Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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Tablet of Discovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rabid Attack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Pianist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
72%inclusion124 decks172 decks
66%synergy
Village Rites
80%inclusion137 decks172 decks
64%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
66%inclusion114 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Electrickery
61%inclusion105 decks172 decks
58%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
68%inclusion117 decks172 decks
58%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
59%inclusion101 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion102 decks172 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
66%inclusion114 decks172 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Dispute
80%inclusion138 decks172 decks
54%synergy
Guttersnipe
60%inclusion104 decks172 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion113 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion110 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
58%inclusion99 decks172 decks
50%synergy
Blazing Volley
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
49%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
49%inclusion85 decks172 decks
47%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion81 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Smash to Dust
46%inclusion79 decks172 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Urabrask
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion37 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion68 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion64 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
35%inclusion60 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Feign Death
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion56 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
-14%synergy
Fire Covenant
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Fanatical Offering
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Costly Plunder
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Cast into the Fire
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Nasty End
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Wail of the Nim
24%inclusion41 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Altar's Reap
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
-25%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
-20%synergy
Flick a Coin
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Price of Progress
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Shock
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Gut Shot
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion69 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion55 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Confluence
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Scouring Sands
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Plunge
22%inclusion37 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Chain Reaction
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Earth
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Burn Down the House
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Star of Extinction
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Circle of Power
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Duel Tactics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion50 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
33%inclusion56 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Impact Tremors
26%inclusion45 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Artist's Talent
18%inclusion27 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
City on Fire
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Repercussion
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion69 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion41 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
6%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion156 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion152 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion99 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion94 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Séance Board
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion172 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion172 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion158 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion126 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion120 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion98 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
56%inclusion97 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion86 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
41%inclusion71 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion65 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
35%inclusion61 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion60 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion55 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Graven Cairns
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1%synergy