Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget Burn

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
Masterful Flourish
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wander Off
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tackle Artist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion177 decks211 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
83%inclusion176 decks211 decks
78%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion168 decks211 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
73%inclusion153 decks211 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
70%inclusion147 decks211 decks
67%synergy
Scouring Sands
60%inclusion127 decks211 decks
59%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion122 decks211 decks
54%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion146 decks211 decks
54%synergy
Boiling Earth
55%inclusion115 decks211 decks
54%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion128 decks211 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Abrade
64%inclusion136 decks211 decks
43%synergy
End the Festivities
56%inclusion118 decks211 decks
50%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion118 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
55%inclusion117 decks211 decks
42%synergy
Fiery Confluence
53%inclusion112 decks211 decks
49%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
53%inclusion111 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion110 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Read the Bones
52%inclusion110 decks211 decks
40%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion105 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
46%inclusion98 decks211 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion79 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion66 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
28%inclusion60 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Electrostatic Field
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Fang Dragon
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Queen Brahne
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Leech Collector
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Fire Servant
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Undying Malice
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
39%synergy
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion95 decks211 decks
44%synergy
Shock
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Cast into the Fire
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
39%inclusion83 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion77 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Costly Plunder
36%inclusion75 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Altar's Reap
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Flick a Coin
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
22%inclusion44 decks201 decks
20%synergy
Dual Shot
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
-21%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
-29%synergy
Starstorm
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
-26%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
-19%synergy
Dark Dabbling
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Fury
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Rabid Attack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Expedite
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Jennika's Technique
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Radiating Lightning
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion97 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
41%inclusion87 decks211 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
-13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Hazardous Blast
31%inclusion65 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
30%inclusion63 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Playful Shove
22%inclusion39 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Worthy Cost
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Decode Transmissions
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Into the Fire
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Highway Robbery
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Artistic Process
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
-23%synergy
Fast // Furious
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Pyroclasm
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion83 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Culling Dais
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Diary of Dreams
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-28%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion63 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Return the Past
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Privilege
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Festival of Embers
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Shadows of the Past
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Greed
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Jaya Ballard
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
-24%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vents
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion155 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion141 decks211 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion134 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion109 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion90 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
-36%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Locket
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion211 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion210 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion159 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion140 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion117 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
50%inclusion105 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
45%inclusion95 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion80 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion58 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
-39%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
-37%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Ominous Asylum
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy