Rakdos, the Muscle (Commander) - Expensive Sacrifice

Background image for 2024’s EDHighlights -  Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Cooper Gottfried
Dec 27, 2024
2024’s EDHighlights - Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Cooper gives us a harrowing Valgavoth deck tech that utilizes the precon commander in an Aristocratic form.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Culling the Weak
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
90%synergy
Diabolic Intent
94%inclusion111 decks118 decks
85%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
94%inclusion111 decks118 decks
85%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
91%inclusion107 decks118 decks
85%synergy
Pyroblast
93%inclusion110 decks118 decks
84%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion109 decks118 decks
82%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
87%inclusion103 decks118 decks
81%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
91%inclusion107 decks118 decks
81%synergy
Entomb
88%inclusion104 decks118 decks
81%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
58%synergy
Deflecting Swat
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
77%synergy
Reanimate
96%inclusion113 decks118 decks
74%synergy
Cabal Ritual
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
78%synergy
Jeska's Will
85%inclusion100 decks118 decks
60%synergy
Burnt Offering
85%inclusion100 decks118 decks
79%synergy
Rite of Flame
85%inclusion100 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
84%inclusion99 decks118 decks
72%synergy
Gamble
83%inclusion98 decks118 decks
73%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
82%inclusion97 decks118 decks
73%synergy
Game Changers
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
96%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
94%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
90%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
82%synergy
Imperial Seal
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
94%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
95%synergy
Mana Vault
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
92%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
83%synergy
Underworld Breach
94%inclusion111 decks118 decks
87%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
89%inclusion105 decks118 decks
78%synergy
Creatures
Fury
81%inclusion96 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Warren Soultrader
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Forsaken Miner
81%inclusion93 decks115 decks
77%synergy
Poxwalkers
79%inclusion93 decks118 decks
78%synergy
Ingot Chewer
74%inclusion87 decks118 decks
71%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
71%inclusion84 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Shriekmaw
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
64%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
59%synergy
Grief
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
67%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
66%inclusion78 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Opposition Agent
64%inclusion75 decks118 decks
58%synergy
Mayhem Devil
60%inclusion71 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
51%synergy
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Skirk Prospector
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
49%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Mindslicer
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Boggart Trawler
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Priest of Gix
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Offalsnout
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Engineer
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Flamekin Harbinger
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Priest of Urabrask
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Impulsive Pilferer
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Greater Gargadon
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Spitebellows
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Party Thrasher
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Sibsig Muckdraggers
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
_____ Goblin
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Activated Sleeper
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sacrifice
77%inclusion91 decks118 decks
75%synergy
Saw in Half
77%inclusion91 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Abrade
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Flare of Duplication
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Final Fortune
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Pact
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Rending Volley
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Corpse Dance
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Shallow Grave
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-38%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Duplication
77%inclusion88 decks114 decks
71%synergy
Infernal Plunge
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Twinflame
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Persist
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Heat Shimmer
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-39%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
67%inclusion79 decks118 decks
60%synergy
The One Ring
64%inclusion76 decks118 decks
56%synergy
Defense Grid
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Grinding Station
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
57%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
47%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Into the Pit
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
City of Traitors
76%inclusion90 decks118 decks
75%synergy
Urza's Saga
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Pit
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Emergence Zone
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Barbarian Ring
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
89%synergy
Mox Opal
93%inclusion110 decks118 decks
88%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Grim Monolith
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
76%synergy
Fellwar Stone
71%inclusion84 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Mana Crypt
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
65%synergy
Cursed Mirror
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
-35%synergy
Springleaf Drum
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Badlands
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
87%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion118 decks118 decks
55%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
67%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
92%synergy
Marsh Flats
96%inclusion113 decks118 decks
87%synergy
Luxury Suite
95%inclusion112 decks118 decks
55%synergy
Polluted Delta
95%inclusion112 decks118 decks
87%synergy
City of Brass
95%inclusion112 decks118 decks
88%synergy
Scalding Tarn
92%inclusion109 decks118 decks
85%synergy
Mana Confluence
92%inclusion109 decks118 decks
86%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
90%inclusion106 decks118 decks
82%synergy
Arid Mesa
90%inclusion106 decks118 decks
81%synergy
Mount Doom
84%inclusion99 decks118 decks
67%synergy
Swamp
82%inclusion97 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
71%synergy
Mountain
75%inclusion89 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
73%inclusion86 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Spire of Industry
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Boggart Trawler
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-17%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-56%synergy
Tainted Peak
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-36%synergy