Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - 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).
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion33 decks598 decks
1%synergy
Maximum Carnage
3.8%inclusion18 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Villainous Wrath
3.0%inclusion14 decks468 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.8%inclusion10 decks562 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion1.44K decks1.52K decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion1.38K decks1.52K decks
81%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion1.25K decks1.52K decks
74%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion1.23K decks1.52K decks
73%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion1.31K decks1.52K decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
79%inclusion1.21K decks1.52K decks
72%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
80%inclusion1.19K decks1.49K decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
74%inclusion1.12K decks1.52K decks
67%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion1.11K decks1.52K decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion1.05K decks1.52K decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
81%inclusion1.24K decks1.52K decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
81%inclusion1.23K decks1.52K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion1.20K decks1.52K decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion1.09K decks1.52K decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
69%inclusion1.05K decks1.52K decks
52%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion990 decks1.52K decks
59%synergy
The Lord of Pain
65%inclusion969 decks1.49K decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion983 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion981 decks1.52K decks
56%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion959 decks1.52K decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion537 decks1.52K decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion425 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion307 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion219 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion165 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
9.5%inclusion144 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion94 decks1.52K decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.1%inclusion77 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion883 decks1.52K decks
51%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion854 decks1.49K decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion814 decks1.52K decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion694 decks1.32K decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion792 decks1.52K decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
51%inclusion775 decks1.52K decks
41%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
50%inclusion766 decks1.52K decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion757 decks1.52K decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion701 decks1.52K decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion660 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion642 decks1.52K decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion621 decks1.52K decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion577 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
38%inclusion576 decks1.52K decks
33%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
36%inclusion554 decks1.52K decks
33%synergy
Magebane Lizard
34%inclusion512 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion496 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
29%inclusion447 decks1.52K decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion429 decks1.52K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion398 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion384 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion363 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion306 decks1.33K decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion335 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion318 decks1.49K decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion318 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
20%inclusion192 decks977 decks
15%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion284 decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion223 decks1.33K decks
12%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion244 decks1.52K decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
16%inclusion232 decks1.49K decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion234 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion234 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion211 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion199 decks1.52K decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion194 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion184 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion179 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11%inclusion169 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion168 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion167 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion167 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion163 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion160 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion158 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion152 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.6%inclusion131 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
8.2%inclusion125 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion735 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion726 decks1.52K decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion691 decks1.50K decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion573 decks1.50K decks
20%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion550 decks1.52K decks
-4%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion526 decks1.52K decks
30%synergy
Suspended Sentence
32%inclusion475 decks1.49K decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion463 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion446 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion409 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion376 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion374 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion281 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion256 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion211 decks1.52K decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion186 decks1.52K decks
-10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion162 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
9.4%inclusion143 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
8.9%inclusion135 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.9%inclusion135 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion124 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.9%inclusion120 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.2%inclusion109 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.4%inclusion82 decks1.52K decks
-13%synergy
Saw in Half
5.3%inclusion81 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion686 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion506 decks1.52K decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion490 decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
31%inclusion458 decks1.49K decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion433 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion424 decks1.50K decks
18%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion339 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion328 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion301 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion257 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion256 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion217 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion214 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion189 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.7%inclusion133 decks1.52K decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.6%inclusion131 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.1%inclusion124 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.7%inclusion117 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.2%inclusion109 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.7%inclusion102 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.6%inclusion101 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.4%inclusion98 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion89 decks1.52K decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion831 decks1.52K decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion679 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion565 decks1.52K decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion293 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion276 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion274 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion259 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion225 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion211 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion187 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion171 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion164 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion130 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.9%inclusion105 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
49%inclusion731 decks1.49K decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion730 decks1.52K decks
43%synergy
Manabarbs
48%inclusion724 decks1.52K decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion625 decks1.52K decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion623 decks1.52K decks
36%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion488 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
28%inclusion430 decks1.52K decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion359 decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
22%inclusion331 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion301 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion276 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
18%inclusion268 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion253 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion248 decks1.50K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion235 decks1.52K decks
-9%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion225 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion198 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion193 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion192 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion190 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion182 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion168 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Burning Earth
11%inclusion161 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion158 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion156 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion151 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.8%inclusion133 decks1.50K decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.4%inclusion113 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.0%inclusion107 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.0%inclusion107 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.8%inclusion102 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.7%inclusion87 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.3%inclusion81 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion77 decks1.52K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion658 decks1.52K decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion164 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
66%inclusion998 decks1.52K decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion995 decks1.52K decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion604 decks1.52K decks
22%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion578 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion499 decks1.52K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion361 decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion351 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion289 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion183 decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion159 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.5%inclusion144 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.9%inclusion121 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion80 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion1.47K decks1.52K decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion1.47K decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion1.28K decks1.52K decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion1.18K decks1.52K decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion1.09K decks1.52K decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion930 decks1.52K decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion760 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion241 decks1.49K decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion85 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion80 decks1.52K decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.51K decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion1.51K decks1.52K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion1.47K decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion1.36K decks1.52K decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion1.25K decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion1.21K decks1.52K decks
34%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion1.18K decks1.52K decks
49%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion1.10K decks1.52K decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion989 decks1.52K decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion909 decks1.52K decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion895 decks1.52K decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion830 decks1.52K decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
54%inclusion812 decks1.51K decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion802 decks1.52K decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion746 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion693 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion688 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
45%inclusion679 decks1.52K decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion647 decks1.52K decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion516 decks1.52K decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion476 decks1.52K decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion463 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion450 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion413 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion411 decks1.52K decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion401 decks1.52K decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion384 decks1.52K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion374 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion281 decks1.52K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion276 decks1.52K decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion184 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion173 decks1.52K decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion156 decks1.52K decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.0%inclusion137 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.4%inclusion128 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion124 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion113 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.2%inclusion110 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.2%inclusion110 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion108 decks1.52K decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.8%inclusion103 decks1.52K decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion97 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.4%inclusion97 decks1.52K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion93 decks1.52K decks
0%synergy