Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Chaos

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Mai, Scornful Striker
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
86%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion78 decks86 decks
81%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
76%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
69%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
66%synergy
Fate Unraveler
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
65%synergy
Roiling Vortex
71%inclusion61 decks86 decks
63%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
63%synergy
Witch's Clinic
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
62%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
85%inclusion73 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion67 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
74%inclusion64 decks86 decks
40%synergy
The Lord of Pain
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
48%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
55%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Harsh Mentor
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Bedevil
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Rug of Smothering
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Mayhem Devil
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Star Athlete
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Magebane Lizard
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Girl
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Giant
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Suspended Sentence
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Isolation Cell
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Painful Quandary
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Descent into Avernus
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Spellshock
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Bonds
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Hex
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Carnage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
All Will Be One
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Smoke
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Pain for All
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Runes
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Price of Glory
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Repercussion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
59%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Restless Vents
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion80 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
81%inclusion70 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion83 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
86%inclusion74 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion73 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Peak
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Blood Crypt
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy