Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Upgraded Wheels

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
87%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
84%synergy
Roiling Vortex
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
84%synergy
Fate Unraveler
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
79%synergy
Underworld Dreams
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Dark Deal
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Charm
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Blood Seeker
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Rug of Smothering
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
36%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bone Miser
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Brash Taunter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Harsh Mentor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Magebane Lizard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Terminate
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Vandalblast
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Molten Psyche
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Winds of Change
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Barbed Wire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ruby Medallion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Regalia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Waste Not
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Descent into Avernus
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Spellshock
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Price of Glory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Runes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Urborg
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Indulgence
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Séance Board
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Graven Cairns
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Haunted Ridge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy