Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Wheels

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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%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Redirect Lightning
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Mornsong Aria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion161 decks166 decks
85%synergy
Fate Unraveler
90%inclusion150 decks166 decks
82%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion157 decks166 decks
82%synergy
Underworld Dreams
88%inclusion146 decks166 decks
80%synergy
Roiling Vortex
82%inclusion136 decks166 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
78%inclusion129 decks166 decks
70%synergy
Dark Deal
67%inclusion112 decks166 decks
66%synergy
Spiteful Visions
69%inclusion114 decks166 decks
60%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion104 decks166 decks
57%synergy
Reforge the Soul
58%inclusion97 decks166 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion119 decks166 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion112 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
65%inclusion77 decks119 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion106 decks166 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
60%inclusion99 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
58%inclusion97 decks166 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion96 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Blood Seeker
55%inclusion91 decks166 decks
47%synergy
Winds of Change
54%inclusion90 decks166 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion88 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
72%inclusion119 decks166 decks
61%synergy
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion87 decks166 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion57 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
31%inclusion51 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion48 decks166 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
47%inclusion78 decks166 decks
37%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
47%inclusion75 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Rug of Smothering
46%inclusion77 decks166 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion76 decks166 decks
41%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
45%inclusion75 decks166 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion72 decks166 decks
42%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
42%inclusion70 decks166 decks
37%synergy
The Lord of Pain
39%inclusion63 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion63 decks166 decks
27%synergy
Harsh Mentor
34%inclusion57 decks166 decks
27%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
33%inclusion54 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
32%inclusion53 decks166 decks
30%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
30%inclusion49 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
30%inclusion49 decks166 decks
25%synergy
Bone Miser
29%inclusion48 decks166 decks
26%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
23%synergy
Brash Taunter
27%inclusion45 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
25%inclusion41 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Dragon Mage
25%inclusion41 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Balor
24%inclusion40 decks166 decks
22%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
23%inclusion39 decks166 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
23%inclusion38 decks166 decks
20%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
22%inclusion37 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion35 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion35 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion33 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Soot Imp
20%inclusion33 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
-5%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Skirge Familiar
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
17%inclusion29 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion26 decks166 decks
-6%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
15%inclusion25 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
15%inclusion25 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Magebane Lizard
13%inclusion22 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion22 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion66 decks166 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion64 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion63 decks166 decks
18%synergy
Bolt Bend
37%inclusion62 decks166 decks
27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion59 decks166 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion59 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion57 decks166 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion26 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
-9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.2%inclusion12 decks166 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion12 decks166 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Price of Progress
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
-6%synergy
Dismember
5.4%inclusion9 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
52%inclusion86 decks166 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion73 decks166 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
42%inclusion70 decks166 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion59 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
36%inclusion59 decks166 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
33%inclusion55 decks166 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion42 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
23%inclusion39 decks166 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion34 decks166 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion29 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Burning Inquiry
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
-18%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Incendiary Command
7.2%inclusion12 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion79 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
36%inclusion59 decks166 decks
32%synergy
Basilisk Collar
34%inclusion56 decks166 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
31%inclusion51 decks166 decks
30%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
27%inclusion45 decks166 decks
24%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion43 decks166 decks
25%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
22%inclusion37 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
18%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion30 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion25 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion19 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Copper Tablet
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
7.2%inclusion12 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
40%inclusion67 decks166 decks
38%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
31%inclusion52 decks166 decks
27%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
26%inclusion43 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion40 decks166 decks
14%synergy
Pyrohemia
22%inclusion37 decks166 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion29 decks166 decks
14%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
-7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
-3%synergy
Spellshock
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion22 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
11%inclusion19 decks166 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
40%inclusion66 decks166 decks
36%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
39%inclusion65 decks166 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
57%inclusion94 decks166 decks
49%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
40%inclusion67 decks166 decks
32%synergy
Shivan Gorge
40%inclusion67 decks166 decks
32%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
34%inclusion57 decks166 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion57 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion50 decks166 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion29 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion24 decks166 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion162 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
98%inclusion162 decks166 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion139 decks166 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion120 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
63%inclusion105 decks166 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion85 decks166 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion78 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Mirror
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion163 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion161 decks166 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion156 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion136 decks166 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70%inclusion116 decks166 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion111 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
66%inclusion109 decks166 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
64%inclusion106 decks166 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion105 decks166 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion91 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion87 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion84 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion83 decks166 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion78 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion75 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
40%inclusion66 decks166 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion64 decks166 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion60 decks166 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion52 decks166 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion48 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
28%inclusion47 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion45 decks166 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion43 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion40 decks166 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion39 decks166 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion35 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion34 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
18%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion28 decks166 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
16%inclusion27 decks166 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion26 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion22 decks166 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion20 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion19 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion17 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.4%inclusion14 decks166 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.8%inclusion13 decks166 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.6%inclusion11 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
0%synergy