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
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Flashback
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rabid Attack
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
72%inclusion126 decks174 decks
66%synergy
Village Rites
80%inclusion139 decks174 decks
64%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
67%inclusion116 decks174 decks
61%synergy
Electrickery
62%inclusion108 decks174 decks
59%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
57%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
67%inclusion116 decks174 decks
57%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion103 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion117 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Dispute
80%inclusion139 decks174 decks
53%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion115 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
65%inclusion113 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion106 decks174 decks
52%synergy
Blazing Volley
53%inclusion92 decks174 decks
50%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
50%inclusion87 decks174 decks
47%synergy
Night's Whisper
49%inclusion86 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
48%inclusion83 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion81 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion80 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Smash to Dust
46%inclusion80 decks174 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Firebrand Archer
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Fang Dragon
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Not Dead After All
43%inclusion74 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion71 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion70 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion66 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Feign Death
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
34%inclusion59 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion54 decks174 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Costly Plunder
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28%inclusion48 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
28%inclusion48 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
27%inclusion47 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Seething Song
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Cast into the Fire
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion35 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Wail of the Nim
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Nasty End
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Altar's Reap
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
-23%synergy
Desperate Ritual
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Flick a Coin
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Fire Magic
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Shock
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Price of Progress
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion71 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion48 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
27%inclusion47 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Scouring Sands
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Plunge
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Chain Reaction
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Spoils
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Boiling Earth
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Burn Down the House
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Star of Extinction
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
9.0%inclusion14 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Overmaster
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Acidic Soil
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
-9%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Courage
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Return the Past
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Repercussion
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion72 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
6%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion156 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion154 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
59%inclusion103 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion98 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion174 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion174 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion159 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion127 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion119 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion101 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion101 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
51%inclusion89 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion85 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion79 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
43%inclusion74 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
36%inclusion63 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
36%inclusion51 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
1%synergy