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).
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Redirect Lightning
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion84 decks88 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion79 decks88 decks
77%synergy
Roiling Vortex
75%inclusion66 decks88 decks
67%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
73%inclusion64 decks88 decks
63%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
58%synergy
Blood Seeker
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
53%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Fate Unraveler
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Underworld Dreams
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Harsh Mentor
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
65%inclusion57 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion57 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Breach
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
33%synergy
The Lord of Pain
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
31%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Brash Taunter
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Pyroblast
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Duplication
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Final Fortune
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Suspended Sentence
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Burnt Offering
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Snuff Out
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Molten Duplication
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Winds of Change
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Dreadbore
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Grinding Station
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Spiteful Visions
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Manabarbs
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
17%synergy
All Will Be One
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Hissing Miasma
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Pyrohemia
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Repercussion
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Gorge
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion87 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion84 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion87 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion86 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion85 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Graven Cairns
64%inclusion56 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64%inclusion56 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Peak
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Badlands
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy