Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion27 decks132 decks
13%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.0%inclusion4 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.3%inclusion2 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
94%inclusion206 decks218 decks
87%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion211 decks218 decks
85%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion208 decks218 decks
82%synergy
Roiling Vortex
88%inclusion192 decks218 decks
80%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
84%inclusion183 decks218 decks
74%synergy
Blood Seeker
76%inclusion165 decks218 decks
68%synergy
Fate Unraveler
73%inclusion160 decks218 decks
65%synergy
Underworld Dreams
72%inclusion156 decks218 decks
64%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion147 decks218 decks
62%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
69%inclusion151 decks218 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion167 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion158 decks218 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
70%inclusion153 decks218 decks
50%synergy
Deflecting Swat
70%inclusion153 decks218 decks
50%synergy
Rakdos Charm
66%inclusion143 decks218 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion141 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion137 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
62%inclusion136 decks218 decks
55%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion134 decks218 decks
52%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
59%inclusion129 decks218 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
75%inclusion163 decks218 decks
64%synergy
Jeska's Will
42%inclusion91 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion80 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion52 decks218 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion36 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
57%inclusion124 decks218 decks
53%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
55%inclusion120 decks218 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
55%inclusion119 decks218 decks
44%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
54%inclusion117 decks218 decks
49%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
50%inclusion110 decks218 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
46%inclusion101 decks218 decks
40%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion91 decks218 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
40%inclusion87 decks218 decks
33%synergy
Harsh Mentor
39%inclusion85 decks218 decks
32%synergy
Magebane Lizard
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion79 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
36%inclusion79 decks218 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion76 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion59 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion57 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
24%inclusion52 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion51 decks218 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
18%inclusion40 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
18%inclusion40 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
18%inclusion40 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
17%inclusion36 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion32 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
-15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Star Athlete
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion112 decks218 decks
36%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion108 decks218 decks
27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
48%inclusion105 decks218 decks
30%synergy
Bolt Bend
43%inclusion94 decks218 decks
33%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
41%inclusion90 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion88 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion77 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion67 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion51 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion40 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion33 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
-9%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Soul's Fire
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion124 decks218 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion117 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion85 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
32%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion75 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion65 decks218 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion59 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Winds of Change
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-23%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
51%inclusion112 decks218 decks
49%synergy
Shadowspear
47%inclusion102 decks218 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion100 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
37%inclusion81 decks218 decks
27%synergy
Copper Tablet
29%inclusion64 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion55 decks218 decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion51 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion48 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion104 decks218 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
48%inclusion104 decks218 decks
39%synergy
Manabarbs
46%inclusion100 decks218 decks
40%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion86 decks218 decks
32%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion71 decks218 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
32%inclusion69 decks218 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion65 decks218 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion49 decks218 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion46 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Bonds
21%inclusion45 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion36 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
-8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
15%inclusion33 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion32 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion31 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Burning Earth
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Smoke
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion96 decks218 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion141 decks218 decks
46%synergy
Witch's Clinic
63%inclusion137 decks218 decks
56%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
53%inclusion116 decks218 decks
45%synergy
Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion108 decks218 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion89 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion71 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion64 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion58 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion55 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion52 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion34 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
15%inclusion32 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion212 decks218 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion208 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
89%inclusion193 decks218 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion161 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
65%inclusion142 decks218 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion134 decks218 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion73 decks218 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion214 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion214 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion206 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
93%inclusion203 decks218 decks
49%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion199 decks218 decks
59%synergy
Luxury Suite
85%inclusion186 decks218 decks
46%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion171 decks218 decks
65%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
75%inclusion163 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion158 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
72%inclusion156 decks218 decks
41%synergy
Graven Cairns
66%inclusion144 decks218 decks
37%synergy
Haunted Ridge
61%inclusion133 decks218 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
57%inclusion125 decks218 decks
36%synergy
Mount Doom
57%inclusion125 decks218 decks
40%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion117 decks218 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
51%inclusion112 decks218 decks
36%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
50%inclusion109 decks218 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Peak
49%inclusion106 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
36%inclusion78 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
34%inclusion74 decks218 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion73 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion72 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion72 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion66 decks218 decks
22%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
30%inclusion65 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion62 decks218 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion58 decks218 decks
-19%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion40 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
-17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion33 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
-21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-3%synergy