Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - 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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
81%inclusion218 decks268 decks
75%synergy
Electrickery
75%inclusion201 decks268 decks
72%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
78%inclusion208 decks268 decks
72%synergy
Blazing Volley
72%inclusion193 decks268 decks
69%synergy
Smash to Dust
64%inclusion172 decks268 decks
62%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
68%inclusion183 decks268 decks
56%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion167 decks268 decks
54%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
60%inclusion162 decks268 decks
53%synergy
Young Pyromancer
57%inclusion152 decks268 decks
53%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
54%inclusion145 decks268 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
87%inclusion233 decks268 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion170 decks268 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
60%inclusion160 decks268 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion153 decks268 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion138 decks268 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
51%inclusion138 decks268 decks
47%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
51%inclusion136 decks268 decks
37%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion134 decks268 decks
40%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
49%inclusion132 decks268 decks
45%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion128 decks268 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion109 decks268 decks
30%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion83 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion42 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion39 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion34 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion104 decks268 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
34%inclusion91 decks268 decks
28%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32%inclusion87 decks268 decks
23%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
32%inclusion86 decks268 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion81 decks268 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion56 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
27%inclusion72 decks268 decks
24%synergy
Firebrand Archer
24%inclusion65 decks268 decks
18%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
24%inclusion65 decks268 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion29 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
22%inclusion60 decks268 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion59 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
21%inclusion56 decks268 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion54 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion52 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
18%inclusion48 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion44 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-14%synergy
Fang Dragon
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
-11%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
9.1%inclusion20 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
-1%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Stuffy Doll
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion127 decks268 decks
29%synergy
Fire Covenant
46%inclusion123 decks268 decks
39%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion122 decks268 decks
24%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
44%inclusion118 decks268 decks
36%synergy
Not Dead After All
42%inclusion112 decks268 decks
33%synergy
Wail of the Nim
40%inclusion108 decks268 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion100 decks268 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
34%inclusion91 decks268 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion91 decks268 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion84 decks268 decks
-12%synergy
Cast into the Fire
31%inclusion84 decks268 decks
30%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion82 decks268 decks
24%synergy
Seething Song
30%inclusion81 decks268 decks
19%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
30%inclusion81 decks268 decks
26%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
30%inclusion80 decks268 decks
27%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion77 decks268 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion72 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
24%inclusion63 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion59 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Price of Progress
22%inclusion59 decks268 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion56 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion40 decks194 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Magic
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion48 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Shock
18%inclusion48 decks268 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion38 decks239 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion41 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion38 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion38 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Gut Shot
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Flick a Coin
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion34 decks268 decks
-22%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
10%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
-30%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
44%inclusion119 decks268 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion118 decks268 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion112 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion111 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Star of Extinction
40%inclusion108 decks268 decks
39%synergy
Chain Reaction
40%inclusion106 decks268 decks
35%synergy
Scouring Sands
38%inclusion101 decks268 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
34%inclusion90 decks268 decks
29%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
31%inclusion84 decks268 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion79 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion77 decks268 decks
17%synergy
Boiling Earth
26%inclusion71 decks268 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion69 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
22%inclusion60 decks268 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion51 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion44 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
16%inclusion43 decks268 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
15%inclusion41 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion39 decks268 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion38 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Acidic Soil
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion30 decks239 decks
8%synergy
Hazardous Blast
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Flame Rift
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion12 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Overmaster
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Mob Verdict
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Fire
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Circle of Power
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
-11%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion115 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion108 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion78 decks268 decks
24%synergy
Ruby Medallion
26%inclusion69 decks268 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion47 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion47 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion103 decks268 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
38%inclusion101 decks268 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion68 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion64 decks268 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
21%synergy
Repercussion
19%inclusion52 decks268 decks
18%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion50 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Double Vision
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion95 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion74 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion59 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion49 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
3%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion247 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion237 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion161 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion152 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion87 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion65 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion56 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion266 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion265 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion247 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion188 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion177 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion147 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
49%inclusion132 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion118 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion112 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion109 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion99 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion97 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion95 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
35%inclusion95 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion92 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion91 decks268 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
30%inclusion80 decks268 decks
27%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion74 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion73 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion72 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
25%inclusion67 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion63 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion63 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion54 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion54 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion50 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion50 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
0%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.8%inclusion15 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.3%inclusion15 decks239 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-2%synergy