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
Blazing Volley
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Smash to Dust
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
71%synergy
Electrickery
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Young Pyromancer
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Fiery Confluence
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Village Rites
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Boiling Earth
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Scouring Sands
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Corrupted Conviction
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
11%synergy
End the Festivities
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Abrade
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Dispute
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Electrostatic Field
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Firebending Student
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fang Dragon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mysidian Elder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Iguanar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Servitor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Starscape Cleric
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%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
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Wail of the Nim
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Undying Malice
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Cast into the Fire
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Not Dead After All
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Shock
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Smite the Deathless
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Flick a Coin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Professor's Warning
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-33%synergy
Dark Dabbling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Invoke Calamity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Altar's Reap
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Radiating Lightning
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dual Shot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Fling
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Savage Alliance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Twin Bolt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Gut Shot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Magma Spray
12%inclusion3 decks26 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
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Pyrohelix
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Seismic Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzium Mortars
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Boltwave
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hazardous Blast
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Light Up the Stage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ignite the Future
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Risky Shortcut
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%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
Flame Rift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Banefire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ambition's Cost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Overmaster
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scorching Shot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-23%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
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
Chain Lightning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blightning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Corrupt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
The Regalia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Impact Tremors
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dark Privilege
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Shadows of the Past
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%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
Bastion of Remembrance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
War Effort
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya, Venerated Firemage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-28%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
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-29%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
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
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%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
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-36%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-27%synergy
Akoum Refuge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tramway Station
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-37%synergy
Graven Cairns
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy