Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Control

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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
Shredder's Technique
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Swift Demise
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
85%inclusion109 decks128 decks
79%synergy
Blazing Volley
81%inclusion104 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
83%inclusion106 decks128 decks
77%synergy
Electrickery
77%inclusion99 decks128 decks
75%synergy
Smash to Dust
69%inclusion88 decks128 decks
66%synergy
Guttersnipe
65%inclusion83 decks128 decks
56%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
56%inclusion72 decks128 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion82 decks128 decks
52%synergy
Young Pyromancer
55%inclusion71 decks128 decks
52%synergy
Village Rites
66%inclusion85 decks128 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion98 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
70%inclusion90 decks128 decks
44%synergy
Night's Whisper
63%inclusion80 decks128 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion79 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
57%inclusion73 decks128 decks
47%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
56%inclusion72 decks128 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
51%inclusion65 decks128 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion65 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Inscription
48%inclusion62 decks128 decks
43%synergy
Abrade
45%inclusion58 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
33%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
34%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
31%synergy
Firebrand Archer
31%inclusion40 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Urabrask
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
23%synergy
Electrostatic Field
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Fang Dragon
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Brash Taunter
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Viscera Seer
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Magar of the Magic Strings
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion55 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
40%synergy
Fire Covenant
41%inclusion53 decks128 decks
35%synergy
Wail of the Nim
41%inclusion52 decks128 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
36%inclusion46 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion46 decks128 decks
33%synergy
Feign Death
36%inclusion46 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Cast into the Fire
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
34%synergy
Big Score
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion37 decks128 decks
-15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28%inclusion36 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Flick a Coin
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Shock
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
-19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Gut Shot
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-27%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Invoke Calamity
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion53 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion53 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
39%inclusion50 decks128 decks
35%synergy
Scouring Sands
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
37%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Boiling Earth
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Chain Reaction
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
23%synergy
Star of Extinction
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Playful Shove
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Into the Fire
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Vision
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Hazardous Blast
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Overmaster
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Highway Robbery
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Flame Rift
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Anger of the Gods
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion46 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Repercussion
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Courage
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
11%synergy
City on Fire
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Greed
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Jaya Ballard
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion44 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
0%synergy
High Market
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion120 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion116 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion82 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion78 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion127 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion127 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion116 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
80%inclusion103 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion90 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57%inclusion73 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion71 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion55 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
40%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion53 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Blazemire Verge
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Mount Doom
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy