Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Upgraded 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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
77%synergy
Blood Seeker
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
70%synergy
Roiling Vortex
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Fate Unraveler
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Witch's Clinic
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
67%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
66%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
65%synergy
Shivan Gorge
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
60%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
59%synergy
The Lord of Pain
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Bedevil
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Harsh Mentor
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Massacre Wurm
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Rug of Smothering
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Star Athlete
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Magebane Lizard
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Soot Imp
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Pain Distributor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Generous Plunderer
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Suspended Sentence
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-21%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Suplex
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Waltz of Rage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Ruby Medallion
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Barbed Wire
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Chainsaw
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Temple Bell
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Underworld Dreams
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Manabarbs
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Maddening Hex
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Carnage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Burning Earth
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Havoc Festival
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Pyrohemia
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion46 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Canyon Slough
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Mount Doom
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy