Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Lifedrain

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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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
93%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Deflecting Swat
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Roiling Vortex
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Charm
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Lord of Pain
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
65%synergy
The One Ring
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Brash Taunter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Blood Seeker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Girl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Harsh Mentor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Rug of Smothering
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Speed Demon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
War Elemental
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Come Back Wrong
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Molten Duplication
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Full Throttle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Rift Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Basilisk Collar
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Shadowspear
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Ruby Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Copper Tablet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grinding Station
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Valkas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dolmen Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pariah's Shield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Descent into Avernus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
All Will Be One
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
City on Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Ground
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Blood Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Repercussion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Flame's Catalyst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Gorge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Blazemire Verge
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Badlands
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy