Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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
Razorkin Needlehead
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Roiling Vortex
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Deadly Rollick
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Underworld Dreams
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Blood Seeker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Jeska's Will
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Mayhem Devil
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fate Unraveler
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
The Lord of Pain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Harsh Mentor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Rug of Smothering
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
The Speed Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nazgûl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Deflecting Swat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Fire Covenant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Pyroblast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Play with Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Soul's Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Risk Factor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Molten Influence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Tarfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Reforge the Soul
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Full Throttle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Banefire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Twist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Burning Inquiry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Purge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Copper Tablet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Barbed Wire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Basilisk Collar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Spidersilk Net
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Telim'Tor's Darts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Paper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Moonsilver Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unstable Amulet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Spiteful Visions
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Bonds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
City on Fire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
All Will Be One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Smoke
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pyrohemia
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Pestilence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Spellshock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Call of the Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stranglehold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Rain of Gore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Everlasting Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Clinic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Urza's Saga
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Arena of Glory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Gorge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Barbarian Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Great Furnace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Petal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-50%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mox Tantalite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Badlands
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Blood Crypt
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Blazemire Verge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Raucous Theater
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Gemstone Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy