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
Jennika's Technique
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Manhole Missile
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Skateboard
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Cool but Rude
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
85%inclusion190 decks224 decks
82%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
85%inclusion190 decks224 decks
79%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion177 decks224 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
72%inclusion161 decks224 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion160 decks224 decks
69%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion132 decks224 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion155 decks224 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
63%inclusion140 decks224 decks
52%synergy
Boiling Earth
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion143 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion126 decks224 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion126 decks224 decks
33%synergy
End the Festivities
55%inclusion124 decks224 decks
49%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion123 decks224 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Confluence
54%inclusion120 decks224 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
53%inclusion118 decks224 decks
40%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
53%inclusion118 decks224 decks
47%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
45%inclusion101 decks224 decks
40%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion99 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion84 decks224 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion66 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion73 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
26%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion63 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion59 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
24%inclusion53 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Fang Dragon
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Fire Servant
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Dimir House Guard
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Shock
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Wail of the Nim
44%inclusion98 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Undying Malice
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
37%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion94 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion85 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion85 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
38%inclusion84 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
36%inclusion81 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
34%inclusion76 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
23%inclusion46 decks204 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
-28%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
-20%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Starstorm
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
-24%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Dark Dabbling
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Electric Revelation
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Fury
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Expedite
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Cremate
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion107 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion90 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion85 decks224 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion77 decks224 decks
33%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Playful Shove
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Earthquake
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Flame Rift
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Into the Fire
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Diresight
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Blaze
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
-24%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Boulder Dash
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion90 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion61 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion47 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Festival of Embers
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-25%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vents
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion168 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion155 decks224 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion143 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion118 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Fire Diamond
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
-37%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion224 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion224 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion170 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion148 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion113 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion85 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion82 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion55 decks224 decks
-39%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
-36%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Tramway Station
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
-10%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
3%synergy