Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Core Aggro

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mogis, God of Slaughter
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
86%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
85%synergy
Witch's Clinic
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
82%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
78%synergy
Blood Seeker
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Fate Unraveler
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Blasphemous Act
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Feed the Swarm
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Spiteful Visions
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
66%synergy
The Lord of Pain
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Chaos Warp
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Roiling Vortex
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Infernal Grasp
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Brash Taunter
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Harsh Mentor
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Mayhem Devil
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Wurm
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Rug of Smothering
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Star Athlete
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Girl
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tectonic Giant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Plague Drone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Boilerbilges
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Suspended Sentence
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pact
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Fling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Siege Smash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Cast Down
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Live or Die
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sadistic Shell Game
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Sign in Blood
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Decree of Pain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Light Up the Stage
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Ruby Medallion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Pariah's Shield
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Underworld Dreams
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Descent into Avernus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Spellshock
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Citadel of Pain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sidequest: Play Blitzball
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Temple of the False God
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Mind Stone
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Graven Cairns
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Tainted Peak
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Malice
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Canyon Slough
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ash Barrens
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Blazemire Verge
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-26%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy