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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fated Firepower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Spiteful Visions
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Blood Seeker
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Witch's Clinic
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Roiling Vortex
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Infernal Grasp
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
The Lord of Pain
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Massacre Wurm
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
43%synergy
Harsh Mentor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Brash Taunter
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Star Athlete
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Rug of Smothering
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Magebane Lizard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Tectonic Giant
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Humble Defector
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Blood Pact
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Suspended Sentence
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Spot's Portal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bulk Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Reiterate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Reverberate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Decree of Pain
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Light Up the Stage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Molten Psyche
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gix's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Rope
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
The Regalia
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Underworld Dreams
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Manabarbs
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Descent into Avernus
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Spellshock
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Pain for All
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
All Will Be One
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Combustion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Mystifying Maze
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Blazemire Verge
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Canyon Slough
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Geothermal Bog
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy