Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Budget +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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Zuko, Conflicted
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Raven Eagle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nightshade Harvester
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
84%synergy
Fate Unraveler
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Blood Seeker
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
78%synergy
The Lord of Pain
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Harsh Mentor
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Blasphemous Act
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Bedevil
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Spiteful Visions
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Massacre Wurm
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Mayhem Devil
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Brash Taunter
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Star Athlete
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Tectonic Giant
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Massacre Girl
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Rug of Smothering
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Magebane Lizard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhound
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Spitfire Lagac
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Courage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Vexing Devil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Overlord of the Boilerbilges
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Master of Cruelties
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Surge Conductor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Sabotender
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Suspended Sentence
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Blood Pact
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Infernal Grasp
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Shock
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Grab the Prize
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Decree of Pain
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Light Up the Stage
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Let's Play a Game
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Languish
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Terminal Velocity
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Venom's Hunger
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Theater of Horrors
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Underworld Dreams
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Roiling Vortex
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Manabarbs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Pestilence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pain for All
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Shivan Gorge
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Witch's Clinic
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Temple of the False God
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Mind Stone
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Séance Board
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Peak
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Canyon Slough
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Geothermal Bog
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Temple of Malice
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Evolving Wilds
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Graven Cairns
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Ash Barrens
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Blazemire Verge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Asylum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tramway Station
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy