Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Iroh's Demonstration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Price of Freedom
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Firebending Student
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Electrickery
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
72%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
76%inclusion79 decks104 decks
70%synergy
Blazing Volley
73%inclusion76 decks104 decks
70%synergy
End the Festivities
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
68%synergy
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion80 decks104 decks
68%synergy
Smash to Dust
65%inclusion68 decks104 decks
63%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion73 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Young Pyromancer
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Fiery Inscription
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Scouring Sands
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Firebrand Archer
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Fang Dragon
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Brash Taunter
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mysidian Elder
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Warren Soultrader
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Barbed Servitor
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Not Dead After All
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Wail of the Nim
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Cast into the Fire
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Shock
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Demand Answers
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Armor of Shadows
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Costly Plunder
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Flick a Coin
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Altar's Reap
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Fanatical Offering
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Gut Shot
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Dual Shot
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-28%synergy
Starstorm
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Smite the Deathless
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Dabbling
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Boiling Earth
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Read the Bones
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Chain Reaction
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Star of Extinction
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Overmaster
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Plunge
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Hazardous Blast
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Grudge
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Mark
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Skewer the Critics
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Playful Shove
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Anger of the Gods
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Banefire
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Repercussion
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Return the Past
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
City on Fire
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Courage
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jaya Ballard
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
War Room
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion85 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion83 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion103 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion103 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion92 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion75 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Tramway Station
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy