Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Budget Dragon's Approach

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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
Dragon's Approach
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
100%synergy
Thrumming Stone
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
82%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
64%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
63%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
59%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
53%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
53%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
51%synergy
Blazing Volley
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
49%synergy
Harness the Storm
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
35%synergy
End the Festivities
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
46%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
45%synergy
Fiery Inscription
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
42%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Electrickery
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
44%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
45%synergy
Skyline Despot
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
38%synergy
Dragon Mage
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
46%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
40%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
26%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Furyborn Hellkite
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Fang Dragon
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Charger
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-15%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Young Red Dragon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Rorix Bladewing
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Realm-Scorcher Hellkite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Malfegor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dross Harvester
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Moonveil Regent
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Tyrant's Familiar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Girl
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Steel Hellkite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Egg
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Oriq Loremage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Demand Answers
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-26%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-28%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-23%synergy
Wail of the Nim
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Staggershock
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-43%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Psychotic Haze
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-36%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Draugr
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Ricochet
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Necrologia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Shriveling Rot
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Shock
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Fallout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cathartic Reunion
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Seize the Spoils
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Smash to Dust
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
33%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Star of Extinction
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Acidic Soil
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-31%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Overmaster
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Reprocess
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-25%synergy
Persist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Confluence
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Burn from Within
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Doublecast
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
No One Left Behind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Rancid Earth
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Blood Divination
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Brainspoil
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloud Key
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Semblance Anvil
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Ruby Medallion
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Spellweaver Helix
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Horizon Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Dragoncaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Descent into Avernus
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Pain Magnification
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
0%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Crimson Pulse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Fire
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
The Elder Dragon War
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Kardur's Vicious Return
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Quest for Pure Flame
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Regatha
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Heart of Fire
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mines of Moria
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Restless Vents
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion16 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-6%synergy
Spell Satchel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Locket
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Urborg Volcano
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Cliffgate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-13%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Tresserhorn Sinks
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-10%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Tramway Station
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Jund Panorama
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy