Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Hatebears

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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
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.9%inclusion2 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion84 decks93 decks
77%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion77 decks93 decks
75%synergy
Blood Seeker
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
70%synergy
Fate Unraveler
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
66%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
66%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
60%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
59%synergy
Witch's Clinic
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
78%inclusion73 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Dreams
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
54%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Bedevil
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
25%synergy
The Lord of Pain
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Harsh Mentor
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Brash Taunter
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Blood Pact
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Bolt Bend
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Grab the Prize
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Shadowspear
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Burning Earth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Blood Moon
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Glory
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
59%synergy
Shivan Gorge
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion86 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion92 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion92 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion73 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion70 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malice
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy