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
30%inclusion90 decks299 decks
26%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.2%inclusion41 decks498 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.1%inclusion10 decks320 decks
-4%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.2%inclusion7 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.2%inclusion11 decks497 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion882 decks947 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
88%inclusion830 decks947 decks
78%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion810 decks947 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
80%inclusion762 decks947 decks
72%synergy
Blood Seeker
80%inclusion754 decks947 decks
72%synergy
Roiling Vortex
76%inclusion719 decks947 decks
68%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion691 decks947 decks
66%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion729 decks942 decks
66%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
70%inclusion662 decks947 decks
63%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion616 decks947 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion757 decks947 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion753 decks947 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
80%inclusion753 decks947 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
70%inclusion666 decks947 decks
22%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion634 decks947 decks
50%synergy
The Lord of Pain
66%inclusion619 decks942 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion602 decks947 decks
56%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion598 decks947 decks
28%synergy
Spiteful Visions
63%inclusion595 decks947 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion592 decks947 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion321 decks947 decks
23%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion225 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion199 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion133 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion82 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
8.2%inclusion78 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion59 decks947 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
59%inclusion552 decks942 decks
52%synergy
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion549 decks947 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion532 decks947 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion474 decks876 decks
45%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
54%inclusion507 decks947 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion480 decks947 decks
41%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion455 decks947 decks
44%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion442 decks947 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion431 decks947 decks
38%synergy
Brash Taunter
44%inclusion413 decks947 decks
34%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion407 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion370 decks947 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion354 decks947 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
37%inclusion346 decks947 decks
32%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
33%inclusion313 decks947 decks
30%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
33%inclusion313 decks947 decks
28%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
32%inclusion306 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion293 decks947 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
29%inclusion274 decks947 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion257 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion231 decks883 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
26%inclusion247 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion234 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion232 decks942 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion207 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion195 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion195 decks947 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion136 decks713 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion168 decks883 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion167 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion149 decks947 decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
15%inclusion146 decks942 decks
13%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion138 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion126 decks947 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
13%inclusion123 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion123 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
12%inclusion118 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion117 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion114 decks943 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion113 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion108 decks943 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion106 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion97 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion95 decks947 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion90 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion90 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
9.3%inclusion88 decks947 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.9%inclusion84 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
6.8%inclusion64 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
6.7%inclusion63 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
52%inclusion495 decks947 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion457 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion397 decks943 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pact
39%inclusion373 decks947 decks
35%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion361 decks943 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion333 decks947 decks
-4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
32%inclusion301 decks942 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion283 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion257 decks947 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion255 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion207 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion206 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion165 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion151 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion147 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion114 decks947 decks
-10%synergy
Return the Favor
8.8%inclusion83 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
8.8%inclusion83 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.8%inclusion74 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion71 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion69 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.9%inclusion65 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
6.1%inclusion58 decks947 decks
-5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.0%inclusion57 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion56 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.4%inclusion51 decks947 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.2%inclusion49 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion444 decks947 decks
24%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
35%inclusion327 decks947 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
32%inclusion301 decks943 decks
22%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
31%inclusion291 decks942 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion259 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion249 decks947 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion224 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion212 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion191 decks947 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
18%inclusion167 decks947 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion132 decks874 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion140 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion138 decks947 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion131 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion98 decks947 decks
-18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion76 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.0%inclusion76 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.9%inclusion65 decks947 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion55 decks947 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion54 decks947 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.6%inclusion53 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion53 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.5%inclusion52 decks947 decks
-7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion51 decks947 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.3%inclusion50 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion538 decks947 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion429 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
31%inclusion298 decks947 decks
29%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion175 decks947 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion173 decks947 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion169 decks947 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
16%inclusion150 decks947 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion134 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion122 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion117 decks947 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion107 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
10%inclusion96 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.5%inclusion71 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion67 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
51%inclusion484 decks942 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
44%inclusion420 decks947 decks
39%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion416 decks947 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion396 decks947 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion366 decks947 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion294 decks947 decks
28%synergy
Spellshock
26%inclusion245 decks947 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion242 decks947 decks
18%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion191 decks947 decks
18%synergy
Theater of Horrors
18%inclusion173 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion171 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion161 decks947 decks
-7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
16%inclusion150 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion148 decks942 decks
13%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion146 decks947 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion135 decks947 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion134 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion124 decks944 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion117 decks947 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion117 decks947 decks
-5%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion97 decks947 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion96 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion94 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion91 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion89 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Miasma
9.1%inclusion86 decks947 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion83 decks943 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.8%inclusion74 decks947 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
6.2%inclusion59 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.2%inclusion59 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.0%inclusion57 decks947 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
6.0%inclusion57 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.0%inclusion57 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion55 decks947 decks
-4%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.5%inclusion52 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion396 decks947 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion110 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion616 decks947 decks
56%synergy
Shivan Gorge
64%inclusion609 decks947 decks
56%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
41%inclusion388 decks947 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion386 decks947 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion297 decks947 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion266 decks947 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion183 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion168 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.4%inclusion89 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion86 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.0%inclusion85 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.1%inclusion77 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion918 decks947 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion904 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion779 decks947 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
76%inclusion718 decks947 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion676 decks947 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion577 decks947 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion485 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion143 decks942 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.2%inclusion59 decks947 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion57 decks947 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion53 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion52 decks947 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion28 decks523 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion939 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion937 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion917 decks947 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion846 decks947 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion785 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion751 decks947 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion741 decks947 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
75%inclusion707 decks947 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion633 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion627 decks947 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
63%inclusion595 decks947 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion525 decks947 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion503 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
53%inclusion500 decks947 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion446 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
46%inclusion440 decks947 decks
27%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion385 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion367 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion365 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
36%inclusion339 decks947 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion310 decks947 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion302 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
30%inclusion287 decks947 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
30%inclusion285 decks947 decks
21%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion250 decks947 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion245 decks947 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion206 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion206 decks947 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion180 decks947 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion165 decks947 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion102 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion101 decks947 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion97 decks947 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion76 decks947 decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion65 decks947 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.8%inclusion64 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.5%inclusion62 decks947 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion60 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion60 decks947 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.9%inclusion56 decks947 decks
-1%synergy