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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
33%inclusion122 decks375 decks
28%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.5%inclusion59 decks696 decks
2%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
2.5%inclusion10 decks400 decks
-5%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
2.0%inclusion8 decks391 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
1.9%inclusion13 decks692 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion1.51K decks1.60K decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion1.45K decks1.60K decks
81%synergy
Fate Unraveler
83%inclusion1.32K decks1.60K decks
74%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion1.30K decks1.60K decks
74%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion1.39K decks1.60K decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
79%inclusion1.27K decks1.60K decks
71%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
79%inclusion1.25K decks1.57K decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion1.17K decks1.60K decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion1.17K decks1.60K decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion1.10K decks1.60K decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion1.31K decks1.60K decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion1.29K decks1.60K decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion1.26K decks1.60K decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion1.15K decks1.60K decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
69%inclusion1.10K decks1.60K decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion1.04K decks1.60K decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion1.04K decks1.60K decks
59%synergy
The Lord of Pain
64%inclusion1.01K decks1.57K decks
54%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion1.02K decks1.60K decks
55%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion1.01K decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion568 decks1.60K decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion438 decks1.60K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion324 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion232 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion171 decks1.60K decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
9.2%inclusion148 decks1.60K decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.9%inclusion110 decks1.60K decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.1%inclusion81 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion928 decks1.60K decks
51%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
56%inclusion888 decks1.57K decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion749 decks1.40K decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion846 decks1.60K decks
34%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion841 decks1.60K decks
48%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion815 decks1.60K decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
50%inclusion799 decks1.60K decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion795 decks1.60K decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion732 decks1.60K decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion692 decks1.60K decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion668 decks1.60K decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion643 decks1.60K decks
29%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
38%inclusion610 decks1.60K decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
38%inclusion604 decks1.60K decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion599 decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
35%inclusion554 decks1.60K decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion523 decks1.60K decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
29%inclusion469 decks1.60K decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion450 decks1.60K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion408 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion397 decks1.60K decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion381 decks1.60K decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion331 decks1.41K decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion349 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion329 decks1.57K decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion330 decks1.60K decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion305 decks1.60K decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion198 decks1.07K decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion244 decks1.41K decks
13%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion251 decks1.60K decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
15%inclusion238 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion242 decks1.60K decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion241 decks1.60K decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion222 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion210 decks1.60K decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion204 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion190 decks1.59K decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion190 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion176 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion173 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11%inclusion172 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion170 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion169 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion169 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion161 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion159 decks1.58K decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion142 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.5%inclusion136 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.3%inclusion133 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.2%inclusion132 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion773 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion762 decks1.60K decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion731 decks1.58K decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
39%inclusion614 decks1.58K decks
21%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion576 decks1.60K decks
-4%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion547 decks1.60K decks
30%synergy
Suspended Sentence
31%inclusion491 decks1.57K decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion492 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion473 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion446 decks1.60K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion401 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion395 decks1.60K decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion295 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion278 decks1.60K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion219 decks1.60K decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion197 decks1.60K decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion168 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion145 decks1.60K decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
8.9%inclusion143 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.6%inclusion138 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.6%inclusion137 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion129 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion128 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion119 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion86 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
5.2%inclusion84 decks1.60K decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.2%inclusion83 decks1.60K decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.1%inclusion82 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion717 decks1.60K decks
22%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion537 decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion517 decks1.60K decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
30%inclusion474 decks1.57K decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion461 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion439 decks1.58K decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion349 decks1.60K decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion342 decks1.60K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion324 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion273 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Light Up the Stage
16%inclusion261 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion224 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion225 decks1.60K decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion206 decks1.60K decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.0%inclusion144 decks1.60K decks
-19%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.9%inclusion143 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.2%inclusion131 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.2%inclusion131 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.6%inclusion122 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.2%inclusion115 decks1.60K decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion104 decks1.60K decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.4%inclusion103 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.4%inclusion103 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion93 decks1.60K decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion877 decks1.60K decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion708 decks1.60K decks
12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion587 decks1.60K decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion310 decks1.60K decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion296 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion284 decks1.60K decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion277 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion236 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion218 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion195 decks1.60K decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion178 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion175 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion146 decks1.60K decks
-6%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion133 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.6%inclusion106 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
49%inclusion771 decks1.57K decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion772 decks1.60K decks
44%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion755 decks1.60K decks
41%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion661 decks1.60K decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion655 decks1.60K decks
36%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion508 decks1.60K decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
28%inclusion454 decks1.60K decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion385 decks1.60K decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
22%inclusion346 decks1.60K decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion319 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion289 decks1.60K decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion276 decks1.60K decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion261 decks1.58K decks
14%synergy
Theater of Horrors
16%inclusion264 decks1.60K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion252 decks1.60K decks
-8%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion234 decks1.60K decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion208 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion203 decks1.60K decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion200 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion199 decks1.60K decks
-5%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion185 decks1.59K decks
9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion177 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion174 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
11%inclusion170 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion163 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion161 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.5%inclusion152 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.2%inclusion148 decks1.60K decks
3%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.6%inclusion136 decks1.58K decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.4%inclusion119 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.4%inclusion118 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.2%inclusion116 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion104 decks1.59K decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.4%inclusion87 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.4%inclusion87 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion697 decks1.60K decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion177 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion1.05K decks1.60K decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion1.04K decks1.60K decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion640 decks1.60K decks
22%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion603 decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion533 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion380 decks1.60K decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion366 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion305 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion193 decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion171 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion148 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.9%inclusion126 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion83 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion1.55K decks1.60K decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion1.55K decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion1.34K decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion1.23K decks1.60K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion1.15K decks1.60K decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion973 decks1.60K decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion793 decks1.60K decks
19%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion251 decks1.57K decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion41 decks726 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion90 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion1.59K decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion1.59K decks1.60K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion1.55K decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion1.44K decks1.60K decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion1.32K decks1.60K decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion1.26K decks1.60K decks
33%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion1.24K decks1.60K decks
48%synergy
Tainted Peak
73%inclusion1.17K decks1.60K decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion1.04K decks1.60K decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion960 decks1.60K decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion935 decks1.60K decks
39%synergy
Blazemire Verge
55%inclusion868 decks1.59K decks
24%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion873 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion843 decks1.60K decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion787 decks1.60K decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion726 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion719 decks1.60K decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
45%inclusion713 decks1.60K decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion685 decks1.60K decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion548 decks1.60K decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion498 decks1.60K decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion485 decks1.60K decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion475 decks1.60K decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion435 decks1.60K decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion432 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion421 decks1.60K decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion403 decks1.60K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion401 decks1.60K decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion295 decks1.60K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion290 decks1.60K decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion197 decks1.60K decks
4%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion185 decks1.60K decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion165 decks1.60K decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.9%inclusion143 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion137 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion129 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.5%inclusion120 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion118 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.3%inclusion117 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion113 decks1.60K decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.0%inclusion112 decks1.60K decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.6%inclusion105 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.6%inclusion105 decks1.60K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion99 decks1.60K decks
0%synergy