Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Roiling Vortex
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Jeska's Will
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Blood Seeker
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Harsh Mentor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rug of Smothering
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
The Lord of Pain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Magebane Lizard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ricochet Trap
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Burnt Offering
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Winds of Change
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Reforge the Soul
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Molten Duplication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Copper Tablet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Wire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Embercleave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Manabarbs
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Waste Not
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Stranglehold
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Gorge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Piranha Marsh
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Séance Board
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Peak
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy