Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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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
Blazing Volley
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
73%synergy
End the Festivities
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Electrickery
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Smash to Dust
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Fiery Inscription
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Firebrand Archer
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Mayhem Devil
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fang Dragon
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Firebending Student
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Fire Covenant
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Wail of the Nim
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Not Dead After All
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Shock
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Fire Magic
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Starstorm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Smite the Deathless
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Unlikely Aid
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flick a Coin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dual Shot
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scouring Sands
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Boiling Earth
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Hazardous Blast
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Risky Shortcut
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Overmaster
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Plunge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Fireball
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Zuko's Offense
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Monolith
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Repercussion
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
City on Fire
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Artist's Talent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Festival of Embers
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malice
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Haunted Ridge
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy