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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion276 decks292 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion259 decks292 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion244 decks292 decks
76%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion252 decks292 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion239 decks292 decks
73%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
81%inclusion233 decks289 decks
69%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion212 decks292 decks
65%synergy
Roiling Vortex
72%inclusion211 decks292 decks
65%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
69%inclusion202 decks292 decks
63%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
70%inclusion203 decks292 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion233 decks292 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion223 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
76%inclusion221 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion207 decks292 decks
54%synergy
The Lord of Pain
69%inclusion200 decks289 decks
59%synergy
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion196 decks292 decks
59%synergy
Chaos Warp
66%inclusion194 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
66%inclusion193 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion190 decks292 decks
46%synergy
Spiteful Visions
65%inclusion190 decks292 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion83 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion78 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion54 decks292 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
62%inclusion182 decks292 decks
55%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
62%inclusion179 decks289 decks
55%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
53%inclusion155 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
53%inclusion154 decks292 decks
43%synergy
Mayhem Devil
49%inclusion144 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion140 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
48%inclusion139 decks292 decks
40%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion137 decks292 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion119 decks257 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion132 decks292 decks
41%synergy
Brash Taunter
45%inclusion131 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion122 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion111 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion110 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
38%inclusion110 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
33%inclusion97 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
31%inclusion91 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion79 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion77 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Star Athlete
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
24%inclusion70 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion60 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
18%inclusion53 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion50 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Tectonic Giant
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion26 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
49%inclusion143 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion143 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion107 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
37%inclusion106 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion82 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion74 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
-12%synergy
Pyroblast
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion187 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion128 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion98 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
33%inclusion95 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion95 decks290 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion84 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion71 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion71 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion56 decks292 decks
-12%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
-20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion159 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion121 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
31%inclusion90 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion59 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion59 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion54 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
47%inclusion136 decks289 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion112 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion111 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion92 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Theater of Horrors
22%inclusion63 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion59 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion56 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion47 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
11%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
66%inclusion193 decks292 decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion190 decks292 decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion128 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
37%inclusion107 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
30%inclusion89 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion73 decks292 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion61 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion283 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion275 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion228 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion216 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion207 decks292 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion159 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion117 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
21%inclusion60 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion289 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion289 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion282 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion257 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
84%inclusion246 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Peak
77%inclusion226 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion225 decks292 decks
47%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion224 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
68%inclusion200 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion192 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
60%inclusion175 decks292 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion162 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
54%inclusion157 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion152 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion147 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
47%inclusion138 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion123 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion119 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion113 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
37%inclusion109 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion104 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion104 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion93 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion72 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion70 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion66 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion61 decks292 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-2%synergy