Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Group Slug

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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
Mai, Scornful Striker
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Redirect Lightning
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
94%inclusion148 decks158 decks
86%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
96%inclusion151 decks158 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion147 decks158 decks
81%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion140 decks158 decks
81%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
77%inclusion121 decks158 decks
67%synergy
Deflecting Swat
82%inclusion129 decks158 decks
62%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
66%inclusion104 decks158 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
68%inclusion107 decks158 decks
60%synergy
Fate Unraveler
66%inclusion105 decks158 decks
58%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
61%inclusion96 decks158 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion124 decks158 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
75%inclusion118 decks158 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
74%inclusion117 decks158 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion100 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion99 decks158 decks
44%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion97 decks158 decks
55%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion95 decks158 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion91 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Blood Seeker
58%inclusion91 decks158 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
84%inclusion132 decks158 decks
73%synergy
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion120 decks158 decks
58%synergy
Jeska's Will
73%inclusion115 decks158 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Tomb
68%inclusion108 decks158 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
66%inclusion104 decks158 decks
51%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion84 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Chrome Mox
34%inclusion54 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
32%inclusion50 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging Ferocidon
56%inclusion88 decks158 decks
49%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion83 decks154 decks
42%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion82 decks158 decks
48%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
49%inclusion78 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
49%inclusion77 decks158 decks
46%synergy
Harsh Mentor
43%inclusion68 decks158 decks
36%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion63 decks154 decks
30%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion53 decks158 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
25%inclusion39 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
18%inclusion28 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Brash Taunter
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
54%inclusion85 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion71 decks155 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion60 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Pyroblast
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Bolt Bend
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion37 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Price of Progress
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pact
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Song
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Darkness
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion76 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion67 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion39 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion38 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
-7%synergy
Winds of Change
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Molten Duplication
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Twinflame
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion65 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
33%synergy
Copper Tablet
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Basilisk Collar
30%inclusion48 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Barbed Wire
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Ruby Medallion
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Crawlspace
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
51%inclusion81 decks158 decks
46%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
51%inclusion81 decks158 decks
47%synergy
Spiteful Visions
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
30%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
34%inclusion54 decks158 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
34%inclusion53 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion52 decks158 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion40 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
20%inclusion31 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion27 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
15%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Price of Glory
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Runes
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
35%inclusion56 decks158 decks
31%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion108 decks158 decks
49%synergy
Witch's Clinic
47%inclusion75 decks158 decks
40%synergy
Shivan Gorge
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion58 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion50 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion49 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion43 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion20 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion158 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion155 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion133 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion89 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion85 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion75 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
30%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion156 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion156 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion155 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion151 decks158 decks
51%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion143 decks158 decks
58%synergy
Luxury Suite
82%inclusion129 decks158 decks
43%synergy
Badlands
75%inclusion118 decks158 decks
62%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion104 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion104 decks158 decks
20%synergy
Blazemire Verge
65%inclusion102 decks156 decks
35%synergy
Mount Doom
65%inclusion102 decks158 decks
48%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion92 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Raucous Theater
54%inclusion86 decks158 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Ridge
53%inclusion84 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
-19%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion71 decks158 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion69 decks158 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
41%inclusion64 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion62 decks158 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion60 decks158 decks
23%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
37%inclusion58 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion57 decks158 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion51 decks158 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
27%inclusion42 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion36 decks158 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
-14%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion33 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion24 decks158 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion23 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
-23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
-9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
-4%synergy