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
Iroh's Demonstration
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Firebending Student
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
82%inclusion231 decks282 decks
75%synergy
Electrickery
77%inclusion216 decks282 decks
73%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
79%inclusion223 decks282 decks
73%synergy
Blazing Volley
73%inclusion207 decks282 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
64%inclusion180 decks282 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
65%inclusion182 decks282 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion189 decks282 decks
55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
60%inclusion169 decks282 decks
53%synergy
Young Pyromancer
53%inclusion150 decks282 decks
49%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
52%inclusion148 decks282 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion242 decks282 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion176 decks282 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion173 decks282 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion162 decks282 decks
31%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
52%inclusion148 decks282 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion143 decks282 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion142 decks282 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion142 decks282 decks
40%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion136 decks282 decks
44%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion135 decks282 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion112 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion86 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion41 decks282 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion41 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion35 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion32 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion111 decks282 decks
35%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
35%inclusion100 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
33%inclusion93 decks282 decks
24%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
33%inclusion92 decks282 decks
31%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
32%inclusion91 decks282 decks
27%synergy
Urabrask
28%inclusion79 decks282 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion73 decks282 decks
20%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
24%inclusion69 decks282 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
24%inclusion67 decks282 decks
20%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
22%inclusion61 decks282 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion60 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion41 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
20%inclusion57 decks282 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion56 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion54 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion48 decks282 decks
14%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion38 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion37 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13%inclusion36 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion36 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
11%inclusion31 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion31 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion29 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
-4%synergy
Fang Dragon
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion28 decks282 decks
-12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion28 decks282 decks
-14%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Warren Soultrader
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
6.0%inclusion17 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.0%inclusion17 decks282 decks
0%synergy
The Lord of Pain
6.0%inclusion11 decks183 decks
-5%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion133 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
45%inclusion128 decks282 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion124 decks282 decks
22%synergy
Fire Covenant
43%inclusion121 decks282 decks
36%synergy
Not Dead After All
42%inclusion118 decks282 decks
32%synergy
Wail of the Nim
40%inclusion114 decks282 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion105 decks282 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
34%inclusion97 decks282 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion93 decks282 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion92 decks282 decks
-11%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion91 decks282 decks
21%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion91 decks282 decks
27%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion89 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Cast into the Fire
32%inclusion89 decks282 decks
30%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion88 decks282 decks
25%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion80 decks282 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion71 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
23%inclusion65 decks282 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion41 decks183 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion61 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion61 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
22%inclusion61 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion57 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Shock
19%inclusion54 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion53 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion49 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion46 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
16%inclusion45 decks282 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion44 decks282 decks
-5%synergy
Gut Shot
15%inclusion42 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion41 decks282 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Flick a Coin
13%inclusion38 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion35 decks282 decks
-23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion31 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion31 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
-30%synergy
Dual Shot
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Starstorm
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fiery Confluence
44%inclusion124 decks282 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion121 decks282 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion119 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion114 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Scouring Sands
39%inclusion110 decks282 decks
37%synergy
Star of Extinction
39%inclusion109 decks282 decks
37%synergy
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion107 decks282 decks
33%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
34%inclusion96 decks282 decks
30%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
32%inclusion91 decks282 decks
31%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion81 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion80 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Boiling Earth
28%inclusion79 decks282 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion73 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
23%inclusion65 decks282 decks
21%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion56 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
17%inclusion47 decks270 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion49 decks282 decks
11%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
17%inclusion49 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
17%inclusion49 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
16%inclusion44 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
15%inclusion42 decks282 decks
14%synergy
Acidic Soil
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
13%synergy
Hazardous Blast
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion38 decks282 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion36 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Plunge
12%inclusion34 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Flame Rift
12%inclusion34 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion31 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Overmaster
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Mob Verdict
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Into the Fire
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.8%inclusion22 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion20 decks282 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Vision
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Burn Down the House
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion122 decks282 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion115 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion78 decks282 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion64 decks282 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion52 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion50 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion38 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion36 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion36 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion32 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
8.5%inclusion24 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.0%inclusion15 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
39%inclusion109 decks282 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion108 decks282 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion70 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion68 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion64 decks282 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion53 decks282 decks
12%synergy
Repercussion
18%inclusion51 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion29 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion28 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.2%inclusion23 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Greed
7.4%inclusion21 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion38 decks282 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.4%inclusion21 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion104 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion77 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion62 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion49 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion34 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
4%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.9%inclusion25 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion22 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion15 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion259 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion249 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion168 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion158 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion95 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion73 decks282 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion66 decks282 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion57 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
12%inclusion35 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion32 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion20 decks183 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.4%inclusion21 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion280 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion279 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion260 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion202 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion186 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion152 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
48%inclusion136 decks282 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion122 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion119 decks282 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion114 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion103 decks282 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
36%inclusion102 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion99 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
34%inclusion96 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion95 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion93 decks282 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
32%inclusion59 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion89 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion83 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion81 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion75 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion74 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion68 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion61 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion57 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion56 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion53 decks282 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion52 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion28 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion27 decks282 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Mount Doom
9.2%inclusion26 decks282 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.5%inclusion24 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.4%inclusion21 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion19 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.0%inclusion17 decks282 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion17 decks282 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
-1%synergy