Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Upgraded Group Slug

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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
35%inclusion75 decks213 decks
31%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion37 decks321 decks
4%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.7%inclusion15 decks320 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion460 decks474 decks
85%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
94%inclusion444 decks474 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion430 decks474 decks
78%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion400 decks474 decks
76%synergy
Fate Unraveler
84%inclusion398 decks474 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
82%inclusion391 decks474 decks
75%synergy
Witch's Clinic
81%inclusion384 decks474 decks
74%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
83%inclusion392 decks474 decks
71%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
72%inclusion343 decks474 decks
65%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
72%inclusion340 decks474 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion395 decks474 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion385 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion381 decks474 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Warp
71%inclusion336 decks474 decks
22%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion336 decks474 decks
54%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion327 decks474 decks
61%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion308 decks474 decks
55%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion307 decks474 decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
63%inclusion299 decks474 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion296 decks473 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion196 decks474 decks
31%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion120 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion75 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
58%inclusion274 decks474 decks
51%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion262 decks474 decks
48%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
55%inclusion262 decks474 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion260 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion258 decks474 decks
50%synergy
Harsh Mentor
52%inclusion245 decks474 decks
45%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
47%inclusion223 decks474 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion217 decks474 decks
38%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion198 decks474 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
41%inclusion194 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
40%inclusion191 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion185 decks474 decks
28%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
39%inclusion184 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion165 decks474 decks
26%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion158 decks474 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion143 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
28%inclusion134 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion133 decks474 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion123 decks473 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion111 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
23%inclusion109 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion96 decks429 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion100 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion99 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
19%inclusion92 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion89 decks473 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
19%inclusion89 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion84 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion80 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
15%inclusion73 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion61 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion56 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion49 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion46 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.5%inclusion45 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.1%inclusion43 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.9%inclusion42 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.4%inclusion40 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.4%inclusion40 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion40 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Tectonic Giant
8.2%inclusion39 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.2%inclusion39 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.4%inclusion35 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
60%inclusion285 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
53%inclusion250 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion230 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
47%inclusion222 decks474 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion208 decks474 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion179 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion173 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion163 decks474 decks
24%synergy
Blood Pact
33%inclusion155 decks474 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion148 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion141 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
28%inclusion132 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
25%inclusion119 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion101 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion99 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion64 decks474 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion50 decks474 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion50 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
-4%synergy
Price of Progress
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion32 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion32 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.5%inclusion31 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Pyroblast
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.7%inclusion27 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion209 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion187 decks474 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion154 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion135 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
26%inclusion124 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
24%inclusion116 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion113 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion95 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion85 decks473 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion75 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion70 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion69 decks474 decks
-5%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion63 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion52 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
-21%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.8%inclusion32 decks474 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.8%inclusion32 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
58%inclusion277 decks474 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion242 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
41%inclusion192 decks474 decks
38%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion106 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion93 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion86 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion82 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion78 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion57 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.5%inclusion45 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
-6%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.5%inclusion31 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.3%inclusion25 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
62%inclusion296 decks474 decks
54%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
52%inclusion245 decks474 decks
46%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion217 decks474 decks
41%synergy
Manabarbs
45%inclusion212 decks474 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion212 decks474 decks
39%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion194 decks474 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion150 decks474 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion139 decks474 decks
22%synergy
Spellshock
27%inclusion130 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
21%inclusion101 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion96 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
18%inclusion87 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion80 decks474 decks
-7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion71 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion69 decks474 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion68 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion68 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion58 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion48 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion48 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion47 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
9.1%inclusion43 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.2%inclusion39 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.8%inclusion32 decks474 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
6.1%inclusion29 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
50%inclusion237 decks474 decks
46%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
69%inclusion326 decks474 decks
60%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion204 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion198 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
39%inclusion186 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion104 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion103 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion51 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion43 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion455 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion452 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion404 decks474 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
79%inclusion373 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion345 decks474 decks
55%synergy
Fellwar Stone
64%inclusion301 decks474 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion238 decks474 decks
20%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion24 decks474 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion473 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion473 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion462 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
94%inclusion444 decks474 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion405 decks474 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
85%inclusion402 decks474 decks
55%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion388 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
75%inclusion357 decks474 decks
33%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion313 decks474 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion306 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
63%inclusion298 decks474 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
60%inclusion284 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
57%inclusion270 decks474 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion267 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion233 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion232 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
48%inclusion229 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion228 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
42%inclusion201 decks474 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion167 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion161 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion148 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion132 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion127 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion125 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion122 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
23%inclusion109 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion108 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion101 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion97 decks474 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion68 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion52 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion50 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion47 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion40 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
-13%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.7%inclusion27 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion25 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.3%inclusion25 decks474 decks
-3%synergy