Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core Aristocrats

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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
Electrickery
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Blazing Volley
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Village Rites
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Guttersnipe
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
58%synergy
End the Festivities
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Smash to Dust
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Young Pyromancer
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Firebrand Archer
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Fiery Inscription
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Confluence
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Urabrask
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fang Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Warren Soultrader
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Speed Demon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Dark-Dweller Oracle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Dimir House Guard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Undying Malice
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Costly Plunder
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Feign Death
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Not Dead After All
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Seething Song
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Altar's Reap
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Nasty End
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Wail of the Nim
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Fanatical Offering
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cast into the Fire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dual Shot
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fire Magic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Gut Shot
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Shock
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Electric Revelation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Rotten Reunion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Starstorm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Play with Fire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Flick a Coin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Scouring Sands
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Boiling Earth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Plunge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Past in Flames
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Spoils
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fatal Grudge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grab the Prize
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Star of Extinction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Ignite the Future
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Acidic Soil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Impulse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Overmaster
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hazardous Blast
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Embers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Culling Dais
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Impact Tremors
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Repercussion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shadows of the Past
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dark Privilege
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Blood Funnel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Count on Luck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Restless Vents
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy