Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Good Stuff

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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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Last Agni Kai
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Roiling Vortex
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Witch's Clinic
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Fate Unraveler
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Spiteful Visions
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Nightshade Harvester
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
The Lord of Pain
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Mayhem Devil
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Rug of Smothering
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Harsh Mentor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Kratos, God of War
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Tectonic Giant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Final Fortune
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Grab the Prize
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Killing Wave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gix's Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Howling Mine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Copper Tablet
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Barbed Wire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Descent into Avernus
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Bonds
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Price of Glory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blood Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Séance Board
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Blood Crypt
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Peak
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Geothermal Bog
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy