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).
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Iroh's Demonstration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sozin's Comet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Roku
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
94%inclusion357 decks379 decks
87%synergy
Electrickery
88%inclusion335 decks379 decks
85%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
89%inclusion337 decks379 decks
83%synergy
Blazing Volley
84%inclusion318 decks379 decks
80%synergy
Smash to Dust
75%inclusion284 decks379 decks
72%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
77%inclusion293 decks379 decks
70%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
79%inclusion298 decks379 decks
67%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion281 decks379 decks
65%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
66%inclusion251 decks379 decks
63%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
66%inclusion249 decks379 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
89%inclusion337 decks379 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion289 decks379 decks
35%synergy
Deflecting Swat
73%inclusion275 decks379 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion255 decks379 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
66%inclusion252 decks379 decks
50%synergy
Fire Covenant
65%inclusion247 decks379 decks
58%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
65%inclusion247 decks379 decks
57%synergy
Young Pyromancer
64%inclusion244 decks379 decks
60%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
64%inclusion243 decks379 decks
60%synergy
Night's Whisper
61%inclusion230 decks379 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
79%inclusion301 decks379 decks
55%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion227 decks379 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion210 decks379 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion192 decks379 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion189 decks379 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion148 decks379 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion110 decks379 decks
23%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion44 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion44 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
56%inclusion214 decks379 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
55%inclusion207 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Urabrask
54%inclusion204 decks379 decks
50%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
51%inclusion193 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
49%inclusion185 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
49%inclusion185 decks379 decks
39%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
44%inclusion167 decks379 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
44%inclusion167 decks379 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
42%inclusion160 decks379 decks
36%synergy
Electrostatic Field
36%inclusion136 decks379 decks
33%synergy
Coruscation Mage
35%inclusion54 decks153 decks
27%synergy
Roaming Throne
31%inclusion116 decks379 decks
25%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
29%inclusion109 decks379 decks
27%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
29%inclusion109 decks379 decks
23%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
26%inclusion98 decks379 decks
22%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
25%inclusion94 decks379 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
17%inclusion65 decks379 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion60 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion57 decks379 decks
-4%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion26 decks176 decks
13%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
14%inclusion53 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion22 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion44 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
-3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
9.5%inclusion36 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
9.2%inclusion34 decks368 decks
8%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.2%inclusion35 decks379 decks
-1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.2%inclusion35 decks379 decks
0%synergy
The Lord of Pain
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
9.0%inclusion34 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.7%inclusion33 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.9%inclusion30 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Fang Dragon
7.9%inclusion30 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion29 decks379 decks
-14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.4%inclusion28 decks379 decks
-7%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
7.4%inclusion28 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion27 decks379 decks
-4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
5.8%inclusion22 decks379 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
60%inclusion229 decks379 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Bolt
55%inclusion208 decks379 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion189 decks379 decks
29%synergy
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion172 decks379 decks
44%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion170 decks379 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion169 decks379 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion162 decks379 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
40%inclusion153 decks379 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion121 decks379 decks
21%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion119 decks379 decks
28%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
31%inclusion116 decks379 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion106 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
26%inclusion100 decks379 decks
24%synergy
Feign Death
26%inclusion100 decks379 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion98 decks379 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion96 decks379 decks
-18%synergy
Undying Malice
25%inclusion96 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
24%inclusion92 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Cast into the Fire
24%inclusion92 decks379 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion88 decks379 decks
15%synergy
Price of Progress
23%inclusion88 decks379 decks
21%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion82 decks379 decks
16%synergy
Gut Shot
22%inclusion82 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion77 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion66 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
15%inclusion57 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion49 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion48 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion45 decks379 decks
-23%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion44 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion43 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
11%inclusion41 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Dual Shot
11%inclusion41 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
9.0%inclusion34 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.5%inclusion15 decks176 decks
6%synergy
Flick a Coin
7.9%inclusion30 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion29 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
7.1%inclusion27 decks379 decks
-32%synergy
Fire Magic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Starstorm
5.8%inclusion22 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion212 decks379 decks
33%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
50%inclusion188 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Fiery Confluence
49%inclusion186 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion172 decks379 decks
17%synergy
Scouring Sands
45%inclusion171 decks379 decks
44%synergy
Star of Extinction
41%inclusion157 decks379 decks
40%synergy
Chain Reaction
40%inclusion150 decks379 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion147 decks379 decks
-4%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion140 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion119 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
31%inclusion118 decks379 decks
30%synergy
Boiling Earth
30%inclusion112 decks379 decks
28%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion95 decks379 decks
20%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
21%inclusion78 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion73 decks379 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion71 decks379 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion71 decks379 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion67 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion63 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
16%inclusion60 decks379 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Plunge
14%inclusion52 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion49 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion49 decks379 decks
-1%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
13%inclusion48 decks379 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion45 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Circle of Power
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.5%inclusion36 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
9.2%inclusion35 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Flame Rift
9.0%inclusion34 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Acidic Soil
8.7%inclusion33 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Playful Shove
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Earthquake
8.4%inclusion32 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Fire
7.7%inclusion29 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion28 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.1%inclusion27 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Overmaster
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.6%inclusion25 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.6%inclusion25 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Hazardous Blast
5.8%inclusion22 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion225 decks379 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion175 decks379 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
45%inclusion170 decks379 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion89 decks379 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion74 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
16%inclusion43 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion50 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion46 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion38 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Shadowspear
8.4%inclusion32 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.9%inclusion30 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.3%inclusion20 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion19 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
58%inclusion220 decks379 decks
53%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion173 decks379 decks
41%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion160 decks379 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion141 decks379 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion116 decks379 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion87 decks379 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
18%inclusion67 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Repercussion
16%inclusion62 decks379 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion48 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Courage
12%inclusion46 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.2%inclusion35 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
8.4%inclusion32 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Return the Past
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.3%inclusion24 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion24 decks379 decks
1%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
-5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.5%inclusion21 decks379 decks
-5%synergy
Double Vision
5.0%inclusion19 decks379 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion82 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion40 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion271 decks379 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion198 decks379 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion168 decks379 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion156 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion120 decks379 decks
14%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion71 decks379 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion62 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion50 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.4%inclusion32 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.6%inclusion25 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.3%inclusion24 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion23 decks379 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.0%inclusion19 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion361 decks379 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion345 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion258 decks379 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion197 decks379 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Crypt
30%inclusion114 decks379 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion106 decks379 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion103 decks379 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion63 decks379 decks
-14%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion38 decks379 decks
-8%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.4%inclusion32 decks379 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion24 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.0%inclusion19 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion368 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion362 decks379 decks
51%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion362 decks379 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion358 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
84%inclusion319 decks379 decks
45%synergy
Badlands
84%inclusion318 decks379 decks
71%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
84%inclusion318 decks379 decks
51%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion295 decks379 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
70%inclusion265 decks379 decks
34%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion247 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion242 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
54%inclusion205 decks379 decks
31%synergy
Blazemire Verge
49%inclusion61 decks125 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
49%inclusion184 decks379 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion169 decks379 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
44%inclusion165 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
36%inclusion136 decks379 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion130 decks379 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion115 decks379 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion109 decks379 decks
21%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
26%inclusion100 decks379 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion98 decks379 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion93 decks379 decks
-21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion87 decks379 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion84 decks379 decks
15%synergy
Mount Doom
22%inclusion83 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion81 decks379 decks
-12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion79 decks379 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion77 decks379 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion70 decks379 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion58 decks379 decks
-20%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion56 decks379 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion56 decks379 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion55 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion51 decks379 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion49 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion47 decks379 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
12%inclusion46 decks379 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion45 decks379 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion31 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.9%inclusion26 decks379 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.6%inclusion25 decks379 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.8%inclusion22 decks379 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.8%inclusion22 decks379 decks
-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
5.3%inclusion20 decks379 decks
2%synergy