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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Boulder Dash
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Strike
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Collective Inferno
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion216 decks256 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
86%inclusion219 decks256 decks
80%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion204 decks256 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
71%inclusion181 decks256 decks
68%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion182 decks256 decks
68%synergy
Scouring Sands
61%inclusion157 decks256 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion151 decks256 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion178 decks256 decks
54%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion143 decks256 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion140 decks256 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
63%inclusion160 decks256 decks
41%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
59%inclusion150 decks256 decks
48%synergy
Sign in Blood
57%inclusion147 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
57%inclusion145 decks256 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion135 decks256 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
53%inclusion135 decks256 decks
40%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion133 decks256 decks
48%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
51%inclusion131 decks256 decks
45%synergy
Boiling Earth
50%inclusion129 decks256 decks
49%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
49%inclusion125 decks256 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion123 decks256 decks
36%synergy
Firebrand Archer
44%inclusion113 decks256 decks
38%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
44%inclusion112 decks256 decks
38%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion111 decks256 decks
38%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion98 decks256 decks
37%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
38%inclusion96 decks256 decks
35%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion67 decks180 decks
29%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
34%inclusion87 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
26%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion60 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
23%inclusion59 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
22%inclusion51 decks235 decks
20%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
21%inclusion54 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion53 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Fang Dragon
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion40 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Fire Servant
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Shock
46%inclusion119 decks256 decks
43%synergy
Wail of the Nim
44%inclusion113 decks256 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion110 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion107 decks256 decks
40%synergy
Undying Malice
41%inclusion105 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
39%inclusion100 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion98 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
38%inclusion97 decks256 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion96 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Demand Answers
35%inclusion90 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Costly Plunder
34%inclusion88 decks256 decks
32%synergy
Altar's Reap
32%inclusion83 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion62 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
-25%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
-19%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion55 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion55 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion43 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion52 decks256 decks
-19%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
-20%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Dark Dabbling
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Electric Revelation
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Fury
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Fire Magic
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Cremate
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Calamity
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Firebending Lesson
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion124 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
47%inclusion120 decks256 decks
43%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
40%inclusion103 decks256 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion102 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion102 decks256 decks
-11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
37%inclusion94 decks256 decks
35%synergy
Hazardous Blast
30%inclusion78 decks256 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Star of Extinction
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
26%synergy
Grab the Prize
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion66 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Playful Shove
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Earthquake
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Flame Rift
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Suplex
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Into the Fire
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.5%inclusion20 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Plasma Bolt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Blaze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Megaton's Fate
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion105 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Culling Dais
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
-30%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion78 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
30%inclusion77 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion59 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Return the Past
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Festival of Embers
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
-23%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Vents
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion193 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion179 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion165 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion136 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion122 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Fire Diamond
41%inclusion106 decks256 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion96 decks256 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion62 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
-13%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion256 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion255 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion195 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion167 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion142 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion131 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion119 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
46%inclusion117 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion112 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion106 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion105 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion78 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion70 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
-41%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
21%inclusion55 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Tramway Station
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-39%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Asylum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
3%synergy