Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core 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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blazing Volley
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
73%synergy
End the Festivities
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
68%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
63%synergy
Smash to Dust
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Fiery Inscription
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Young Pyromancer
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Pestilent Spirit
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Urabrask
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Firebrand Archer
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Firebending Student
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Unruly Catapult
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mysidian Elder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Fang Dragon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Fire Covenant
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Wail of the Nim
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Not Dead After All
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Undying Malice
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Cast into the Fire
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Demand Answers
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fire Magic
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Starstorm
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Gut Shot
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Nasty End
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Smite the Deathless
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Flick a Coin
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Dual Shot
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Punishing Fire
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Confluence
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Scouring Sands
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Read the Bones
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Boiling Earth
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Hazardous Blast
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Overmaster
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Flame Rift
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Anger of the Gods
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Highway Robbery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Magebane Armor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Repercussion
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
City on Fire
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Return the Past
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pain for All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Festival of Embers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Lich's Mastery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mines of Moria
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Kher Keep
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Locket
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Graven Cairns
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy