Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur

Mana value5EDHREC#4,754

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The Commander

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one —

• That spell gains deathtouch and lifelink.

• Create a 2/2 red Imp creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 2 damage to each opponent."

Guide

Gameplan

Cast a high volume of cheap, copyable instants and sorceries; each cast either pumps a damage spell into a removal-everything lifelink bomb or spits out an Imp token. Build a board of Imps, then sacrifice or kill them to drain everyone, or go wide and swing. Spellslinger value snowballs as copy effects multiply both triggers.

Strengths

Every spell cast generates a body or a powerful keyword grant, giving relentless value
Imps that deal 2 damage on death make blocking and board wipes punish opponents
Deathtouch + lifelink on a burn or X-spell turns removal into a life swing and creature kill
Strong synergy with spell-copy effects that multiply Judith triggers

Weaknesses

Five-mana commander that does nothing the turn it lands
Heavily reliant on Judith staying on the battlefield to function
Red/black lacks card draw and ramp compared to other color pairs
Tokens are fragile to sweepers if you can't profit from their deaths

Key Cards

Bitter Reunion — Cheap spell triggering Judith while filtering toward your payoff sorceries.
Fiery Emancipation — Triples burn damage on a deathtouch-lifelink spell for explosive kills and life gain.
Birgi, God of Storytelling — Refunds mana on every spell, enabling long Judith chains that flood the board with Imps.
Pitiless Plunderer — Turns dying Imps into treasure, fueling more spells and aristocrat loops.
Pyromancer's Goggles — Copies red spells, doubling Judith triggers for extra Imps or pumped burn.
Zada, Hedron Grinder — Multiplies a single targeted spell into many casts is mimicked by mass copy effects boosting Judith.

Upgrade Path

Add spell-copy engines (Pyromancer's Goggles, Twinning Staff, Veyran-style doublers in color) and cost reducers like Birgi and Goblin Anarchomancer to chain more triggers per turn. Lean into sacrifice payoffs—Mayhem Devil, Bastion of Remembrance, Zulaport Cutthroat—so Imp deaths win outright. Improve mana with Treasure makers and ritual effects, and include protection like Lightning Greaves to keep Judith online.

Core Cards

The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.

Win Conditions

▸Drain the table by sacrificing Imps that each deal 2 damage to all opponents
▸Massive deathtouch-lifelink X-burn or doubled burn spell to the face
▸Go wide with Imps plus an anthem or overrun effect for a big alpha strike
▸Aristocrats loop converting tokens into incremental damage and lifegain

Archetypes

Spellslinger — Judith rewards casting instants and sorceries with tokens or lethal keyword grants every time.
Aristocrats — Imp tokens that ping opponents on death pair perfectly with sacrifice outlets and death payoffs.
Burn/Spell Damage — Deathtouch-lifelink on burn spells stabilizes you while killing creatures and players.
Tokens — Repeated Imp generation supports go-wide anthem and sacrifice strategies.