Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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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
Firebending Student
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
75%synergy
Electrickery
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
70%synergy
End the Festivities
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Smash to Dust
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Young Pyromancer
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Fang Dragon
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Fire Covenant
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Cast into the Fire
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Feign Death
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-27%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Shock
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fire Magic
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Starstorm
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Gut Shot
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Flick a Coin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Electric Revelation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dual Shot
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Scouring Sands
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Confluence
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Boiling Earth
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Star of Extinction
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Hazardous Blast
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Plunge
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Overmaster
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Flame Rift
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ignite the Future
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Grudge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Devastation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Requiem Monolith
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Repercussion
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
City on Fire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Double Vision
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Pain for All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Festival of Embers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Crypt
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy