Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Core

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
29%inclusion116 decks400 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
3.9%inclusion32 decks831 decks
-3%synergy
Fated Firepower
1.9%inclusion16 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
1.7%inclusion7 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
0.9%inclusion4 decks432 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mogis, God of Slaughter
94%inclusion3.24K decks3.46K decks
84%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion3.24K decks3.46K decks
82%synergy
Blood Seeker
89%inclusion3.08K decks3.46K decks
81%synergy
Fate Unraveler
89%inclusion3.10K decks3.46K decks
81%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
81%inclusion2.80K decks3.46K decks
75%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
82%inclusion2.84K decks3.46K decks
75%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
86%inclusion2.96K decks3.43K decks
75%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion2.79K decks3.46K decks
73%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
80%inclusion2.79K decks3.46K decks
72%synergy
Shivan Gorge
79%inclusion2.75K decks3.46K decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
89%inclusion3.07K decks3.46K decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
88%inclusion3.04K decks3.46K decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
84%inclusion2.90K decks3.46K decks
49%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
81%inclusion2.82K decks3.46K decks
64%synergy
Chaos Warp
80%inclusion2.78K decks3.46K decks
32%synergy
Bedevil
79%inclusion2.73K decks3.46K decks
44%synergy
The Lord of Pain
78%inclusion2.66K decks3.43K decks
67%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
76%inclusion2.62K decks3.43K decks
69%synergy
Feed the Swarm
76%inclusion2.64K decks3.46K decks
33%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
72%inclusion2.49K decks3.46K decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion396 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
72%inclusion2.48K decks3.46K decks
53%synergy
Harsh Mentor
71%inclusion2.47K decks3.46K decks
64%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
70%inclusion2.44K decks3.46K decks
60%synergy
Massacre Wurm
68%inclusion2.36K decks3.46K decks
60%synergy
Brash Taunter
63%inclusion2.19K decks3.46K decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
62%inclusion2.15K decks3.46K decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion2.03K decks3.46K decks
49%synergy
Mayhem Devil
55%inclusion1.92K decks3.46K decks
31%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
52%inclusion1.79K decks3.46K decks
46%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion1.73K decks3.46K decks
28%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
46%inclusion1.58K decks3.46K decks
34%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
45%inclusion1.55K decks3.46K decks
38%synergy
Rug of Smothering
44%inclusion1.51K decks3.46K decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion1.43K decks3.46K decks
27%synergy
Star Athlete
41%inclusion1.40K decks3.43K decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion1.08K decks2.82K decks
30%synergy
Massacre Girl
38%inclusion1.33K decks3.46K decks
35%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
34%inclusion1.19K decks3.46K decks
30%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
34%inclusion1.16K decks3.46K decks
24%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
31%inclusion1.08K decks3.46K decks
24%synergy
Tectonic Giant
29%inclusion1K decks3.46K decks
25%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
29%inclusion982 decks3.43K decks
26%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
28%inclusion966 decks3.46K decks
23%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
27%inclusion936 decks3.46K decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
26%inclusion886 decks3.46K decks
18%synergy
Magebane Lizard
24%inclusion828 decks3.46K decks
20%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
23%inclusion806 decks3.44K decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion806 decks3.46K decks
14%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
20%inclusion707 decks3.46K decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion675 decks3.46K decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion560 decks3.46K decks
13%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion506 decks3.46K decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
14%inclusion496 decks3.46K decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
12%inclusion349 decks2.85K decks
7%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
12%inclusion188 decks1.55K decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
12%inclusion404 decks3.46K decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion396 decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion393 decks3.46K decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion306 decks2.85K decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion366 decks3.44K decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion346 decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Soot Imp
8.1%inclusion281 decks3.46K decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.0%inclusion278 decks3.46K decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.9%inclusion273 decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
7.8%inclusion270 decks3.46K decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.4%inclusion255 decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.0%inclusion242 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
6.8%inclusion235 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.5%inclusion225 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Perforating Artist
6.3%inclusion175 decks2.79K decks
2%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
69%inclusion2.38K decks3.46K decks
54%synergy
Suspended Sentence
58%inclusion1.97K decks3.43K decks
53%synergy
Blood Pact
54%inclusion1.88K decks3.46K decks
50%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion1.17K decks3.44K decks
12%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion1.02K decks3.46K decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion967 decks3.46K decks
-14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion912 decks3.44K decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion651 decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion445 decks3.46K decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion444 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion407 decks3.46K decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion368 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion338 decks3.46K decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
9.5%inclusion328 decks3.46K decks
0%synergy
Abrade
9.3%inclusion323 decks3.46K decks
-12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.8%inclusion236 decks3.46K decks
-13%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.8%inclusion235 decks3.46K decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion231 decks3.46K decks
-3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.6%inclusion229 decks3.46K decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion219 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.8%inclusion200 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.1%inclusion176 decks3.46K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
62%inclusion2.15K decks3.46K decks
39%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
54%inclusion1.86K decks3.43K decks
49%synergy
Grab the Prize
46%inclusion1.59K decks3.44K decks
36%synergy
Decree of Pain
46%inclusion1.60K decks3.46K decks
41%synergy
Light Up the Stage
36%inclusion1.26K decks3.46K decks
27%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion796 decks3.46K decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion685 decks3.46K decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion595 decks3.46K decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion558 decks3.46K decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion402 decks2.80K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion344 decks3.46K decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion331 decks3.46K decks
0%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.9%inclusion309 decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
8.9%inclusion308 decks3.46K decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion298 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.1%inclusion279 decks3.46K decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion220 decks3.46K decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.4%inclusion188 decks3.46K decks
-23%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
70%inclusion2.44K decks3.46K decks
60%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion1.31K decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
31%inclusion1.06K decks3.46K decks
27%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
20%inclusion700 decks3.46K decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion369 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
Barbed Wire
11%inclusion364 decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion349 decks3.46K decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.2%inclusion319 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
8.9%inclusion310 decks3.46K decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion282 decks3.46K decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.8%inclusion271 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.8%inclusion201 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion194 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
5.1%inclusion175 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
72%inclusion2.49K decks3.46K decks
63%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
67%inclusion2.30K decks3.43K decks
61%synergy
Roiling Vortex
65%inclusion2.24K decks3.46K decks
57%synergy
Underworld Dreams
54%inclusion1.87K decks3.46K decks
46%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
38%inclusion1.32K decks3.46K decks
34%synergy
Theater of Horrors
37%inclusion1.28K decks3.46K decks
29%synergy
Painful Quandary
34%inclusion1.19K decks3.46K decks
28%synergy
Manabarbs
34%inclusion1.17K decks3.46K decks
28%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
28%inclusion974 decks3.46K decks
26%synergy
Polluted Bonds
27%inclusion937 decks3.46K decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion885 decks3.46K decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion859 decks3.46K decks
20%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion643 decks3.46K decks
16%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion597 decks3.46K decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion524 decks3.46K decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion498 decks3.45K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion468 decks3.46K decks
-11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion462 decks3.44K decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion438 decks3.46K decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion391 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion374 decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion368 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
10%inclusion358 decks3.44K decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
10%inclusion351 decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.3%inclusion288 decks3.46K decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
7.8%inclusion271 decks3.46K decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.6%inclusion265 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion231 decks3.46K decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.6%inclusion229 decks3.45K decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.3%inclusion220 decks3.46K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.2%inclusion215 decks3.46K decks
-11%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.1%inclusion211 decks3.46K decks
5%synergy
Burning Earth
6.0%inclusion208 decks3.46K decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.6%inclusion193 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
City on Fire
5.2%inclusion179 decks3.46K decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
37%inclusion1.29K decks3.46K decks
33%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion416 decks3.46K decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
59%inclusion2.05K decks3.46K decks
50%synergy
Temple of the False God
42%inclusion1.47K decks3.46K decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion992 decks3.46K decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion723 decks3.46K decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion534 decks3.46K decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.0%inclusion243 decks3.46K decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion3.35K decks3.46K decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion3.32K decks3.46K decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
87%inclusion3.01K decks3.46K decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87%inclusion3K decks3.46K decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion2.80K decks3.46K decks
63%synergy
Fellwar Stone
74%inclusion2.58K decks3.46K decks
40%synergy
Mind Stone
69%inclusion2.39K decks3.46K decks
39%synergy
Séance Board
31%inclusion1.06K decks3.43K decks
27%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion190 decks3.46K decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion186 decks3.46K decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion3.46K decks3.46K decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3.45K decks3.46K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion3.34K decks3.46K decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
92%inclusion3.20K decks3.46K decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
90%inclusion3.11K decks3.46K decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
83%inclusion2.88K decks3.46K decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
83%inclusion2.87K decks3.46K decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
82%inclusion2.85K decks3.46K decks
53%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
79%inclusion2.74K decks3.46K decks
33%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
75%inclusion2.60K decks3.46K decks
40%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
73%inclusion2.53K decks3.46K decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion2.44K decks3.46K decks
39%synergy
Temple of Malice
69%inclusion2.41K decks3.46K decks
35%synergy
Canyon Slough
64%inclusion2.22K decks3.46K decks
45%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
54%inclusion1.88K decks3.46K decks
35%synergy
Geothermal Bog
48%inclusion1.65K decks3.46K decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion1.64K decks3.46K decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion1.63K decks3.46K decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
43%inclusion1.50K decks3.46K decks
36%synergy
Blazemire Verge
36%inclusion1.24K decks3.45K decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion919 decks3.46K decks
-18%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion822 decks3.46K decks
-15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion768 decks3.46K decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion763 decks3.46K decks
-10%synergy
Mount Doom
18%inclusion621 decks3.46K decks
1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion482 decks3.46K decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion444 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion426 decks3.46K decks
-21%synergy
Raucous Theater
12%inclusion409 decks3.46K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion368 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.6%inclusion298 decks3.46K decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.1%inclusion279 decks3.46K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion212 decks3.46K decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.1%inclusion211 decks3.46K decks
-14%synergy