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%inclusion29 decks30 decks
90%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
87%synergy
Blood Seeker
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Fate Unraveler
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
78%synergy
Spiteful Visions
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
78%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Blood Pact
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Suspended Sentence
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Blasphemous Act
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Creatures
Brash Taunter
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Mayhem Devil
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Massacre Wurm
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
61%synergy
The Lord of Pain
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Star Athlete
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Girl
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Tectonic Giant
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Rug of Smothering
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Magebane Lizard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Iron Myr
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Immolation Shaman
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Scab-Clan Berserker
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Far Fortune, End Boss
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Spear Spewer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sawhorn Nemesis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Myr Convert
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sawblade Scamp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-32%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mogg Salvage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Heartless Act
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Ulcerate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Terror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cast Down
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Haste Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Decree of Pain
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Sign in Blood
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Grab the Prize
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Light Up the Stage
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Theater of Horrors
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Dreams
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Roiling Vortex
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Manabarbs
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Havoc Festival
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Blood Reckoning
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Burning Earth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ticket Booth // Tunnel of Hate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Powerbalance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Witch's Clinic
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Temple of the False God
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Rakdos Signet
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Séance Board
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
The Irencrag
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Solar Transformer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Canyon Slough
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Peak
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Geothermal Bog
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Evolving Wilds
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Ash Barrens
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-24%synergy