Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Combo

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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
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion83 decks87 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion78 decks87 decks
77%synergy
Roiling Vortex
75%inclusion65 decks87 decks
67%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
74%inclusion64 decks87 decks
64%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
58%synergy
Blood Seeker
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
54%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Fate Unraveler
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
51%synergy
Underworld Dreams
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Harsh Mentor
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion65 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
37%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Rug of Smothering
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
47%inclusion41 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Final Fortune
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Snuff Out
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Molten Duplication
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Flame
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Dreadbore
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Grinding Station
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Spiteful Visions
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Manabarbs
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
24%synergy
All Will Be One
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-15%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Smoke
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Gorge
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion83 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
77%inclusion67 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion85 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion62 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion61 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion59 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-18%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-14%synergy