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
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Harsh Mentor
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
89%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
87%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Blood Seeker
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
79%synergy
Fate Unraveler
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Spiteful Visions
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bedevil
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Infernal Grasp
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Suspended Sentence
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Blood Pact
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Creatures
Falkenrath Noble
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Brash Taunter
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Mayhem Devil
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Massacre Wurm
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Blood Artist
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
The Lord of Pain
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Star Athlete
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Massacre Girl
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Tectonic Giant
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Magebane Lizard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Iron Myr
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Immolation Shaman
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scab-Clan Berserker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Spear Spewer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sawhorn Nemesis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Myr Convert
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unruly Catapult
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Blisterspit Gremlin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Endbringer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Leaden Myr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vengeful Tracker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Mogg Salvage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Heartless Act
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ulcerate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Terror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Haste Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Decree of Pain
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Sign in Blood
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Grab the Prize
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Light Up the Stage
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Languish
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Decode Transmissions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Cloak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Theater of Horrors
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Dreams
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Roiling Vortex
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Manabarbs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blood Reckoning
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Burning Earth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ticket Booth // Tunnel of Hate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Palace Siege
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spellshock
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Powerbalance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Temple of the False God
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Séance Board
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Irencrag
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Solar Transformer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Canyon Slough
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Malice
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Geothermal Bog
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Ash Barrens
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Peak
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Graven Cairns
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Akoum Refuge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Mount Doom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy