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
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
97%inclusion162 decks167 decks
85%synergy
Fate Unraveler
91%inclusion152 decks167 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion158 decks167 decks
82%synergy
Underworld Dreams
88%inclusion147 decks167 decks
80%synergy
Roiling Vortex
82%inclusion137 decks167 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
78%inclusion130 decks167 decks
70%synergy
Dark Deal
66%inclusion110 decks167 decks
64%synergy
Spiteful Visions
70%inclusion117 decks167 decks
62%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
58%synergy
Reforge the Soul
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
72%inclusion120 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion112 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
63%inclusion74 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
59%inclusion99 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
58%inclusion97 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion90 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Change
53%inclusion89 decks167 decks
52%synergy
Blood Seeker
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
70%inclusion117 decks167 decks
59%synergy
Jeska's Will
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Rug of Smothering
46%inclusion77 decks167 decks
42%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Harsh Mentor
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Bone Miser
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Brash Taunter
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Dragon Mage
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Balor
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Soot Imp
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Skirge Familiar
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Gibbering Fiend
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Anger
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Magebane Lizard
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tibalt's Trickery
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Bolt Bend
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion54 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Demand Answers
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Overkill
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion74 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
44%inclusion73 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
-13%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Burning Inquiry
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Incendiary Command
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Basilisk Collar
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Champion's Helm
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Mirror Shield
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Copper Tablet
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Genji Glove
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
40%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Manabarbs
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Pyrohemia
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Spellshock
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion70 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Gorge
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion163 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion162 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion140 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion121 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion103 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion85 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion77 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion164 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion162 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion155 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion137 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion112 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
66%inclusion110 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Graven Cairns
63%inclusion105 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion102 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion81 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-1%synergy