Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Budget Core Group Slug

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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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Harsh Mentor
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
90%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Blood Seeker
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Fate Unraveler
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Spiteful Visions
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Blood Pact
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Suspended Sentence
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Blasphemous Act
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Creatures
Brash Taunter
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Mayhem Devil
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Blood Artist
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Massacre Wurm
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
60%synergy
The Lord of Pain
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Star Athlete
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Massacre Girl
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Tectonic Giant
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Rug of Smothering
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Magebane Lizard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Iron Myr
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Immolation Shaman
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scab-Clan Berserker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Spear Spewer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sawhorn Nemesis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Myr Convert
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blisterspit Gremlin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Endbringer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mogg Salvage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Heartless Act
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ulcerate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Terror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cast Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Haste Magic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Transpose
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Decree of Pain
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Sign in Blood
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Grab the Prize
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Light Up the Stage
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Snort
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Theater of Horrors
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Grievous Wound
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Underworld Dreams
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Roiling Vortex
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Manabarbs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Havoc Festival
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blood Reckoning
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Burning Earth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ticket Booth // Tunnel of Hate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Powerbalance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Witch's Clinic
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Temple of the False God
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Rakdos Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Séance Board
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Irencrag
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Solar Transformer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Tainted Peak
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Geothermal Bog
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Ash Barrens
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Evolving Wilds
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy