Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - 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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Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Punk
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
83%inclusion227 decks275 decks
76%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
80%inclusion219 decks275 decks
74%synergy
Electrickery
77%inclusion211 decks275 decks
73%synergy
Blazing Volley
73%inclusion201 decks275 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
64%inclusion177 decks275 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion177 decks275 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion184 decks275 decks
55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
61%inclusion167 decks275 decks
54%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
52%inclusion144 decks275 decks
49%synergy
Young Pyromancer
53%inclusion145 decks275 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion236 decks275 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
62%inclusion170 decks275 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion168 decks275 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
59%inclusion161 decks275 decks
32%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
53%inclusion146 decks275 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
51%inclusion141 decks275 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion140 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion138 decks275 decks
46%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion133 decks275 decks
44%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
47%inclusion130 decks275 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion108 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion86 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion107 decks275 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
36%inclusion99 decks275 decks
30%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
32%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion90 decks275 decks
27%synergy
Urabrask
28%inclusion78 decks275 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion51 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
25%inclusion70 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
24%inclusion67 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
24%inclusion66 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion61 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
21%inclusion58 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion25 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Fang Dragon
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion29 decks267 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
-12%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion20 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Mayhem Devil
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
-15%synergy
Viscera Seer
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
6%synergy
The Lord of Pain
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
-5%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion128 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion123 decks275 decks
23%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
44%inclusion122 decks275 decks
36%synergy
Fire Covenant
43%inclusion117 decks275 decks
35%synergy
Not Dead After All
42%inclusion116 decks275 decks
33%synergy
Wail of the Nim
41%inclusion112 decks275 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion102 decks275 decks
-12%synergy
Undying Malice
35%inclusion96 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion89 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion88 decks275 decks
27%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion87 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Cast into the Fire
31%inclusion86 decks275 decks
30%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion86 decks275 decks
25%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion80 decks275 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion39 decks175 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion61 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
22%inclusion61 decks275 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion55 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion55 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion36 decks222 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion28 decks176 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion43 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion42 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Armor of Shadows
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Flick a Coin
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
-23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Dual Shot
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Starstorm
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-31%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
44%inclusion120 decks275 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion117 decks275 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion114 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion113 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Scouring Sands
40%inclusion109 decks275 decks
38%synergy
Chain Reaction
39%inclusion106 decks275 decks
34%synergy
Star of Extinction
37%inclusion103 decks275 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
32%inclusion88 decks275 decks
31%synergy
Boiling Earth
29%inclusion81 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
27%inclusion75 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion74 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion73 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
23%inclusion64 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
18%inclusion50 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion47 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion45 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion26 decks176 decks
4%synergy
Hazardous Blast
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion31 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Acidic Soil
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Flame Rift
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Mob Verdict
9.1%inclusion24 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Overmaster
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Into the Fire
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion122 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion113 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion76 decks275 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion62 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion54 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion109 decks275 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion105 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion67 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion64 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion62 decks275 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Repercussion
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion29 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion100 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion77 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion60 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Vents
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion253 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion244 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion163 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion153 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion71 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion65 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion19 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion273 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion272 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion253 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion195 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion180 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
53%inclusion145 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
46%inclusion126 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion119 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion118 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion111 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
38%inclusion104 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
36%inclusion98 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion95 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion91 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion58 decks176 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion87 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion79 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion79 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion74 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
25%inclusion70 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion66 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion62 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion55 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion54 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion49 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion25 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Mount Doom
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
3%synergy