Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive 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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
2%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion327 decks346 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion307 decks346 decks
79%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion310 decks346 decks
77%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion289 decks346 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion279 decks346 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion281 decks346 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion260 decks346 decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion254 decks346 decks
66%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion262 decks342 decks
65%synergy
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion252 decks346 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion272 decks346 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Charm
77%inclusion267 decks346 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion264 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
64%inclusion221 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion213 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
61%inclusion212 decks346 decks
52%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion208 decks346 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion207 decks346 decks
55%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion203 decks346 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
58%inclusion164 decks285 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion140 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
57%inclusion194 decks342 decks
46%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
56%inclusion193 decks346 decks
50%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
54%inclusion186 decks342 decks
47%synergy
Harsh Mentor
54%inclusion186 decks346 decks
47%synergy
Rug of Smothering
51%inclusion178 decks346 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion173 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion158 decks346 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion154 decks346 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
43%inclusion148 decks346 decks
33%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
33%synergy
Brash Taunter
36%inclusion123 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion120 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion96 decks288 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion115 decks346 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion105 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion100 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
29%inclusion100 decks346 decks
27%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
26%inclusion91 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
23%inclusion79 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
23%inclusion65 decks288 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion75 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion61 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion53 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion51 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Soot Imp
12%inclusion40 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion33 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
54%inclusion188 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
51%inclusion175 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion158 decks344 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion140 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion136 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
37%inclusion127 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion117 decks346 decks
24%synergy
Suspended Sentence
29%inclusion100 decks342 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
24%inclusion83 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion54 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion152 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
35%inclusion122 decks346 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
25%inclusion84 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion80 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion78 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion68 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
-22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Winds of Change
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
51%inclusion177 decks346 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion162 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
45%inclusion154 decks346 decks
42%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
32%inclusion109 decks346 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion91 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion83 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Copper Tablet
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion69 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
6%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Crawlspace
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
48%inclusion167 decks346 decks
43%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion162 decks342 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
47%inclusion161 decks346 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion131 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion124 decks346 decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
34%inclusion117 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Bonds
34%inclusion116 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion75 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion71 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion69 decks346 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Pyrohemia
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion51 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.4%inclusion29 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.8%inclusion27 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
4%synergy
All Will Be One
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Smoke
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
51%inclusion176 decks346 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion43 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
71%inclusion246 decks346 decks
64%synergy
Shivan Gorge
61%inclusion211 decks346 decks
52%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
59%inclusion205 decks346 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion165 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion138 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
26%inclusion89 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion83 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion68 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion328 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion319 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion277 decks346 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion248 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion218 decks346 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion191 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion129 decks346 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion48 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion343 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion343 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion328 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
87%inclusion300 decks346 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion286 decks346 decks
38%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion253 decks346 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
73%inclusion252 decks346 decks
43%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion250 decks346 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion241 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
69%inclusion238 decks344 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion236 decks346 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Peak
61%inclusion212 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
58%inclusion200 decks346 decks
22%synergy
Mount Doom
49%inclusion168 decks346 decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion151 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion150 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
43%inclusion149 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion148 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion139 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion115 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion99 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion63 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion54 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion38 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.2%inclusion32 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
1%synergy