Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - 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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Redirect Lightning
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion167 decks172 decks
85%synergy
Fate Unraveler
91%inclusion156 decks172 decks
82%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion163 decks172 decks
82%synergy
Underworld Dreams
88%inclusion152 decks172 decks
80%synergy
Roiling Vortex
82%inclusion141 decks172 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
78%inclusion134 decks172 decks
71%synergy
Dark Deal
67%inclusion116 decks172 decks
66%synergy
Spiteful Visions
70%inclusion120 decks172 decks
61%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion109 decks172 decks
58%synergy
Reforge the Soul
59%inclusion101 decks172 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion124 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion115 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion108 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion77 decks123 decks
54%synergy
Rakdos Charm
59%inclusion102 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
59%inclusion101 decks172 decks
49%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion100 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion93 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Blood Seeker
53%inclusion92 decks172 decks
46%synergy
Winds of Change
53%inclusion92 decks172 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
71%inclusion122 decks172 decks
60%synergy
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion89 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
47%inclusion81 decks172 decks
38%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
46%inclusion79 decks172 decks
39%synergy
Rug of Smothering
46%inclusion79 decks172 decks
42%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion78 decks172 decks
44%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion74 decks172 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
40%inclusion68 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Harsh Mentor
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Bone Miser
29%inclusion50 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
29%inclusion50 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Dragon Mage
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Balor
24%inclusion41 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Soot Imp
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Skirge Familiar
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Anger
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Magebane Lizard
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion65 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Bolt Bend
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion60 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Suspended Sentence
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
-10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
-9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Dismember
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion76 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
44%inclusion75 decks172 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
36%inclusion62 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion59 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Burning Inquiry
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
-18%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Incendiary Command
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion83 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
35%inclusion61 decks172 decks
31%synergy
Basilisk Collar
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
30%inclusion51 decks172 decks
29%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
24%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Champion's Helm
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Copper Tablet
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Jar
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
42%inclusion73 decks172 decks
40%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
31%inclusion54 decks172 decks
27%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion46 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Pyrohemia
22%inclusion38 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Spellshock
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Caress
12%inclusion21 decks172 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
7.0%inclusion12 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.4%inclusion11 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
41%inclusion70 decks172 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
40%inclusion68 decks172 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
19%inclusion32 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
55%inclusion95 decks172 decks
48%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
42%inclusion72 decks172 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Gorge
41%inclusion70 decks172 decks
32%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
35%inclusion60 decks172 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion58 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion50 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion19 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion168 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion167 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion145 decks172 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
73%inclusion126 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion107 decks172 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion88 decks172 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion80 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Séance Board
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion169 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion167 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion160 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
81%inclusion140 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion120 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion115 decks172 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
66%inclusion113 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
64%inclusion110 decks172 decks
35%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion106 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion95 decks172 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion90 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
49%inclusion83 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion82 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion81 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion77 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
40%inclusion68 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion66 decks172 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion61 decks172 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
30%inclusion52 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
28%inclusion49 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion47 decks172 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion43 decks172 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion34 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion26 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
-6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion23 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion18 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.1%inclusion14 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
0%synergy