Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Stax

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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
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Redirect Lightning
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
80%synergy
Roiling Vortex
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
77%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
89%inclusion65 decks73 decks
76%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
65%synergy
Blood Seeker
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Fate Unraveler
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
60%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
57%synergy
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
35%synergy
The Lord of Pain
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Harsh Mentor
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Mayhem Devil
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Immolation Shaman
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Moon
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Bolt Bend
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Suspended Sentence
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ruination
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Waltz of Rage
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Crawlspace
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Copper Tablet
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Trinisphere
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Mana Web
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Static Orb
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Winter Orb
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Damping Sphere
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Winter Moon
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Spiteful Visions
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Spellshock
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Bonds
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Smoke
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Blood Moon
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Price of Glory
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Citadel of Pain
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Stranglehold
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
War's Toll
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Koskun Falls
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Everlasting Torment
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
53%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Shivan Gorge
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion54 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Graven Cairns
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Mount Doom
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-17%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy