Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (Commander) - Optimized Burn

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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
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Iroh's Demonstration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
End the Festivities
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
80%synergy
Smash to Dust
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
76%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
74%synergy
Electrickery
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
73%synergy
Guttersnipe
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
73%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
70%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
64%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
63%synergy
Blazing Volley
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
62%synergy
Young Pyromancer
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion32 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Dispute
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
52%synergy
Night's Whisper
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Not Dead After All
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Jeska's Will
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Kessig Flamebreather
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Urabrask
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Coruscation Mage
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Firebrand Archer
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Pestilent Spirit
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Fang Dragon
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Viscera Seer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Sentinels
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Galvanoth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Fire Covenant
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Demand Answers
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Wail of the Nim
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Big Score
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Undying Malice
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Feign Death
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Seething Song
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Cast into the Fire
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Costly Plunder
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Price of Progress
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-28%synergy
Fire Magic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Transpose
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Flick a Coin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Undying Evil
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-32%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Confluence
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Scouring Sands
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Plunge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Earth
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Boltwave
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Star of Extinction
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Ghired's Belligerence
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Hazardous Blast
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Cosmotronic Wave
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Flame Rift
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Barrage of Boulders
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Twinflame
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Into the Fire
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Playful Shove
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Acidic Soil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Ruby Medallion
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Cloud Key
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Artist's Talent
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Courage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Repercussion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Return the Past
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Restless Vents
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Molten Slagheap
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion36 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion36 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Haunted Ridge
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Graven Cairns
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Mount Doom
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy