Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive 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
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.7%inclusion2 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
95%inclusion90 decks95 decks
87%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
80%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
79%synergy
Roiling Vortex
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
63%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Underworld Dreams
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
55%synergy
Deflecting Swat
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Rollick
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
76%inclusion72 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Blood Seeker
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
77%inclusion73 decks95 decks
66%synergy
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Jeska's Will
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
47%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Mayhem Devil
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
20%synergy
The Lord of Pain
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Rug of Smothering
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Harsh Mentor
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Brash Taunter
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Moon
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Ghast
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Pyroblast
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Fire Covenant
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Price of Progress
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Final Fortune
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Gamble
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Molten Duplication
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Shadowspear
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Basilisk Collar
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Grinding Station
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
38%synergy
Spiteful Visions
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Blood Moon
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Burning Earth
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Smoke
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Repercussion
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Witch's Clinic
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Gorge
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion89 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
81%inclusion77 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion93 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion90 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion88 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
89%inclusion85 decks95 decks
57%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion79 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Badlands
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
67%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Blazemire Verge
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
42%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Graven Cairns
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Raucous Theater
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-23%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-25%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy