Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Group Hug

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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
Mai, Scornful Striker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
88%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Spiteful Visions
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Blood Seeker
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Witch's Clinic
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Roiling Vortex
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
56%synergy
The Lord of Pain
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Harsh Mentor
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Brash Taunter
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Rug of Smothering
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Star Athlete
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Magebane Lizard
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Humble Defector
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Giant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Perforating Artist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Blood Pact
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Spot's Portal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bulk Up
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Reiterate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Reverberate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Decree of Pain
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Wire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
The Regalia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Underworld Dreams
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Manabarbs
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Descent into Avernus
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Theater of Horrors
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
City on Fire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Mystifying Maze
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Canyon Slough
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Geothermal Bog
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy