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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Iroh's Demonstration
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.0%inclusion3 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Combustion Man
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
82%inclusion235 decks286 decks
75%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
79%inclusion226 decks286 decks
73%synergy
Electrickery
76%inclusion216 decks286 decks
72%synergy
Blazing Volley
73%inclusion210 decks286 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
64%inclusion183 decks286 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion183 decks286 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion192 decks286 decks
55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
60%inclusion173 decks286 decks
53%synergy
Young Pyromancer
54%inclusion155 decks286 decks
50%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
53%inclusion151 decks286 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion246 decks286 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion180 decks286 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion175 decks286 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion164 decks286 decks
31%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
52%inclusion148 decks286 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
51%inclusion145 decks286 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion145 decks286 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion144 decks286 decks
46%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion138 decks286 decks
44%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion137 decks286 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion115 decks286 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion89 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion42 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion42 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion35 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion32 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.2%inclusion15 decks286 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion112 decks286 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
36%inclusion103 decks286 decks
30%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
33%inclusion94 decks286 decks
23%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
33%inclusion93 decks286 decks
31%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
31%inclusion90 decks286 decks
26%synergy
Urabrask
28%inclusion80 decks286 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
25%inclusion72 decks286 decks
19%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
24%inclusion69 decks286 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
24%inclusion68 decks286 decks
20%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
22%inclusion62 decks286 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion62 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion57 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
20%inclusion56 decks286 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion54 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion48 decks286 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion38 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion38 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13%inclusion37 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion37 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion34 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Fang Dragon
10%inclusion30 decks286 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion29 decks278 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
-11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
-4%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion28 decks286 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.7%inclusion25 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.7%inclusion25 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
8.4%inclusion24 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.0%inclusion23 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
7.7%inclusion22 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
5.9%inclusion17 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.9%inclusion17 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Spider-Punk
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
5%synergy
The Lord of Pain
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion135 decks286 decks
29%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
45%inclusion129 decks286 decks
37%synergy
Fire Covenant
44%inclusion126 decks286 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion125 decks286 decks
22%synergy
Not Dead After All
42%inclusion119 decks286 decks
32%synergy
Wail of the Nim
41%inclusion116 decks286 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion106 decks286 decks
-12%synergy
Undying Malice
34%inclusion97 decks286 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion96 decks286 decks
18%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion92 decks286 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion92 decks286 decks
-11%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion92 decks286 decks
21%synergy
Cast into the Fire
31%inclusion90 decks286 decks
30%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
31%inclusion90 decks286 decks
29%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion88 decks286 decks
24%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion82 decks286 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion74 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Price of Progress
23%inclusion66 decks286 decks
21%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion63 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion61 decks286 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion61 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion60 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Shock
19%inclusion54 decks286 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion53 decks286 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion50 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion46 decks286 decks
-5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion46 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
16%inclusion45 decks286 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion43 decks286 decks
13%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion41 decks286 decks
11%synergy
Flick a Coin
14%inclusion39 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion39 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion35 decks286 decks
-23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion30 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
-30%synergy
Dual Shot
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Starstorm
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
44%inclusion127 decks286 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion124 decks286 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion122 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion115 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Star of Extinction
40%inclusion113 decks286 decks
38%synergy
Scouring Sands
38%inclusion110 decks286 decks
37%synergy
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion108 decks286 decks
33%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
34%inclusion97 decks286 decks
29%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
32%inclusion92 decks286 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion82 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion82 decks286 decks
17%synergy
Boiling Earth
28%inclusion79 decks286 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion73 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
23%inclusion65 decks286 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion56 decks286 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion51 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion48 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
17%inclusion49 decks286 decks
16%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
17%inclusion48 decks286 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion44 decks286 decks
10%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion43 decks286 decks
14%synergy
Acidic Soil
14%inclusion39 decks286 decks
13%synergy
Hazardous Blast
13%inclusion38 decks286 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion38 decks286 decks
-9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion36 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Flame Rift
12%inclusion35 decks286 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion34 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion30 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
-6%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Overmaster
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Mob Verdict
8.8%inclusion24 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Fire
8.0%inclusion23 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.7%inclusion22 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.3%inclusion21 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.6%inclusion19 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.6%inclusion19 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion123 decks286 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion118 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion80 decks286 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion65 decks286 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion51 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion51 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion40 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion37 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion36 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion32 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
8.7%inclusion25 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.9%inclusion15 decks253 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
38%inclusion110 decks286 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion109 decks286 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion73 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion69 decks286 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion65 decks286 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion53 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Repercussion
18%inclusion52 decks286 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion25 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion34 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion30 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion28 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.4%inclusion24 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.4%inclusion24 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.7%inclusion22 decks286 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
7.3%inclusion21 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion38 decks286 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.3%inclusion21 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion106 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion78 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion64 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion52 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion35 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion34 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion32 decks286 decks
5%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion28 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.7%inclusion25 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion23 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.2%inclusion15 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion264 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion254 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion170 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion163 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion95 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion72 decks286 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion68 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion57 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion26 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.7%inclusion22 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion284 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion283 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion264 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion203 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion189 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion154 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
49%inclusion140 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion126 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion122 decks286 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion118 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion105 decks286 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion104 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion100 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion99 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
35%inclusion99 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion96 decks286 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion62 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
31%inclusion90 decks286 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion82 decks286 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion81 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion79 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
27%inclusion78 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion67 decks286 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion63 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion57 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion56 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion54 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion54 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion33 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion29 decks286 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion28 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
-6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.4%inclusion24 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.3%inclusion21 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.0%inclusion20 decks286 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.6%inclusion19 decks286 decks
0%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.3%inclusion18 decks286 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion17 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion17 decks286 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
-1%synergy