Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Voltron

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion85 decks92 decks
81%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion83 decks92 decks
77%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion76 decks92 decks
75%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
84%inclusion77 decks92 decks
74%synergy
Blood Seeker
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
74%synergy
Fate Unraveler
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
71%synergy
Witch's Clinic
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
63%synergy
Underworld Dreams
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Basilisk Collar
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
54%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
27%synergy
The Lord of Pain
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Brash Taunter
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Soot Imp
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Master of Cruelties
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Vitality
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Chandra's Ignition
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Waltz of Rage
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Dreadbore
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Mithril Coat
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Genji Glove
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Manabarbs
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Bonds
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Smoke
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Price of Glory
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Repercussion
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
The Black Gate
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion91 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion91 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion87 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion81 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion76 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Mount Doom
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy