Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive +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
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
84%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Roiling Vortex
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Deadly Rollick
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Deflecting Swat
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Chaos Warp
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
53%synergy
The Lord of Pain
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rakdos Charm
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Fate Unraveler
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Imperial Seal
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Gamble
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Blood Seeker
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Harsh Mentor
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
33%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Magebane Lizard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Moon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Punk
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Star Athlete
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Price of Progress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Gravkill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Molten Duplication
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Ruination
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Copper Tablet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Basilisk Collar
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Grinding Station
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Barbed Wire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Trinisphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Underworld Dreams
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Manabarbs
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
All Will Be One
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Blood Moon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Runes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Price of Glory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Gore
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Gorge
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Luxury Suite
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Mount Doom
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Raucous Theater
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Fabled Passage
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy