Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.3%inclusion2 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Firepower
1.8%inclusion2 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion269 decks285 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion255 decks285 decks
80%synergy
Blood Seeker
83%inclusion237 decks285 decks
75%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion234 decks285 decks
74%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion245 decks285 decks
73%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
80%inclusion227 decks282 decks
69%synergy
Witch's Clinic
72%inclusion205 decks285 decks
65%synergy
Roiling Vortex
72%inclusion205 decks285 decks
64%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
69%inclusion196 decks285 decks
63%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
69%inclusion198 decks285 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion228 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
76%inclusion218 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion216 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion201 decks285 decks
53%synergy
The Lord of Pain
70%inclusion196 decks282 decks
59%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion192 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion191 decks285 decks
59%synergy
Bedevil
66%inclusion188 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion187 decks285 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion181 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
64%inclusion181 decks285 decks
57%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
62%inclusion174 decks282 decks
55%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
53%inclusion152 decks285 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
52%inclusion149 decks285 decks
43%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion143 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion135 decks285 decks
40%synergy
Rug of Smothering
47%inclusion134 decks285 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion132 decks285 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion113 decks250 decks
36%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion128 decks285 decks
40%synergy
Brash Taunter
45%inclusion127 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion122 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion109 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
38%inclusion108 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion105 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35%inclusion101 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
33%inclusion93 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion75 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Star Athlete
25%inclusion70 decks282 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion63 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion57 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
19%inclusion53 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
18%inclusion51 decks283 decks
16%synergy
Tectonic Giant
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion42 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion41 decks283 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
13%inclusion24 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Perforating Artist
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion138 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion135 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Suspended Sentence
38%inclusion106 decks282 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion103 decks283 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
36%inclusion102 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
34%inclusion96 decks283 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion96 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion93 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Pyroblast
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion180 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion125 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
34%inclusion97 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion97 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Grab the Prize
34%inclusion96 decks283 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion67 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion41 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion32 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
-20%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
53%inclusion152 decks285 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion116 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion52 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion133 decks282 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Manabarbs
39%inclusion111 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion111 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion107 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion64 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Theater of Horrors
22%inclusion63 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion49 decks283 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
13%inclusion36 decks283 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion36 decks283 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.4%inclusion18 decks283 decks
5%synergy
Burning Earth
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion119 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
66%inclusion189 decks285 decks
58%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion184 decks285 decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion124 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
37%inclusion106 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Temple of the False God
31%inclusion89 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion72 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion277 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion268 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion222 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion210 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion202 decks285 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion152 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion114 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
21%inclusion60 decks282 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion282 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion282 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion276 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion251 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
85%inclusion241 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion219 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Graven Cairns
76%inclusion218 decks285 decks
47%synergy
Tainted Peak
76%inclusion218 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
69%inclusion196 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion189 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
60%inclusion170 decks285 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion158 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion151 decks283 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
53%inclusion150 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion143 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
48%inclusion138 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion119 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion116 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion110 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
38%inclusion108 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion105 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion104 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Geothermal Bog
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.7%inclusion16 decks283 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-3%synergy