Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Aggro

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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
Mai, Scornful Striker
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
87%inclusion141 decks162 decks
77%synergy
Blood Seeker
80%inclusion129 decks162 decks
72%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
83%inclusion134 decks162 decks
70%synergy
Roiling Vortex
77%inclusion124 decks162 decks
69%synergy
Fate Unraveler
77%inclusion125 decks162 decks
69%synergy
Witch's Clinic
72%inclusion117 decks162 decks
65%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
69%inclusion111 decks162 decks
63%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
74%inclusion119 decks161 decks
62%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
65%inclusion106 decks162 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion132 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion125 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Rakdos Charm
76%inclusion123 decks162 decks
33%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion105 decks161 decks
55%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
64%inclusion103 decks162 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
63%inclusion102 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Spiteful Visions
62%inclusion100 decks162 decks
53%synergy
Underworld Dreams
62%inclusion100 decks162 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
61%inclusion99 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
60%inclusion98 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
39%inclusion63 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
56%inclusion91 decks162 decks
49%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion88 decks161 decks
48%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion77 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
41%synergy
Mayhem Devil
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion75 decks162 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Rug of Smothering
40%inclusion65 decks162 decks
36%synergy
Brash Taunter
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion41 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
52%inclusion85 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion83 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
32%inclusion52 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Suspended Sentence
32%inclusion52 decks161 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Pyroblast
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Price of Progress
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion93 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Grab the Prize
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-14%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion61 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
37%synergy
Manabarbs
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Bonds
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
11%synergy
All Will Be One
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Carnage
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Pyrohemia
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Pain for All
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
64%inclusion104 decks162 decks
56%synergy
Shivan Gorge
60%inclusion98 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion160 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion153 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion127 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion121 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion112 decks162 decks
51%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion91 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion160 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion159 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion154 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion143 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion133 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion129 decks162 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion127 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion117 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
63%inclusion102 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
61%inclusion99 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
60%inclusion97 decks162 decks
40%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
49%inclusion80 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Blazemire Verge
48%inclusion77 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion69 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion61 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Geothermal Bog
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-18%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy