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
Shellshock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
73%synergy
End the Festivities
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Electrickery
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Smash to Dust
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Fiery Inscription
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Young Pyromancer
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Scouring Sands
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Abrade
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Fire Covenant
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Tor Wauki the Younger
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Urabrask
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fang Dragon
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Firebending Student
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Wail of the Nim
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cast into the Fire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Shock
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Feign Death
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Fire Magic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Starstorm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Smite the Deathless
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dual Shot
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Punishing Fire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dark Dabbling
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Boiling Earth
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Hazardous Blast
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Overmaster
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Flame Rift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mob Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Into the Fire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Zuko's Offense
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Repercussion
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Return the Past
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Festival of Embers
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Peak
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy