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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
1%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion255 decks269 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion240 decks269 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
83%inclusion223 decks269 decks
75%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion222 decks269 decks
74%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion231 decks269 decks
73%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
80%inclusion214 decks266 decks
69%synergy
Witch's Clinic
72%inclusion194 decks269 decks
65%synergy
Roiling Vortex
71%inclusion192 decks269 decks
64%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
69%inclusion185 decks269 decks
63%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
70%inclusion187 decks269 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion216 decks269 decks
46%synergy
Rakdos Charm
77%inclusion207 decks269 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion205 decks269 decks
25%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
70%inclusion189 decks269 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
70%inclusion187 decks269 decks
21%synergy
The Lord of Pain
69%inclusion184 decks266 decks
59%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion181 decks269 decks
59%synergy
Bedevil
67%inclusion179 decks269 decks
31%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion177 decks269 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion173 decks269 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion89 decks269 decks
22%synergy
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion71 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion67 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion47 decks269 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
9.3%inclusion25 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
63%inclusion169 decks269 decks
56%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
63%inclusion167 decks266 decks
56%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
54%inclusion144 decks269 decks
44%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion138 decks269 decks
42%synergy
Mayhem Devil
49%inclusion133 decks269 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Wurm
48%inclusion128 decks269 decks
40%synergy
Rug of Smothering
47%inclusion127 decks269 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion125 decks269 decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion123 decks269 decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion104 decks234 decks
35%synergy
Brash Taunter
43%inclusion117 decks269 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion111 decks269 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
38%inclusion103 decks269 decks
32%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
37%inclusion99 decks269 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion99 decks269 decks
26%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35%inclusion95 decks269 decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
32%inclusion85 decks269 decks
28%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
32%inclusion85 decks269 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion76 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion71 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion68 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl
25%inclusion67 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Star Athlete
24%inclusion65 decks266 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion55 decks235 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion62 decks269 decks
20%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
21%inclusion56 decks269 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion55 decks269 decks
16%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
18%inclusion49 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
18%inclusion49 decks267 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion42 decks235 decks
13%synergy
Tectonic Giant
18%inclusion48 decks269 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion48 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion46 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion43 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion42 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion41 decks267 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
15%inclusion24 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion35 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
13%inclusion35 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion29 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion27 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion26 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.6%inclusion23 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Perforating Artist
6.9%inclusion16 decks231 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion129 decks269 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion129 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Suspended Sentence
38%inclusion100 decks266 decks
33%synergy
Blood Pact
36%inclusion96 decks269 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion95 decks267 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion93 decks267 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion89 decks269 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion86 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion74 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion63 decks269 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion60 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion48 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion46 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion39 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion36 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion30 decks269 decks
-11%synergy
Pyroblast
8.9%inclusion24 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
7.1%inclusion19 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion171 decks269 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion117 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
34%inclusion91 decks266 decks
29%synergy
Grab the Prize
34%inclusion90 decks267 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion90 decks269 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion75 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion67 decks269 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion62 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion50 decks269 decks
-12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion49 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Light Up the Stage
18%inclusion48 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion41 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion41 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion29 decks269 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion29 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion27 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
-20%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion21 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion146 decks269 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion112 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
30%inclusion82 decks269 decks
28%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion53 decks269 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion53 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion51 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion51 decks269 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion40 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
14%inclusion38 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion31 decks269 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion30 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion30 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion19 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion125 decks266 decks
41%synergy
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion104 decks269 decks
32%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
38%inclusion103 decks269 decks
34%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion102 decks269 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
37%inclusion100 decks269 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion85 decks269 decks
29%synergy
Theater of Horrors
23%inclusion61 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion58 decks269 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion56 decks269 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion47 decks267 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion47 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion44 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion44 decks269 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion42 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion41 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion38 decks269 decks
-10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
13%inclusion35 decks267 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion35 decks267 decks
11%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion35 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion34 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion34 decks269 decks
-5%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion32 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion32 decks269 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion31 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion30 decks269 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion28 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion27 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.8%inclusion21 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion18 decks267 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion115 decks269 decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion37 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
67%inclusion181 decks269 decks
59%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion175 decks269 decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion113 decks269 decks
24%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion102 decks269 decks
29%synergy
Temple of the False God
32%inclusion86 decks269 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion71 decks269 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion61 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion50 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion36 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion28 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion26 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.9%inclusion24 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion262 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion255 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
77%inclusion207 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion202 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion191 decks269 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion148 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion110 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Séance Board
21%inclusion55 decks266 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion266 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion266 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion263 decks269 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion239 decks269 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
85%inclusion228 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
77%inclusion208 decks269 decks
36%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion206 decks269 decks
47%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion206 decks269 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
69%inclusion186 decks269 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion178 decks269 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion159 decks269 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion151 decks269 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
54%inclusion145 decks267 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Malice
53%inclusion142 decks269 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion130 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
48%inclusion130 decks269 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion111 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion106 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion105 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
38%inclusion103 decks269 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion101 decks269 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion101 decks269 decks
16%synergy
Geothermal Bog
37%inclusion100 decks269 decks
28%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion85 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion71 decks269 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion66 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion64 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion57 decks269 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion48 decks269 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion41 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion38 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion36 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion29 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion28 decks269 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion25 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion24 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.8%inclusion21 decks269 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.8%inclusion21 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion20 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion18 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.9%inclusion16 decks269 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.6%inclusion15 decks267 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion15 decks269 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
-1%synergy