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
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Redirect Lightning
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Mornsong Aria
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Soul Immolation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
93%inclusion156 decks167 decks
86%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
96%inclusion160 decks167 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion158 decks167 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
89%inclusion149 decks167 decks
82%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
77%inclusion129 decks167 decks
67%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
66%inclusion111 decks167 decks
61%synergy
Deflecting Swat
81%inclusion136 decks167 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
61%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
63%inclusion105 decks167 decks
60%synergy
Deadly Rollick
77%inclusion129 decks167 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion134 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion125 decks167 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Fate Unraveler
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion102 decks167 decks
55%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion101 decks167 decks
51%synergy
Blood Seeker
59%inclusion99 decks167 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion83 decks146 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion94 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
84%inclusion141 decks167 decks
74%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion125 decks167 decks
57%synergy
Jeska's Will
73%inclusion122 decks167 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
70%inclusion117 decks167 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
66%inclusion110 decks167 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging Ferocidon
54%inclusion90 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
53%inclusion86 decks163 decks
41%synergy
Rug of Smothering
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
51%inclusion85 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
50%inclusion84 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Harsh Mentor
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
34%synergy
The Lord of Pain
39%inclusion63 decks163 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion57 decks148 decks
33%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
28%inclusion42 decks148 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion72 decks164 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
41%inclusion67 decks164 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Ritual
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Song
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Pact
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Winds of Change
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Duplication
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Copper Tablet
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Basilisk Collar
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Barbed Wire
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Grinding Station
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Defense Grid
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Manabarbs
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Spiteful Visions
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Spellshock
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
26%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
All Will Be One
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Price of Glory
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion112 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Witch's Clinic
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Shivan Gorge
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Arena of Glory
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion166 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion163 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion140 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion165 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion164 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion163 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
96%inclusion161 decks167 decks
52%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
93%inclusion155 decks167 decks
60%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion138 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion130 decks167 decks
65%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
66%inclusion111 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Blazemire Verge
65%inclusion107 decks165 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion108 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion97 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Raucous Theater
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Haunted Ridge
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Arid Mesa
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
37%inclusion62 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-22%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-11%synergy