Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Budget 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).
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kardur, Doomscourge
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Harsh Mentor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Blood Seeker
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Fate Unraveler
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Bedevil
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Spiteful Visions
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Magebane Lizard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Mayhem Devil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Unruly Catapult
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
The Lord of Pain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spear Spewer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Iron Myr
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Immolation Shaman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sunset Strikemaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Perforating Artist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Courage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Star Athlete
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fireslinger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Archetype of Aggression
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Plague Myr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Suspended Sentence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Rush of Vitality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Undying Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Give In to Violence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mogg Salvage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Might of the Meek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Undying Evil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ulcerate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Overblaze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul's Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dash Hopes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Virulent Swipe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fury Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fists of Flame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Decree of Pain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grab the Prize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Light Up the Stage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Full Throttle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Trial of Agony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Megaton's Fate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Crash Through
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Insult // Injury
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Macabre Waltz
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Anger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Languish
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Handling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mask of Griselbrand
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Haunted Cloak
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Genji Glove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sun Droplet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chainsaw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Embercleave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boompile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drach'Nyen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of Valor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Barbed Wire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Theater of Horrors
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Roiling Vortex
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Underworld Dreams
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Grievous Wound
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Manabarbs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Pain for All
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scion of Halaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Quest for Pure Flame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Powerbalance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Acquired Mutation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Thirst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Withercrown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Warp Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Witch's Clinic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fire Diamond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Séance Board
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Irencrag
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Star Compass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Solar Transformer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Canyon Slough
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Malice
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Geothermal Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Thriving Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mesa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy