Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Expensive 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).
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Iroh's Demonstration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
94%inclusion358 decks380 decks
88%synergy
Electrickery
89%inclusion337 decks380 decks
85%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
89%inclusion340 decks380 decks
83%synergy
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion320 decks380 decks
81%synergy
Smash to Dust
76%inclusion287 decks380 decks
73%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
77%inclusion294 decks380 decks
70%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
79%inclusion302 decks380 decks
68%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion282 decks380 decks
65%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
67%inclusion255 decks380 decks
64%synergy
Young Pyromancer
65%inclusion248 decks380 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
89%inclusion339 decks380 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion289 decks380 decks
35%synergy
Deflecting Swat
71%inclusion271 decks380 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Dispute
68%inclusion257 decks380 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion253 decks380 decks
51%synergy
Fire Covenant
66%inclusion251 decks380 decks
59%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
66%inclusion249 decks380 decks
61%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
65%inclusion248 decks380 decks
57%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
64%inclusion243 decks380 decks
60%synergy
Night's Whisper
61%inclusion232 decks380 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
80%inclusion304 decks380 decks
56%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion227 decks380 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
54%inclusion207 decks380 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
49%inclusion188 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion187 decks380 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion146 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion109 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion37 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion215 decks380 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
56%inclusion212 decks380 decks
46%synergy
Urabrask
55%inclusion208 decks380 decks
51%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
52%inclusion197 decks380 decks
46%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
50%inclusion189 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
49%inclusion186 decks380 decks
39%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
44%inclusion168 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
44%inclusion168 decks380 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
43%inclusion163 decks380 decks
37%synergy
Electrostatic Field
37%inclusion139 decks380 decks
33%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion55 decks154 decks
28%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion115 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
30%inclusion113 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
29%inclusion112 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
25%inclusion96 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
25%inclusion96 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17%inclusion64 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion26 decks160 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
16%inclusion28 decks178 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion59 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
15%inclusion56 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion46 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
9.5%inclusion35 decks369 decks
8%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
9.5%inclusion36 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
0%synergy
The Lord of Pain
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Fang Dragon
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
-14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
61%inclusion230 decks380 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Bolt
55%inclusion208 decks380 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion187 decks380 decks
29%synergy
Wail of the Nim
46%inclusion176 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion174 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion168 decks380 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion161 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
40%inclusion153 decks380 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion45 decks125 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion123 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Demand Answers
31%inclusion119 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion118 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion37 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion109 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
27%inclusion101 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
26%inclusion100 decks380 decks
-17%synergy
Feign Death
26%inclusion99 decks380 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion97 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Undying Malice
25%inclusion95 decks380 decks
18%synergy
Cast into the Fire
24%inclusion93 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Price of Progress
24%inclusion91 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
24%inclusion90 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion85 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Gut Shot
21%inclusion80 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion79 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion77 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion69 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
18%inclusion68 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion64 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion55 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion50 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion46 decks380 decks
-23%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion41 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion41 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Dual Shot
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion17 decks178 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Comet Storm
8.7%inclusion33 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Flick a Coin
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
-32%synergy
Fire Magic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
57%inclusion216 decks380 decks
34%synergy
Fiery Confluence
50%inclusion189 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
50%inclusion189 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Scouring Sands
45%inclusion172 decks380 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion171 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Star of Extinction
42%inclusion160 decks380 decks
41%synergy
Chain Reaction
41%inclusion155 decks380 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion149 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion143 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion120 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
31%inclusion119 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Boiling Earth
30%inclusion115 decks380 decks
29%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion94 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
21%inclusion80 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion73 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion71 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion70 decks380 decks
-4%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion66 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion63 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
16%inclusion59 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion52 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Plunge
13%inclusion48 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion48 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion23 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion39 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.5%inclusion36 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.2%inclusion35 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
7.9%inclusion30 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Fire
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Overmaster
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Hazardous Blast
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion225 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion178 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
45%inclusion170 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion86 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion76 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion68 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
16%inclusion43 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion49 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion48 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Shadowspear
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion30 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.6%inclusion29 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
58%inclusion221 decks380 decks
53%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion175 decks380 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion160 decks380 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion143 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion115 decks380 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion88 decks380 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion71 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Repercussion
17%inclusion63 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion51 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion19 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Courage
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.9%inclusion34 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Return the Past
8.4%inclusion32 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
-1%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Double Vision
5.3%inclusion20 decks380 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion85 decks380 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion40 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion275 decks380 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion196 decks380 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion168 decks380 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion159 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion122 decks380 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion72 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion69 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion50 decks380 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.6%inclusion25 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
2%synergy
War Room
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion362 decks380 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion345 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion258 decks380 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion202 decks380 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Crypt
30%inclusion113 decks380 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion105 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion101 decks380 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion72 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion65 decks380 decks
-13%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion39 decks380 decks
-8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.0%inclusion19 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion369 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion363 decks380 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion361 decks380 decks
50%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion359 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion325 decks380 decks
72%synergy
Luxury Suite
84%inclusion319 decks380 decks
45%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion316 decks380 decks
51%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion297 decks380 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
70%inclusion266 decks380 decks
34%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion246 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion244 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
53%inclusion203 decks380 decks
30%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
48%inclusion182 decks380 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion168 decks380 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
44%inclusion165 decks379 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
36%inclusion137 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion128 decks380 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion114 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion108 decks380 decks
21%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
27%inclusion101 decks380 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion98 decks380 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion94 decks380 decks
-21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion86 decks380 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion84 decks380 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion83 decks380 decks
-11%synergy
Mount Doom
22%inclusion82 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion78 decks380 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion77 decks380 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion69 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks175 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion60 decks380 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion57 decks380 decks
-19%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion55 decks380 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion53 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion51 decks380 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion47 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
12%inclusion45 decks380 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion45 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion43 decks380 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion38 decks380 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion31 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.8%inclusion26 decks380 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.8%inclusion22 decks380 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion21 decks380 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-3%synergy