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
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
2%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
83%inclusion219 decks265 decks
76%synergy
Electrickery
76%inclusion202 decks265 decks
73%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
78%inclusion207 decks265 decks
72%synergy
Blazing Volley
73%inclusion194 decks265 decks
70%synergy
Smash to Dust
63%inclusion167 decks265 decks
61%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion182 decks265 decks
57%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion166 decks265 decks
54%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
60%inclusion159 decks265 decks
53%synergy
Young Pyromancer
55%inclusion146 decks265 decks
51%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
53%inclusion141 decks265 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
87%inclusion230 decks265 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion167 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion154 decks265 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion151 decks265 decks
30%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
51%inclusion136 decks265 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion136 decks265 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
51%inclusion136 decks265 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion132 decks265 decks
40%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion128 decks265 decks
45%synergy
Fire Covenant
46%inclusion123 decks265 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion105 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion81 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion41 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
46%inclusion123 decks265 decks
43%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
34%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
28%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
33%inclusion88 decks265 decks
32%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32%inclusion86 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
31%inclusion81 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion33 decks132 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
24%inclusion63 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion49 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Electrostatic Field
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion56 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
20%inclusion54 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion52 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion52 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion43 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Brash Taunter
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
-13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Fang Dragon
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
10%inclusion23 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Stuffy Doll
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
The Lord of Pain
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
45%inclusion120 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion117 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
43%inclusion115 decks265 decks
36%synergy
Not Dead After All
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Wail of the Nim
40%inclusion105 decks265 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion98 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion88 decks265 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion83 decks265 decks
-12%synergy
Cast into the Fire
31%inclusion81 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion81 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
30%inclusion79 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion78 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion76 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion74 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion67 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
23%inclusion60 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Shock
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion35 decks202 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Magic
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion39 decks246 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion38 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Gut Shot
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Flick a Coin
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
-23%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion33 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Starstorm
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
-30%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Reverberate
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion118 decks265 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Confluence
43%inclusion115 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion111 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion110 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Chain Reaction
40%inclusion105 decks265 decks
35%synergy
Star of Extinction
40%inclusion105 decks265 decks
38%synergy
Scouring Sands
38%inclusion101 decks265 decks
37%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion88 decks265 decks
29%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
31%inclusion83 decks265 decks
30%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion76 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion75 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Earth
27%inclusion71 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
21%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
17%inclusion46 decks265 decks
17%synergy
Boltwave
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion31 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion38 decks265 decks
-8%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion38 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Acidic Soil
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion30 decks246 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Hazardous Blast
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Flame Rift
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Plunge
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Mob Verdict
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Overmaster
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Anger of the Gods
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Into the Fire
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
-11%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.3%inclusion12 decks227 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion107 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion75 decks265 decks
24%synergy
Ruby Medallion
26%inclusion69 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion45 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion44 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion37 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion35 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Primal Amulet
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion103 decks265 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion69 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
25%inclusion66 decks265 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
16%synergy
Repercussion
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Return the Past
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion25 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Double Vision
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Courage
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.9%inclusion21 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Theater of Horrors
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion92 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion71 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion57 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion47 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion31 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
4%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion15 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion245 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion233 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion161 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion151 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion88 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion62 decks265 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion59 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion55 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion29 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion21 decks201 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion263 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion262 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion245 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion184 decks265 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion176 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion142 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion135 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion120 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion112 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion110 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion100 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion93 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
35%inclusion93 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion92 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion90 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion89 decks265 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion66 decks202 decks
2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
29%inclusion76 decks265 decks
26%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion74 decks265 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion70 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion69 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion68 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion61 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion54 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion53 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion50 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion48 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion32 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion30 decks265 decks
-5%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion28 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion26 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion23 decks265 decks
-7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.5%inclusion20 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.2%inclusion19 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.4%inclusion17 decks265 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
4%synergy