2%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Fast // Furious
9.3%inclusion31 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
-6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.8%inclusion22 decks251 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.4%inclusion28 decks333 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
8.4%inclusion28 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.1%inclusion27 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.8%inclusion26 decks333 decks
1%synergy
Overmaster
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.3%inclusion21 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion136 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion81 decks333 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion57 decks333 decks
17%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion36 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion21 decks333 decks
-28%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
33%inclusion109 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion100 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion83 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Return the Past
18%inclusion59 decks333 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
16%inclusion53 decks333 decks
15%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
14%inclusion45 decks333 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion40 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Dark Privilege
12%inclusion39 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Shadows of the Past
11%inclusion36 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion35 decks333 decks
-13%synergy
Festival of Embers
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.7%inclusion29 decks333 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.8%inclusion26 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.6%inclusion22 decks333 decks
-3%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
14%inclusion47 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion43 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion42 decks333 decks
-23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion35 decks333 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Vents
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion20 decks333 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion251 decks333 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion246 decks333 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion231 decks333 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion169 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion150 decks333 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
43%inclusion143 decks333 decks
34%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion130 decks333 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion89 decks333 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
23%inclusion75 decks333 decks
-33%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion43 decks333 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion41 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion37 decks333 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion35 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.4%inclusion28 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
7.8%inclusion26 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.2%inclusion24 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion333 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion332 decks333 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion261 decks333 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion220 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion194 decks333 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
54%inclusion181 decks333 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
49%inclusion162 decks333 decks
16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion148 decks333 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion146 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion142 decks333 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion139 decks333 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion118 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion100 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion84 decks333 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
21%inclusion69 decks333 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion66 decks333 decks
-43%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion61 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion59 decks333 decks
-2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
17%inclusion58 decks333 decks
15%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion45 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion43 decks333 decks
5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion34 decks333 decks
-6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion33 decks333 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Tramway Station
10%inclusion32 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.3%inclusion31 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.7%inclusion29 decks333 decks
-38%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Asylum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.1%inclusion17 decks333 decks
3%synergy