Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Optimized

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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
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
86%inclusion171 decks199 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
78%inclusion156 decks199 decks
75%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
78%inclusion156 decks199 decks
72%synergy
Blazing Volley
71%inclusion141 decks199 decks
67%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
73%inclusion145 decks199 decks
65%synergy
Smash to Dust
63%inclusion125 decks199 decks
60%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
71%inclusion142 decks199 decks
59%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion132 decks199 decks
57%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
58%inclusion116 decks199 decks
55%synergy
Young Pyromancer
56%inclusion112 decks199 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
90%inclusion179 decks199 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion159 decks199 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Dispute
68%inclusion136 decks199 decks
42%synergy
Village Rites
60%inclusion119 decks199 decks
44%synergy
Night's Whisper
54%inclusion107 decks199 decks
34%synergy
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion106 decks199 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
51%inclusion102 decks199 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion101 decks199 decks
28%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
49%inclusion98 decks199 decks
35%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion96 decks199 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
62%inclusion124 decks199 decks
38%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion119 decks199 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion104 decks199 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion89 decks199 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion65 decks199 decks
25%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion65 decks199 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion40 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
41%inclusion82 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Urabrask
40%inclusion80 decks199 decks
37%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion76 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
37%inclusion73 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
34%inclusion67 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Firebrand Archer
31%inclusion61 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion59 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
23%inclusion46 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22%inclusion43 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion42 decks197 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion40 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
-15%synergy
Viscera Seer
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Fang Dragon
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
-14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Brash Taunter
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion96 decks199 decks
33%synergy
Fire Covenant
46%inclusion91 decks199 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion88 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Not Dead After All
41%inclusion82 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Seething Song
41%inclusion81 decks199 decks
30%synergy
Wail of the Nim
39%inclusion77 decks199 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion74 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion74 decks199 decks
-11%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
37%inclusion73 decks199 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion72 decks199 decks
33%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
25%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
29%synergy
Big Score
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion61 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion60 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion59 decks199 decks
-14%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion59 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion54 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion51 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
25%inclusion49 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
23%inclusion46 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Cast into the Fire
23%inclusion46 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Price of Progress
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Fire Magic
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Shock
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
-31%synergy
Flick a Coin
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-29%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
45%inclusion90 decks199 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion77 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion73 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
31%inclusion61 decks199 decks
22%synergy
Scouring Sands
30%inclusion60 decks199 decks
29%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion57 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
29%inclusion57 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Grab the Prize
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Star of Extinction
21%inclusion41 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
20%inclusion40 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Plunge
20%inclusion39 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Boiling Earth
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Flame Rift
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-9%synergy
Into the Fire
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Hazardous Blast
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion95 decks199 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion94 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion80 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
35%inclusion70 decks199 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion48 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion79 decks199 decks
34%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion73 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion52 decks199 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
21%inclusion41 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Repercussion
21%inclusion41 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
20%inclusion40 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Return the Past
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion73 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion58 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Restless Vents
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion187 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion180 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion127 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion97 decks199 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion52 decks199 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion197 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion194 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion181 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion146 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion140 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion136 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion119 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion116 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
56%inclusion112 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion107 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion96 decks199 decks
33%synergy
Raucous Theater
45%inclusion89 decks199 decks
23%synergy
Blazemire Verge
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Peak
41%inclusion82 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
41%inclusion81 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41%inclusion81 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion79 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion60 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion58 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
25%inclusion49 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion47 decks199 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
-9%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion25 decks199 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
-9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
1%synergy