Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - cEDH Group Slug

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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
Kederekt Parasite
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
88%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
87%synergy
Roiling Vortex
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Deflecting Swat
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Bolt Bend
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Blood Seeker
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Ritual
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Magebane Lizard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Jeska's Will
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Opposition Agent
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Imperial Seal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Underworld Breach
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
The One Ring
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Magus of the Moon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fate Unraveler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Rug of Smothering
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fury
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
War Elemental
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Grief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Giant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Fear of Missing Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Final Fortune
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Pyroblast
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Fire Covenant
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ricochet Trap
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Desperate Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-23%synergy
Slaughter Pact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Not of This World
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Dash Hopes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Burnt Offering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Praetor's Grasp
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Rite of Flame
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Molten Duplication
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Gamble
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Twinflame
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Plunge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Mithril Coat
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Basilisk Collar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Grinding Station
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Weathered Runestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Manabarbs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Blood Moon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Price of Glory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Spiteful Visions
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Runes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
All Will Be One
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Smoke
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Koskun Falls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Stranglehold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
War's Toll
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Witch's Clinic
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Stensia Bloodhall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Homeward Path
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Mox Diamond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Grim Monolith
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Badlands
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Mount Doom
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Raucous Theater
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Wooded Foothills
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Blazemire Verge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Spire of Industry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy