Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Core Wheels

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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rampaging Ferocidon
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
93%synergy
Witch's Clinic
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
93%synergy
Blood Seeker
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
92%synergy
Spiteful Visions
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
92%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
91%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
90%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
88%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
88%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
87%synergy
Rug of Smothering
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Infernal Grasp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Withering Torment
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Harsh Mentor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
The Lord of Pain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Brash Taunter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Mayhem Devil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Spear Spewer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Vithian Stinger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cinder Pyromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fiendish Duo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Unruly Catapult
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Soot Imp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Untimely Malfunction
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Suspended Sentence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Gifts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fatal Push
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Expedite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Molten Psyche
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Light Up the Stage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Winds of Change
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Reforge the Soul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Barbed Wire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Copper Tablet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Batterbone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirror Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Theater of Horrors
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Vigor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maddening Hex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Dark Suspicions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vents
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Graven Cairns
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Blazemire Verge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Peak
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy