Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - cEDH Group Slug

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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Deflecting Swat
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Bolt Bend
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Diabolic Intent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Magebane Lizard
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Harsh Mentor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Pact
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Jeska's Will
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Opposition Agent
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Underworld Breach
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Spider-Punk
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Blood Seeker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Magus of the Moon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Fate Unraveler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Rug of Smothering
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Fury
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
War Elemental
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Grief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Final Fortune
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Abrade
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Fire Covenant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Ricochet Trap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Desperate Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Slaughter Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Duplication
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Dash Hopes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Burnt Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vona's Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Praetor's Grasp
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Rite of Flame
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Molten Duplication
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Gamble
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Twinflame
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Electroduplicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Plunge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Defense Grid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Grinding Station
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Barbed Wire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Runestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Blood Moon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Runes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Price of Glory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Spiteful Visions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Koskun Falls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Stranglehold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Witch's Clinic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
City of Traitors
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Stensia Bloodhall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Mox Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mox Opal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Mount Doom
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Raucous Theater
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Arid Mesa
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Peak
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy