Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Forced Combat

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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
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fated Firepower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
88%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
87%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
83%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Roiling Vortex
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
76%synergy
Shadowspear
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Blood Seeker
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Underworld Dreams
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Withering Torment
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Rakdos Charm
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fate Unraveler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Deadpool, Trading Card
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Harsh Mentor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Rug of Smothering
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Balor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Deflecting Swat
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Bedevil
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Delirium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
V.A.T.S.
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dredge the Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Epic Downfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Molten Collapse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Barbed Wire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
No Mercy
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Descent into Avernus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Spiteful Visions
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Spellshock
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Smoke
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Manabarbs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Citadel of Pain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Utility Lands
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Witch's Clinic
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Shivan Gorge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Arena of Glory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Restless Vents
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Blazemire Verge
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Graven Cairns
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Haunted Ridge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Peak
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mount Doom
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Opal Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy