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
29%inclusion65 decks226 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.0%inclusion27 decks448 decks
0%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.9%inclusion7 decks244 decks
0%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.8%inclusion7 decks249 decks
-5%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
1.2%inclusion3 decks249 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion846 decks908 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
88%inclusion800 decks908 decks
78%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion777 decks908 decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
80%inclusion727 decks908 decks
72%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion731 decks908 decks
72%synergy
Roiling Vortex
76%inclusion687 decks908 decks
68%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion662 decks908 decks
66%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
78%inclusion700 decks903 decks
66%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
70%inclusion639 decks908 decks
63%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion593 decks908 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
80%inclusion730 decks908 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion727 decks908 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion726 decks908 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
71%inclusion643 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion604 decks908 decks
49%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion591 decks903 decks
55%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion576 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Underworld Dreams
63%inclusion575 decks908 decks
55%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion571 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Spiteful Visions
63%inclusion570 decks908 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion307 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion216 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion190 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion126 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.5%inclusion77 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
8.4%inclusion76 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
59%inclusion537 decks903 decks
52%synergy
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion530 decks908 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion515 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
54%inclusion487 decks908 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion447 decks837 decks
44%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion450 decks908 decks
40%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion434 decks908 decks
44%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion425 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion414 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Brash Taunter
43%inclusion393 decks908 decks
33%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion389 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion357 decks908 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
37%inclusion333 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion332 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
33%inclusion299 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion296 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
32%inclusion294 decks908 decks
29%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion280 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
29%inclusion266 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion249 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion217 decks844 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
26%inclusion233 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion227 decks903 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion227 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion197 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion194 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion188 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion127 decks669 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion159 decks844 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion166 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion144 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
16%inclusion140 decks903 decks
13%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion139 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion120 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion117 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion117 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion117 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion111 decks904 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion108 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion107 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion103 decks904 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion103 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion92 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion92 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion91 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion90 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion89 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.6%inclusion78 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
52%inclusion474 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion434 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion380 decks904 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pact
39%inclusion357 decks908 decks
35%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion342 decks904 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion314 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
33%inclusion297 decks903 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion260 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion245 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion241 decks908 decks
17%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion203 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion197 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion159 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion148 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion142 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion109 decks908 decks
-10%synergy
Pyroblast
9.0%inclusion82 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Return the Favor
8.4%inclusion76 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.8%inclusion71 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion67 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.3%inclusion57 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
6.1%inclusion55 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion54 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.6%inclusion51 decks908 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.1%inclusion46 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion427 decks908 decks
24%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion308 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion290 decks904 decks
22%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
32%inclusion289 decks903 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion248 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion233 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion218 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion200 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion183 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
18%inclusion165 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion128 decks835 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion137 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion133 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion124 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion97 decks908 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion75 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion71 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.8%inclusion71 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.9%inclusion63 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion54 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.9%inclusion54 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.7%inclusion52 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.6%inclusion51 decks908 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.3%inclusion48 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion522 decks908 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion410 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
32%inclusion289 decks908 decks
29%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion169 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion162 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion161 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
16%inclusion146 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion129 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion115 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion113 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion102 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
10%inclusion93 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion74 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.5%inclusion68 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.3%inclusion66 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
51%inclusion463 decks903 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
44%inclusion399 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion398 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion377 decks908 decks
36%synergy
Painful Quandary
37%inclusion338 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Bonds
30%inclusion276 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion227 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
25%inclusion225 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion184 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Theater of Horrors
19%inclusion169 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion168 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion154 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion145 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
16%inclusion142 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion141 decks903 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion130 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion123 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion119 decks905 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion109 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion108 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion96 decks908 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion95 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion89 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion89 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
9.4%inclusion85 decks908 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.3%inclusion84 decks904 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.3%inclusion84 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
7.9%inclusion72 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.9%inclusion72 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.5%inclusion59 decks908 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
5.9%inclusion54 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.7%inclusion52 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.7%inclusion52 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion378 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion106 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion594 decks908 decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion589 decks908 decks
56%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
41%inclusion373 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion368 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion282 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion257 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion178 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion163 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.5%inclusion86 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion82 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion78 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion882 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion868 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion747 decks908 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion696 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion651 decks908 decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion560 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion470 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion139 decks903 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion55 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion53 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion24 decks475 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion900 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion898 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion879 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion810 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion750 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion717 decks908 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion707 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
74%inclusion673 decks908 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
66%inclusion601 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion598 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
62%inclusion566 decks908 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion503 decks908 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion481 decks905 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
53%inclusion478 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Canyon Slough
46%inclusion421 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion418 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion365 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion347 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion346 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
36%inclusion325 decks908 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion301 decks908 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion295 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion281 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
30%inclusion272 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion239 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion238 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion202 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion197 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion168 decks908 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion159 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion99 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion98 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion94 decks908 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion75 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
-12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.9%inclusion72 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion61 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.6%inclusion60 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.9%inclusion54 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.2%inclusion47 decks905 decks
3%synergy