Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Optimized Burn

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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
End the Festivities
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
77%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
76%synergy
Smash to Dust
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Blazing Volley
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Young Pyromancer
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Village Rites
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Dispute
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Night's Whisper
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Not Dead After All
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Urabrask
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Coruscation Mage
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Firebrand Archer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fang Dragon
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Galvanoth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Deflecting Swat
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Wail of the Nim
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Undying Malice
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Demand Answers
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Fire Covenant
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Big Score
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Seething Song
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Cast into the Fire
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Desperate Ritual
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reiterate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Price of Progress
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Fire Magic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Transpose
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Flick a Coin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-31%synergy
Darkness
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Gut Shot
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Thunder Magic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Confluence
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Scouring Sands
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Plunge
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Grab the Prize
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Boiling Earth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Boltwave
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hazardous Blast
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Star of Extinction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Playful Shove
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Flame Rift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Ruby Medallion
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Cloud Key
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Courage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Artist's Talent
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Past
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vents
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Molten Slagheap
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Haunted Ridge
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Badlands
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Mount Doom
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy