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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Boulder Dash
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Strike
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jennika's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Manhole Missile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
85%inclusion215 decks252 decks
82%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
86%inclusion217 decks252 decks
81%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion202 decks252 decks
72%synergy
Electrickery
72%inclusion181 decks252 decks
69%synergy
Smash to Dust
71%inclusion178 decks252 decks
68%synergy
Scouring Sands
61%inclusion154 decks252 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
60%inclusion151 decks252 decks
56%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion175 decks252 decks
54%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion142 decks252 decks
50%synergy
Boiling Earth
50%inclusion126 decks252 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
62%inclusion156 decks252 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
58%inclusion147 decks252 decks
48%synergy
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion145 decks252 decks
35%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
57%inclusion143 decks252 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
54%inclusion136 decks252 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
53%inclusion134 decks252 decks
40%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion133 decks252 decks
49%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion132 decks252 decks
48%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
51%inclusion129 decks252 decks
45%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
49%inclusion124 decks252 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion122 decks252 decks
37%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion112 decks252 decks
38%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion111 decks252 decks
39%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion109 decks252 decks
38%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion96 decks252 decks
37%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion67 decks179 decks
29%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
37%inclusion93 decks252 decks
34%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion84 decks252 decks
30%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
28%inclusion71 decks252 decks
25%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
27%inclusion67 decks252 decks
26%synergy
Electrostatic Field
24%inclusion60 decks252 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion58 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
22%inclusion51 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
21%inclusion54 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion51 decks252 decks
13%synergy
Fang Dragon
20%inclusion51 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Unruly Catapult
19%inclusion47 decks252 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion43 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion40 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion37 decks252 decks
-6%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion32 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion28 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
-1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
-10%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.5%inclusion19 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.1%inclusion18 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Fire Servant
7.1%inclusion18 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
1%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Shock
46%inclusion116 decks252 decks
43%synergy
Wail of the Nim
44%inclusion112 decks252 decks
43%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion107 decks252 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion105 decks252 decks
24%synergy
Undying Malice
41%inclusion103 decks252 decks
34%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion97 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion97 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion97 decks252 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
37%inclusion94 decks252 decks
28%synergy
Demand Answers
35%inclusion88 decks252 decks
22%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion87 decks252 decks
32%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
35%inclusion87 decks252 decks
28%synergy
Altar's Reap
33%inclusion82 decks252 decks
31%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion62 decks252 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion60 decks252 decks
-24%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion57 decks252 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion55 decks252 decks
-20%synergy
Dual Shot
22%inclusion55 decks252 decks
21%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion54 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion43 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion51 decks252 decks
-19%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion47 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion45 decks252 decks
13%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion43 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion39 decks252 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion38 decks252 decks
-20%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion36 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Dark Dabbling
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
13%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion31 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
-8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Electric Revelation
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Fire Magic
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Cremate
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
7.9%inclusion20 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.9%inclusion20 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.9%inclusion20 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.5%inclusion19 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.1%inclusion18 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion120 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
47%inclusion118 decks252 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion102 decks252 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion102 decks252 decks
-10%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
40%inclusion101 decks252 decks
40%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
36%inclusion91 decks252 decks
35%synergy
Hazardous Blast
30%inclusion75 decks252 decks
29%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
28%inclusion71 decks252 decks
28%synergy
Star of Extinction
27%inclusion69 decks252 decks
26%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
25%inclusion64 decks252 decks
25%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion56 decks252 decks
17%synergy
Playful Shove
22%inclusion39 decks179 decks
21%synergy
Earthquake
21%inclusion54 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion50 decks252 decks
1%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Flame Rift
17%inclusion42 decks252 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Suplex
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion32 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion32 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion28 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Into the Fire
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
-6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
0%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
-3%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.9%inclusion20 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Plasma Bolt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Blaze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
-24%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion103 decks252 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion59 decks252 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion29 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Culling Dais
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion14 decks252 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion74 decks252 decks
26%synergy
Impact Tremors
29%inclusion72 decks252 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion58 decks252 decks
19%synergy
Return the Past
17%inclusion42 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion39 decks252 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion28 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Festival of Embers
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Greed
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.9%inclusion20 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.6%inclusion14 decks252 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion32 decks252 decks
-23%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion19 decks252 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Vents
7.1%inclusion18 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion192 decks252 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion177 decks252 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion165 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion134 decks252 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion121 decks252 decks
31%synergy
Fire Diamond
42%inclusion105 decks252 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion95 decks252 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion61 decks252 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion53 decks252 decks
-34%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Locket
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion26 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.1%inclusion18 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion14 decks252 decks
-13%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.2%inclusion13 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion252 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion251 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion194 decks252 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion165 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion141 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion128 decks252 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion117 decks252 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
46%inclusion115 decks252 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion110 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion103 decks252 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion102 decks252 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion75 decks252 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
30%inclusion75 decks252 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion69 decks252 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion58 decks252 decks
-40%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22%inclusion55 decks252 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion48 decks252 decks
0%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion47 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Geothermal Bog
17%inclusion44 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
16%inclusion40 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
12%inclusion31 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Tramway Station
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
8%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
-38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
-8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Asylum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion13 decks252 decks
3%synergy