Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Burn

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
96%inclusion86 decks90 decks
88%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
81%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
79%synergy
Roiling Vortex
78%inclusion70 decks90 decks
70%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
61%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Deflecting Swat
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
53%synergy
Underworld Dreams
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
52%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
56%inclusion50 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
76%inclusion68 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion59 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion50 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Blood Seeker
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
46%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
76%inclusion68 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
55%synergy
Jeska's Will
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
47%synergy
The One Ring
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Rug of Smothering
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
19%synergy
The Lord of Pain
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Harsh Mentor
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Magebane Lizard
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Brash Taunter
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Soot Imp
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Moon
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Pyroblast
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Fire Covenant
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Final Fortune
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Molten Duplication
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Copper Tablet
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Basilisk Collar
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Crawlspace
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Defense Grid
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Grinding Station
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Spiteful Visions
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
13%synergy
All Will Be One
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Citadel of Pain
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
City on Fire
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Burning Earth
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Repercussion
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Witch's Clinic
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Gorge
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion88 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion85 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion72 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion88 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion85 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
90%inclusion81 decks90 decks
58%synergy
Luxury Suite
82%inclusion74 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion70 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Blazemire Verge
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Mount Doom
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Haunted Ridge
56%inclusion50 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Raucous Theater
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Wooded Foothills
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-20%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy