Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
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Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Diary of Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Shredder's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blazing Volley
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
73%synergy
End the Festivities
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Electrickery
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Smash to Dust
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Young Pyromancer
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Scouring Sands
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Fiery Confluence
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Pestilent Spirit
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Electrostatic Field
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Urabrask
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Fang Dragon
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mysidian Elder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Fire Covenant
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Wail of the Nim
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Cast into the Fire
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Feign Death
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-24%synergy
Armor of Shadows
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Fire Magic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Starstorm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Gut Shot
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Swift Demise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shellshock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dual Shot
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Transpose
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Boiling Earth
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hazardous Blast
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Overmaster
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Flame Rift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mob Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Plunge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Fireball
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Into the Fire
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Zuko's Offense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Repercussion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Return the Past
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Festival of Embers
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Peak
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy