Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - 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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion111 decks362 decks
26%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.4%inclusion13 decks381 decks
-4%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.1%inclusion17 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion913 decks977 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
88%inclusion859 decks977 decks
78%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
85%inclusion835 decks977 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion788 decks977 decks
72%synergy
Blood Seeker
80%inclusion782 decks977 decks
72%synergy
Roiling Vortex
76%inclusion741 decks977 decks
68%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
78%inclusion757 decks972 decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion714 decks977 decks
66%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
71%inclusion689 decks977 decks
63%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion636 decks977 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
79%inclusion775 decks977 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion774 decks977 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion773 decks977 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
69%inclusion678 decks977 decks
21%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion652 decks977 decks
49%synergy
The Lord of Pain
66%inclusion638 decks972 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion623 decks977 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Visions
63%inclusion618 decks977 decks
55%synergy
Bedevil
62%inclusion609 decks977 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion605 decks977 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion338 decks977 decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion239 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion213 decks977 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion142 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion87 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
8.6%inclusion84 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
6.8%inclusion66 decks977 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion555 decks972 decks
50%synergy
Harsh Mentor
57%inclusion556 decks977 decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion552 decks977 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion494 decks911 decks
45%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
53%inclusion518 decks977 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion501 decks977 decks
42%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion467 decks977 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion458 decks977 decks
39%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion450 decks977 decks
38%synergy
Brash Taunter
44%inclusion425 decks977 decks
34%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion418 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion387 decks977 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion361 decks977 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
37%inclusion361 decks977 decks
32%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
34%inclusion330 decks977 decks
31%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
33%inclusion325 decks977 decks
28%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion320 decks977 decks
22%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion307 decks977 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
29%inclusion282 decks977 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion244 decks916 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
26%inclusion256 decks977 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion253 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion243 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Star Athlete
24%inclusion230 decks972 decks
20%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion210 decks977 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion203 decks977 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion194 decks977 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion171 decks916 decks
14%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
18%inclusion140 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion171 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion148 decks977 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
15%inclusion144 decks972 decks
12%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion144 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion133 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion124 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion123 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion117 decks973 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Giant
12%inclusion117 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
12%inclusion116 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion114 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion113 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion110 decks973 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion102 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion97 decks977 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion95 decks977 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion93 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.1%inclusion89 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.5%inclusion83 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.0%inclusion68 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Soot Imp
7.0%inclusion68 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
52%inclusion504 decks977 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion483 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion410 decks973 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pact
39%inclusion377 decks977 decks
34%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion373 decks973 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion338 decks977 decks
-5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
31%inclusion304 decks972 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion302 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion274 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion266 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion217 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion213 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion175 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion156 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion153 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion114 decks977 decks
-10%synergy
Pyroblast
9.1%inclusion89 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
9.0%inclusion88 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion80 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion75 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion74 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion71 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.2%inclusion70 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
6.4%inclusion63 decks977 decks
-5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.1%inclusion60 decks977 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion55 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.6%inclusion55 decks977 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.1%inclusion50 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion453 decks977 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion333 decks977 decks
28%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion305 decks973 decks
21%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
30%inclusion288 decks972 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion274 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion254 decks977 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
23%inclusion225 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion221 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion197 decks977 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion168 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion141 decks909 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion146 decks977 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion145 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion134 decks977 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion95 decks977 decks
-19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion82 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion81 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.0%inclusion78 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.1%inclusion69 decks977 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.8%inclusion57 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion57 decks977 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.7%inclusion56 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion55 decks977 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.5%inclusion54 decks977 decks
-7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.3%inclusion52 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion50 decks977 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion554 decks977 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion437 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
32%inclusion315 decks977 decks
29%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion187 decks977 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion186 decks977 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion177 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion150 decks977 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion136 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion124 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion123 decks977 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion115 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
10%inclusion101 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion74 decks977 decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion69 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.8%inclusion66 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
51%inclusion497 decks972 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
45%inclusion436 decks977 decks
39%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion429 decks977 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion413 decks977 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion381 decks977 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion307 decks977 decks
28%synergy
Spellshock
27%inclusion260 decks977 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion253 decks977 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion198 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion178 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Theater of Horrors
18%inclusion173 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion167 decks977 decks
-7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion160 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion149 decks972 decks
13%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion148 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion142 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion136 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion125 decks977 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion121 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion118 decks974 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion100 decks977 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion98 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion98 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion92 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence
9.0%inclusion88 decks977 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.7%inclusion85 decks973 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.6%inclusion84 decks977 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.0%inclusion78 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
7.7%inclusion75 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.2%inclusion61 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.1%inclusion60 decks977 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.9%inclusion58 decks977 decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
5.9%inclusion58 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.9%inclusion58 decks977 decks
-4%synergy
All Will Be One
5.7%inclusion56 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.7%inclusion56 decks977 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion412 decks977 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion110 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion632 decks977 decks
56%synergy
Shivan Gorge
64%inclusion626 decks977 decks
55%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion401 decks977 decks
23%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
40%inclusion394 decks977 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion313 decks977 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion268 decks977 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion184 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion180 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion92 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.2%inclusion90 decks977 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion89 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.1%inclusion79 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion49 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion49 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion948 decks977 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion931 decks977 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion803 decks977 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
76%inclusion741 decks977 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion694 decks977 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion593 decks977 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion494 decks977 decks
21%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion143 decks972 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion60 decks977 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion59 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion55 decks977 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion31 decks570 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion51 decks977 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion970 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion968 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion947 decks977 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion871 decks977 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion809 decks977 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion772 decks977 decks
49%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion766 decks977 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
75%inclusion729 decks977 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion651 decks977 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion645 decks977 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
62%inclusion606 decks977 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion541 decks977 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
54%inclusion524 decks974 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion509 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion468 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
46%inclusion449 decks977 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion404 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion388 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion381 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
35%inclusion340 decks977 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion310 decks977 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion302 decks977 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion301 decks977 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
29%inclusion286 decks977 decks
20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion259 decks977 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion246 decks977 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion217 decks977 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion213 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion186 decks977 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion175 decks977 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion108 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion105 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion100 decks977 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion81 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion80 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion78 decks977 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion75 decks977 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion72 decks977 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.0%inclusion68 decks977 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.0%inclusion68 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion65 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion65 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.2%inclusion61 decks977 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion53 decks977 decks
-1%synergy