Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Optimized

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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).
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Iroh's Demonstration
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
86%inclusion166 decks193 decks
79%synergy
Electrickery
78%inclusion151 decks193 decks
75%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
78%inclusion150 decks193 decks
72%synergy
Blazing Volley
71%inclusion137 decks193 decks
67%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
70%inclusion136 decks193 decks
63%synergy
Smash to Dust
63%inclusion122 decks193 decks
61%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
70%inclusion136 decks193 decks
58%synergy
Guttersnipe
67%inclusion129 decks193 decks
58%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
59%inclusion113 decks193 decks
55%synergy
Young Pyromancer
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
90%inclusion173 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion154 decks193 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion129 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion117 decks193 decks
45%synergy
Night's Whisper
53%inclusion103 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
52%inclusion100 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Deflecting Swat
51%inclusion99 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
46%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion95 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
62%inclusion120 decks193 decks
38%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
61%inclusion117 decks193 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion98 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion86 decks193 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion60 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Urabrask
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion74 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Firebrand Archer
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion57 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion42 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22%inclusion42 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Fang Dragon
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Fire Covenant
46%inclusion89 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion82 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Not Dead After All
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Seething Song
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Wail of the Nim
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion69 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion63 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Feign Death
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
28%inclusion55 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion49 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion44 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Cast into the Fire
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Price of Progress
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Ritual
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Gut Shot
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Fire Magic
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Flick a Coin
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-31%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-29%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
45%inclusion87 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion69 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Scouring Sands
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Chain Reaction
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Confluence
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
22%inclusion43 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Grab the Prize
22%inclusion41 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Plunge
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Earth
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion27 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Twinflame
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Overmaster
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Acidic Soil
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Flame Rift
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spoils
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Strike It Rich
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Earthquake
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Into the Fire
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Hazardous Blast
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion93 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
35%synergy
Sanguine Bond
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion52 decks193 decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Repercussion
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Courage
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion69 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion55 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vents
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion182 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion176 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion121 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion191 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion188 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion176 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion143 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion137 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion130 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
55%inclusion107 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion101 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion81 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
42%inclusion82 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Graven Cairns
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
-10%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-1%synergy