Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget 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).
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blazing Volley
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
79%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Smash to Dust
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Electrickery
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Fiery Confluence
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Guttersnipe
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Young Pyromancer
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Boiling Earth
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Scouring Sands
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Village Rites
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Corrupted Conviction
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
End the Festivities
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Firebrand Archer
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fang Dragon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fire Servant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vincent Valentine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Queen Brahne
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bone Devourer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Armor of Shadows
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Not Dead After All
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Cast into the Fire
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Fire Magic
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Starstorm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Altar's Reap
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Costly Plunder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Flick a Coin
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Shock
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dual Shot
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dark Dabbling
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Smite the Deathless
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Savage Alliance
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Invoke Calamity
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Radiating Lightning
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Twin Bolt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Return to Action
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Due
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Magma Spray
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Derailment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Self-Destruct
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Boltwave
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Hazardous Blast
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Star of Extinction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Flame Rift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Earthquake
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ignite the Future
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Hell to Pay
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Scorching Shot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Impulse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Banefire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Craving
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Overmaster
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Suplex
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Burn Down the House
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Fatal Grudge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
The Regalia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Rites
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Theater of Horrors
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dark Privilege
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shadows of the Past
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Return the Past
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
City on Fire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
War Effort
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Jagged Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Tramway Station
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy