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
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
4.2%inclusion3 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion333 decks352 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion314 decks352 decks
79%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
89%inclusion314 decks352 decks
76%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion296 decks352 decks
76%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion286 decks352 decks
73%synergy
Roiling Vortex
80%inclusion281 decks352 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
76%inclusion267 decks352 decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
74%inclusion260 decks352 decks
67%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion268 decks348 decks
65%synergy
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion258 decks352 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
78%inclusion276 decks352 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Charm
77%inclusion270 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion270 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion223 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion219 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
62%inclusion217 decks352 decks
52%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
61%inclusion213 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion211 decks352 decks
55%synergy
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion208 decks352 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion168 decks293 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion142 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Nightshade Harvester
56%inclusion196 decks352 decks
50%synergy
The Lord of Pain
55%inclusion193 decks348 decks
45%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion192 decks348 decks
48%synergy
Harsh Mentor
54%inclusion189 decks352 decks
47%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion182 decks352 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion173 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion162 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion159 decks352 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
41%inclusion145 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Brash Taunter
36%inclusion127 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion121 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion100 decks296 decks
29%synergy
Magebane Lizard
34%inclusion118 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion108 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion99 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
23%inclusion68 decks296 decks
18%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
22%inclusion79 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion76 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion69 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion53 decks348 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion50 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
11%inclusion37 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.4%inclusion33 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
54%inclusion191 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion180 decks349 decks
29%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion161 decks350 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion153 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion145 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion141 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion134 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion120 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Suspended Sentence
28%inclusion98 decks348 decks
24%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pact
24%inclusion83 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion153 decks352 decks
25%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
36%inclusion125 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion118 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion108 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
24%inclusion85 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion68 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion56 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
-22%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
51%inclusion178 decks352 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion167 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
45%inclusion157 decks352 decks
42%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion151 decks352 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
32%inclusion111 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Ruby Medallion
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Copper Tablet
20%inclusion71 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion70 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
6%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
48%inclusion170 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion165 decks348 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion135 decks352 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
37%inclusion131 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Spellshock
34%inclusion120 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Bonds
33%inclusion116 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion79 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion73 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion71 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion70 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion69 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Pyrohemia
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion64 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion59 decks349 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion57 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
1%synergy
City on Fire
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
1%synergy
All Will Be One
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Smoke
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
52%inclusion182 decks352 decks
48%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
71%inclusion251 decks352 decks
64%synergy
Shivan Gorge
61%inclusion216 decks352 decks
53%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
60%inclusion211 decks352 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion169 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion153 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion135 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion334 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion326 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion281 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion251 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion226 decks352 decks
46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion197 decks352 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion129 decks352 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion47 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion349 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion349 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion334 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion308 decks352 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion288 decks352 decks
37%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
74%inclusion261 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Graven Cairns
74%inclusion260 decks352 decks
44%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion253 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion247 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
69%inclusion240 decks350 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion240 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion222 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion201 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
48%inclusion170 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
45%inclusion160 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion159 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
45%inclusion159 decks352 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion156 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion149 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion117 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion101 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion99 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion50 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
1%synergy