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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cool but Rude
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Broadcast Takeover
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Jennika's Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Manhole Missile
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
78%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Electrickery
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Smash to Dust
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Village Rites
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Fiery Confluence
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Scouring Sands
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Boiling Earth
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Young Pyromancer
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Sign in Blood
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
53%synergy
End the Festivities
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Black Waltz No. 3
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Firebrand Archer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Electrostatic Field
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fang Dragon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Perforating Artist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Embermaw Hellion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Cast into the Fire
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Armor of Shadows
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Shock
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Flick a Coin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tweeze
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Flames
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Starstorm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Costly Plunder
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Professor's Warning
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Altar's Reap
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Invoke Calamity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Combustion Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Firebending Lesson
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dark Dabbling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Radiating Lightning
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Lava Dart
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dual Shot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Wisecrack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzium Mortars
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Boltwave
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Boulder Dash
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cinder Strike
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hazardous Blast
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Earthquake
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Flame Rift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ignite the Future
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Overmaster
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scorching Shot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Zuko's Offense
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Playful Shove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Grudge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Reckless Impulse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Banefire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fast // Furious
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hell to Pay
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blightning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
The Regalia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Privilege
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Shadows of the Past
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Return the Past
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
War Effort
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Fire Diamond
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Akoum Refuge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Tramway Station
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Graven Cairns
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy