Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander)

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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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Scryfall
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Mai, Scornful Striker
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion285 decks5.71K decks
1%synergy
Maximum Carnage
2.5%inclusion106 decks4.16K decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.2%inclusion118 decks5.29K decks
0%synergy
Villainous Wrath
2.1%inclusion87 decks4.16K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion18.5K decks20K decks
81%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
89%inclusion17.7K decks20K decks
79%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion16.7K decks20K decks
75%synergy
Blood Seeker
82%inclusion16.3K decks20K decks
74%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
74%inclusion14.8K decks20K decks
67%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
78%inclusion15.4K decks19.7K decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
71%inclusion14.3K decks20K decks
64%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
78%inclusion15.5K decks20K decks
64%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
70%inclusion14K decks20K decks
64%synergy
Roiling Vortex
69%inclusion13.8K decks20K decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion16.5K decks20K decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
81%inclusion16.2K decks20K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion15.9K decks20K decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion14.4K decks20K decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
71%inclusion14.2K decks20K decks
54%synergy
The Lord of Pain
70%inclusion13.8K decks19.7K decks
59%synergy
Feed the Swarm
68%inclusion13.6K decks20K decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
68%inclusion13.6K decks20K decks
32%synergy
Spiteful Visions
66%inclusion13.1K decks20K decks
57%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
64%inclusion12.5K decks19.7K decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion6.22K decks20K decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
23%inclusion4.68K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion3.90K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion2.81K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
9.0%inclusion1.80K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion1.75K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Gamble
6.4%inclusion1.28K decks20K decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
64%inclusion12.7K decks20K decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
62%inclusion12.4K decks20K decks
44%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
58%inclusion11.7K decks20K decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
55%inclusion10.9K decks20K decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion10.2K decks20K decks
41%synergy
Brash Taunter
51%inclusion10.2K decks20K decks
41%synergy
Mayhem Devil
47%inclusion9.43K decks20K decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion9.14K decks20K decks
36%synergy
Rug of Smothering
46%inclusion9.12K decks20K decks
41%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion7.33K decks16.4K decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion8.82K decks20K decks
37%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
44%inclusion8.77K decks20K decks
34%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
41%inclusion8.16K decks20K decks
35%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
39%inclusion7.79K decks20K decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion7.33K decks20K decks
15%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
36%inclusion7.25K decks20K decks
30%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
34%inclusion6.77K decks20K decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion6.06K decks20K decks
16%synergy
Star Athlete
30%inclusion5.91K decks19.7K decks
26%synergy
Massacre Girl
28%inclusion5.63K decks20K decks
24%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
28%inclusion5.61K decks20K decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion5.28K decks20K decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion5.09K decks20K decks
21%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion4.87K decks20K decks
19%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
23%inclusion4.59K decks20K decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion3.65K decks16.6K decks
17%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
21%inclusion4.05K decks19.7K decks
18%synergy
Tectonic Giant
20%inclusion4K decks20K decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
19%inclusion3.87K decks20K decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion3.57K decks20K decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion3.55K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion3.32K decks19.8K decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion3.31K decks20K decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion2.62K decks16.6K decks
11%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion1.49K decks10.4K decks
10%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
14%inclusion2.80K decks20K decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion2.35K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion2.23K decks19.9K decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion2.22K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion2.19K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion1.96K decks20K decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion1.96K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.1%inclusion1.82K decks20K decks
8%synergy
Soot Imp
8.9%inclusion1.77K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.1%inclusion1.63K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.1%inclusion1.61K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.8%inclusion1.56K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
7.8%inclusion1.55K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
7.4%inclusion1.47K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.2%inclusion1.44K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
57%inclusion11.4K decks20K decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion8.76K decks20K decks
3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
42%inclusion8.31K decks19.7K decks
37%synergy
Blood Pact
40%inclusion7.99K decks20K decks
35%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion7.25K decks19.8K decks
14%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion6.71K decks20K decks
-6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion5.98K decks19.8K decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion5.11K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion4.82K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
23%inclusion4.52K decks20K decks
13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion3.81K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion3.49K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion3.04K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion2.74K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion2.67K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion2.37K decks20K decks
-10%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion1.55K decks20K decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.4%inclusion1.48K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Pyroblast
7.2%inclusion1.44K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion1.38K decks20K decks
-3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.9%inclusion1.38K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion1.28K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion1.24K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.9%inclusion1.17K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
5.8%inclusion1.15K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
5.3%inclusion1.06K decks20K decks
-6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.3%inclusion1.06K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
51%inclusion10.1K decks20K decks
28%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
39%inclusion7.67K decks19.7K decks
34%synergy
Grab the Prize
36%inclusion7.15K decks19.8K decks
26%synergy
Decree of Pain
32%inclusion6.49K decks20K decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion5.55K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
26%inclusion5.27K decks20K decks
21%synergy
Light Up the Stage
25%inclusion4.94K decks20K decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion4.63K decks20K decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion3.83K decks20K decks
-3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion3.50K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion2.81K decks16.3K decks
7%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion2.96K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion2.43K decks20K decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion2.17K decks20K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.0%inclusion1.80K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion1.49K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.2%inclusion1.45K decks20K decks
-21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.8%inclusion1.37K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.3%inclusion1.26K decks20K decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.2%inclusion1.23K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion1.12K decks20K decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
5.0%inclusion1K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
60%inclusion11.9K decks20K decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion8.21K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
28%inclusion5.67K decks20K decks
26%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
22%inclusion4.42K decks20K decks
18%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion3.55K decks20K decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion3.30K decks20K decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
15%inclusion3.03K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Barbed Wire
13%inclusion2.67K decks20K decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion2.46K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion2.21K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion1.96K decks20K decks
8%synergy
Copper Tablet
8.6%inclusion1.72K decks20K decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion1.57K decks20K decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.9%inclusion1.37K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.1%inclusion1.21K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
59%inclusion11.9K decks20K decks
51%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
53%inclusion10.4K decks19.7K decks
46%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
40%inclusion8K decks20K decks
35%synergy
Manabarbs
39%inclusion7.83K decks20K decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
36%inclusion7.16K decks20K decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion7.03K decks20K decks
30%synergy
Polluted Bonds
27%inclusion5.43K decks20K decks
24%synergy
Theater of Horrors
26%inclusion5.13K decks20K decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion4.86K decks20K decks
17%synergy
Spellshock
21%inclusion4.18K decks20K decks
18%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
20%inclusion3.94K decks20K decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion3.53K decks20K decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion3.42K decks20K decks
-7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion3.30K decks20K decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion2.81K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion2.63K decks19.9K decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion2.57K decks20K decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion2.51K decks20K decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion2.40K decks19.8K decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion2.36K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion2.18K decks20K decks
-6%synergy
Pestilence
11%inclusion2.13K decks20K decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2.06K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
10%inclusion2.04K decks20K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1.93K decks20K decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion1.74K decks19.8K decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
8.0%inclusion1.60K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.4%inclusion1.47K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.3%inclusion1.47K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
7.0%inclusion1.39K decks20K decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.5%inclusion1.30K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.2%inclusion1.23K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.0%inclusion1.19K decks19.9K decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.7%inclusion1.15K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.6%inclusion1.11K decks20K decks
3%synergy
All Will Be One
5.5%inclusion1.11K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
5.2%inclusion1.03K decks20K decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion1.02K decks20K decks
-5%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion326 decks6.50K decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
39%inclusion7.79K decks20K decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion2.32K decks20K decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
68%inclusion13.6K decks20K decks
59%synergy
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion13.3K decks20K decks
58%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
44%inclusion8.78K decks20K decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion7.08K decks20K decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
32%inclusion6.42K decks20K decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion5.31K decks20K decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion4.03K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion3.33K decks20K decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion2.38K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion1.61K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion1.59K decks20K decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.9%inclusion1.38K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion1.07K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion19.3K decks20K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion19.1K decks20K decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
82%inclusion16.4K decks20K decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Signet
79%inclusion15.9K decks20K decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion14.5K decks20K decks
55%synergy
Fellwar Stone
66%inclusion13.1K decks20K decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion11K decks20K decks
25%synergy
Séance Board
23%inclusion4.44K decks19.7K decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion1.22K decks20K decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.7%inclusion1.14K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.7%inclusion1.13K decks20K decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.5%inclusion1.09K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion19.8K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion19.8K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion19.1K decks20K decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion17.5K decks20K decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
81%inclusion16.2K decks20K decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
76%inclusion15.3K decks20K decks
31%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion15.1K decks20K decks
47%synergy
Tainted Peak
74%inclusion14.7K decks20K decks
32%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion13.3K decks20K decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
62%inclusion12.4K decks20K decks
27%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
60%inclusion12K decks20K decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion11.8K decks20K decks
28%synergy
Temple of Malice
54%inclusion10.8K decks20K decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
49%inclusion9.74K decks20K decks
30%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion8.62K decks19.9K decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
43%inclusion8.61K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
40%inclusion8.09K decks20K decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion7.39K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion7.27K decks20K decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion7.04K decks20K decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion7.03K decks20K decks
13%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion6.98K decks20K decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion6.26K decks20K decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion6.04K decks20K decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
25%inclusion5.07K decks20K decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
21%inclusion4.14K decks20K decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion4K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion3.49K decks20K decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion2.83K decks20K decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion2.74K decks20K decks
1%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion2.22K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
8.5%inclusion1.69K decks20K decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1.67K decks20K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.8%inclusion1.55K decks20K decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion1.49K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion1.47K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion1.38K decks20K decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion1.38K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.8%inclusion1.35K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion1.25K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion1.24K decks20K decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.1%inclusion1.21K decks20K decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.7%inclusion1.14K decks20K decks
0%synergy