Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Expensive 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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Iroh's Demonstration
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Redirect Lightning
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
94%inclusion336 decks356 decks
88%synergy
Electrickery
88%inclusion314 decks356 decks
85%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
89%inclusion318 decks356 decks
83%synergy
Blazing Volley
85%inclusion302 decks356 decks
81%synergy
Smash to Dust
75%inclusion267 decks356 decks
72%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
78%inclusion277 decks356 decks
70%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
79%inclusion281 decks356 decks
67%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion264 decks356 decks
65%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
66%inclusion235 decks356 decks
63%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
65%inclusion232 decks356 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
90%inclusion319 decks356 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion276 decks356 decks
36%synergy
Deflecting Swat
72%inclusion258 decks356 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Dispute
68%inclusion241 decks356 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion237 decks356 decks
51%synergy
Fire Covenant
66%inclusion236 decks356 decks
59%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
66%inclusion234 decks356 decks
58%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
65%inclusion232 decks356 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
65%inclusion231 decks356 decks
61%synergy
Night's Whisper
61%inclusion218 decks356 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
81%inclusion289 decks356 decks
57%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion213 decks356 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion199 decks356 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
51%inclusion183 decks356 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion181 decks356 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion140 decks356 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion103 decks356 decks
23%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion41 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion40 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion203 decks356 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
56%inclusion199 decks356 decks
46%synergy
Urabrask
55%inclusion196 decks356 decks
52%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
52%inclusion185 decks356 decks
46%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
49%inclusion176 decks356 decks
45%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
49%inclusion175 decks356 decks
40%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
45%inclusion161 decks356 decks
40%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
44%inclusion155 decks356 decks
30%synergy
Firebrand Archer
42%inclusion150 decks356 decks
36%synergy
Electrostatic Field
36%inclusion129 decks356 decks
33%synergy
Coruscation Mage
35%inclusion52 decks148 decks
27%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion108 decks356 decks
24%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
29%inclusion105 decks356 decks
28%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
29%inclusion103 decks356 decks
24%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
25%inclusion88 decks356 decks
21%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
24%inclusion85 decks356 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17%inclusion61 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion59 decks356 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion25 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion56 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
15%inclusion52 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion44 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion34 decks345 decks
8%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.3%inclusion33 decks356 decks
-1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.3%inclusion33 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.3%inclusion33 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
The Lord of Pain
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.1%inclusion29 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.1%inclusion29 decks356 decks
-2%synergy
Fang Dragon
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion27 decks356 decks
-14%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.6%inclusion27 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.0%inclusion25 decks356 decks
-4%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
6.5%inclusion23 decks356 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.5%inclusion23 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
5.3%inclusion19 decks356 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.1%inclusion18 decks356 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion218 decks356 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Bolt
56%inclusion201 decks356 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion180 decks356 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
47%inclusion168 decks356 decks
25%synergy
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion164 decks356 decks
44%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion160 decks356 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion153 decks356 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
40%inclusion142 decks356 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion46 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion119 decks356 decks
22%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion116 decks356 decks
20%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
30%inclusion107 decks356 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion103 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion98 decks356 decks
-16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
27%inclusion96 decks356 decks
24%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion93 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Price of Progress
26%inclusion91 decks356 decks
23%synergy
Cast into the Fire
25%inclusion89 decks356 decks
23%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion88 decks356 decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
24%inclusion87 decks356 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
24%inclusion86 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion82 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Gut Shot
22%inclusion77 decks356 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion75 decks356 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion74 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion65 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
18%inclusion64 decks356 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion62 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
15%inclusion52 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion43 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion43 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Shock
12%inclusion42 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion41 decks356 decks
-24%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion39 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion38 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Dual Shot
11%inclusion38 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.0%inclusion32 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Comet Storm
9.0%inclusion32 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Flick a Coin
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
7.7%inclusion16 decks208 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
7.0%inclusion25 decks356 decks
-32%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion23 decks356 decks
1%synergy
Starstorm
6.2%inclusion22 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.2%inclusion22 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion205 decks356 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
51%inclusion183 decks356 decks
47%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
50%inclusion178 decks356 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion162 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Scouring Sands
44%inclusion156 decks356 decks
42%synergy
Star of Extinction
42%inclusion150 decks356 decks
41%synergy
Chain Reaction
40%inclusion143 decks356 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion143 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion138 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion113 decks356 decks
20%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
30%inclusion107 decks356 decks
29%synergy
Boiling Earth
28%inclusion100 decks356 decks
27%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion92 decks356 decks
20%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
21%inclusion74 decks356 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion65 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion69 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
Boltwave
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion67 decks356 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion66 decks356 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion58 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
16%inclusion58 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion57 decks356 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion47 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Plunge
13%inclusion46 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion44 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
12%inclusion43 decks356 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion42 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion34 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.3%inclusion33 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Flame Rift
9.0%inclusion32 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Acidic Soil
9.0%inclusion32 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.0%inclusion32 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
-2%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.3%inclusion26 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.3%inclusion26 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Into the Fire
7.0%inclusion25 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Anger of the Gods
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Overmaster
6.5%inclusion23 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion214 decks356 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion168 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
45%inclusion160 decks356 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion81 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
21%inclusion74 decks356 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion65 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion50 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion46 decks356 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion29 decks356 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowspear
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.6%inclusion27 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.6%inclusion20 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion19 decks356 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
59%inclusion209 decks356 decks
53%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion164 decks356 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion154 decks356 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion134 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion109 decks356 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
22%inclusion79 decks356 decks
20%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion67 decks356 decks
12%synergy
Repercussion
16%inclusion57 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion48 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Courage
11%inclusion40 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Return the Past
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
-2%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.2%inclusion22 decks356 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.2%inclusion22 decks356 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.9%inclusion21 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.3%inclusion19 decks356 decks
-5%synergy
Double Vision
5.1%inclusion18 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion79 decks356 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion38 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion258 decks356 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion187 decks356 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion161 decks356 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion148 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion113 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion68 decks356 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion66 decks356 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion59 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion48 decks356 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.9%inclusion28 decks356 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion24 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.5%inclusion23 decks356 decks
2%synergy
War Room
6.2%inclusion22 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
5.9%inclusion21 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion19 decks356 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion338 decks356 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion322 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion247 decks356 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion190 decks356 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion104 decks356 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion99 decks356 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
26%inclusion94 decks356 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion66 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion61 decks356 decks
-13%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion33 decks356 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion31 decks356 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion21 decks356 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion348 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion343 decks356 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion340 decks356 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion337 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion306 decks356 decks
73%synergy
Luxury Suite
85%inclusion303 decks356 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
84%inclusion300 decks356 decks
52%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion283 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
70%inclusion250 decks356 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion233 decks356 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion227 decks356 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
54%inclusion192 decks356 decks
31%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion64 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Graven Cairns
48%inclusion171 decks356 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion160 decks356 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
45%inclusion159 decks355 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion131 decks356 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion122 decks356 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion109 decks356 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion101 decks356 decks
21%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
27%inclusion96 decks356 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion92 decks356 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion88 decks356 decks
-21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion80 decks356 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion79 decks356 decks
15%synergy
Mount Doom
22%inclusion79 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion75 decks356 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion73 decks356 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion73 decks356 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion65 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion54 decks356 decks
-20%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion52 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion52 decks356 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion52 decks356 decks
-19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion48 decks356 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion45 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion42 decks356 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
12%inclusion42 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion42 decks356 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion35 decks356 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.3%inclusion26 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.0%inclusion25 decks356 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion11 decks175 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion20 decks356 decks
-16%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.6%inclusion20 decks356 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.3%inclusion19 decks356 decks
1%synergy