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
24%inclusion60 decks253 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion39 decks661 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.4%inclusion34 decks629 decks
1%synergy
Maximum Carnage
4.4%inclusion24 decks540 decks
2%synergy
Villainous Wrath
2.8%inclusion15 decks540 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion1.47K decks1.56K decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion1.41K decks1.56K decks
81%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion1.29K decks1.56K decks
74%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion1.26K decks1.56K decks
73%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion1.34K decks1.56K decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
80%inclusion1.24K decks1.56K decks
72%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
80%inclusion1.22K decks1.53K decks
68%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion1.14K decks1.56K decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion1.13K decks1.56K decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion1.07K decks1.56K decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion1.27K decks1.56K decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
81%inclusion1.26K decks1.56K decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion1.23K decks1.56K decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion1.13K decks1.56K decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
69%inclusion1.07K decks1.56K decks
52%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion1.01K decks1.56K decks
59%synergy
The Lord of Pain
64%inclusion986 decks1.53K decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion1K decks1.56K decks
21%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion995 decks1.56K decks
55%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion979 decks1.56K decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion551 decks1.56K decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion429 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion316 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion223 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion169 decks1.56K decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
9.5%inclusion148 decks1.56K decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.5%inclusion102 decks1.56K decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.1%inclusion80 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion904 decks1.56K decks
51%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
57%inclusion871 decks1.53K decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion824 decks1.56K decks
34%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion713 decks1.35K decks
44%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion817 decks1.56K decks
48%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion788 decks1.56K decks
41%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
50%inclusion783 decks1.56K decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
49%inclusion769 decks1.56K decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion715 decks1.56K decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion673 decks1.56K decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion657 decks1.56K decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion633 decks1.56K decks
30%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
38%inclusion586 decks1.56K decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion584 decks1.56K decks
28%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
37%inclusion577 decks1.56K decks
34%synergy
Magebane Lizard
34%inclusion532 decks1.56K decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion508 decks1.56K decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
29%inclusion457 decks1.56K decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion434 decks1.56K decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion403 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion391 decks1.56K decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion374 decks1.56K decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion312 decks1.36K decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion342 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion322 decks1.53K decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion324 decks1.56K decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion295 decks1.56K decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion191 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion232 decks1.36K decks
12%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
16%inclusion247 decks1.56K decks
12%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
16%inclusion239 decks1.53K decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion242 decks1.56K decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion237 decks1.56K decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion216 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion206 decks1.56K decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion202 decks1.56K decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion187 decks1.54K decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion185 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion171 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11%inclusion171 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11%inclusion170 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion169 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion165 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion163 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion161 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion154 decks1.54K decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.7%inclusion136 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.4%inclusion131 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.3%inclusion130 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.1%inclusion126 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion749 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
48%inclusion741 decks1.56K decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion706 decks1.54K decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion588 decks1.54K decks
20%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion563 decks1.56K decks
-3%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion532 decks1.56K decks
30%synergy
Suspended Sentence
32%inclusion484 decks1.53K decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion474 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion456 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
27%inclusion423 decks1.56K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion388 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion384 decks1.56K decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion287 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion265 decks1.56K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion218 decks1.56K decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion188 decks1.56K decks
-10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion164 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
9.2%inclusion143 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.0%inclusion140 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.8%inclusion137 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.6%inclusion134 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion127 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion125 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.3%inclusion114 decks1.56K decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.4%inclusion84 decks1.56K decks
-13%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.3%inclusion82 decks1.56K decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion82 decks1.56K decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.3%inclusion82 decks1.56K decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion699 decks1.56K decks
22%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion516 decks1.56K decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion500 decks1.56K decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
31%inclusion468 decks1.53K decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion444 decks1.56K decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion427 decks1.54K decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion343 decks1.56K decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion335 decks1.56K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion307 decks1.56K decks
-3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion260 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion260 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion223 decks1.34K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion218 decks1.56K decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion199 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.0%inclusion140 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.9%inclusion138 decks1.56K decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion130 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.1%inclusion127 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.6%inclusion119 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion109 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion102 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion101 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion101 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion89 decks1.56K decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion856 decks1.56K decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion695 decks1.56K decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion573 decks1.56K decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion298 decks1.56K decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion285 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion278 decks1.56K decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion268 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion227 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion214 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion190 decks1.56K decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion175 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion170 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.0%inclusion141 decks1.56K decks
-6%synergy
Crawlspace
8.5%inclusion132 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.7%inclusion105 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
49%inclusion754 decks1.53K decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion754 decks1.56K decks
44%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion739 decks1.56K decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion643 decks1.56K decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion638 decks1.56K decks
36%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion495 decks1.56K decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
28%inclusion442 decks1.56K decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion368 decks1.56K decks
16%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
22%inclusion337 decks1.56K decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion314 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion284 decks1.56K decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion269 decks1.56K decks
16%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion259 decks1.56K decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion252 decks1.54K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion244 decks1.56K decks
-8%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion229 decks1.56K decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion204 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion198 decks1.56K decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion195 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion190 decks1.56K decks
-5%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion183 decks1.55K decks
9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion172 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion167 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion163 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion157 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion156 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.3%inclusion145 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion140 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.9%inclusion137 decks1.54K decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.6%inclusion118 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.2%inclusion113 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.2%inclusion113 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion103 decks1.55K decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
5.5%inclusion86 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.5%inclusion86 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.0%inclusion78 decks1.56K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion676 decks1.56K decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion168 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
66%inclusion1.02K decks1.56K decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion1.02K decks1.56K decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion616 decks1.56K decks
22%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion588 decks1.56K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion515 decks1.56K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion373 decks1.56K decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion361 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion299 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion190 decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion167 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion146 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.9%inclusion123 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion83 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion1.51K decks1.56K decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion1.51K decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion1.30K decks1.56K decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion1.20K decks1.56K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion1.12K decks1.56K decks
54%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion951 decks1.56K decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion777 decks1.56K decks
20%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion243 decks1.53K decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion89 decks1.56K decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion79 decks1.56K decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.55K decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion1.55K decks1.56K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion1.51K decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion1.40K decks1.56K decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion1.27K decks1.56K decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion1.23K decks1.56K decks
33%synergy
Graven Cairns
77%inclusion1.20K decks1.56K decks
48%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion1.13K decks1.56K decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion1.01K decks1.56K decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion933 decks1.56K decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion909 decks1.56K decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion848 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
54%inclusion831 decks1.55K decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion820 decks1.56K decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion764 decks1.56K decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion708 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion704 decks1.56K decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion692 decks1.56K decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion662 decks1.56K decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion532 decks1.56K decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion484 decks1.56K decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion472 decks1.56K decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion461 decks1.56K decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion423 decks1.56K decks
18%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion422 decks1.56K decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion410 decks1.56K decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion392 decks1.56K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion388 decks1.56K decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion287 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion283 decks1.56K decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion188 decks1.56K decks
3%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion182 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion161 decks1.56K decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.0%inclusion140 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion135 decks1.56K decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.1%inclusion127 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.6%inclusion118 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion116 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.4%inclusion116 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion111 decks1.56K decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion110 decks1.56K decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.7%inclusion104 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.6%inclusion103 decks1.56K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion95 decks1.56K decks
0%synergy