Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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Essenceknit Scholar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Teacher's Pest
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
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Essence Warden
61%inclusion345 decks565 decks
54%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion309 decks565 decks
50%synergy
Mortality Spear
52%inclusion296 decks565 decks
47%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
52%inclusion296 decks565 decks
44%synergy
Gala Greeters
43%inclusion243 decks565 decks
37%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
41%inclusion229 decks565 decks
37%synergy
Pest Infestation
46%inclusion261 decks565 decks
37%synergy
Radiant Fountain
37%inclusion211 decks565 decks
36%synergy
Spike Feeder
36%inclusion203 decks565 decks
36%synergy
Inspiring Call
40%inclusion227 decks565 decks
35%synergy
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Cultivate
41%inclusion233 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
39%inclusion219 decks565 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion218 decks565 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion215 decks565 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
38%inclusion213 decks565 decks
32%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion207 decks565 decks
-9%synergy
Tend the Pests
36%inclusion202 decks565 decks
32%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion195 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion194 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Virulent Emissary
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion80 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion176 decks547 decks
29%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion181 decks565 decks
30%synergy
Basking Broodscale
32%inclusion175 decks550 decks
30%synergy
Winding Constrictor
32%inclusion179 decks565 decks
26%synergy
Social Climber
32%inclusion179 decks565 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion176 decks565 decks
28%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion173 decks565 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion172 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Haywire Mite
28%inclusion160 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Blood Researcher
28%inclusion160 decks565 decks
27%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
28%inclusion158 decks565 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion157 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
28%inclusion157 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27%inclusion154 decks565 decks
27%synergy
Witch of the Moors
27%inclusion150 decks565 decks
24%synergy
Deathgreeter
26%inclusion148 decks565 decks
25%synergy
Herd Baloth
26%inclusion146 decks565 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion141 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
24%inclusion136 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion130 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion130 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion128 decks565 decks
21%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion124 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion123 decks565 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
22%inclusion117 decks540 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
21%inclusion120 decks565 decks
21%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion119 decks565 decks
17%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion115 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion115 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
20%inclusion111 decks565 decks
17%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion102 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
18%inclusion101 decks565 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion96 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Leyline Prowler
17%inclusion94 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion89 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion85 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion87 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion83 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion80 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion77 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Wombat
14%inclusion74 decks544 decks
12%synergy
Prize Pig
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13%inclusion75 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion67 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13%inclusion72 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
11%synergy
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Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion164 decks546 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion165 decks565 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion145 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion132 decks565 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion122 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion92 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion92 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion85 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion83 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion72 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion65 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion60 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion59 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.4%inclusion53 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.8%inclusion33 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Atomize
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Fog
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion29 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion183 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
26%inclusion149 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Culling Ritual
25%inclusion142 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
24%inclusion136 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion135 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion128 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion108 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion96 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Brew
17%inclusion96 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion93 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Essence Pulse
15%inclusion84 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion73 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion64 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Pest Summoning
11%inclusion62 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion61 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Command
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Root Manipulation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Harmonize
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7.4%inclusion42 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Containment Breach
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Repossession
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Healing Technique
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion39 decks546 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.8%inclusion33 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.5%inclusion31 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
5.5%inclusion31 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Immoral Bargain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
31%inclusion177 decks565 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25%inclusion141 decks565 decks
24%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24%inclusion136 decks565 decks
23%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion121 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
15%inclusion87 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion78 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion72 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion70 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion53 decks565 decks
4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion180 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
25%inclusion139 decks565 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion126 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion120 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
21%inclusion117 decks565 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion114 decks565 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16%inclusion92 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion73 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion61 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Lifegift
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.0%inclusion51 decks565 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.8%inclusion50 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.8%inclusion50 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.6%inclusion23 decks269 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Feral Appetite
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.1%inclusion29 decks359 decks
3%synergy
Comforting Counsel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Doubling Season
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Primeval Bounty
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Paradise
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Guardian Project
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
35%inclusion198 decks565 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion177 decks565 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion143 decks565 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion94 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion90 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion85 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion72 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
1%synergy
The Shire
10%inclusion54 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.8%inclusion50 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion393 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion284 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion235 decks565 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
23%inclusion131 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion122 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Forest
95%inclusion538 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion525 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion435 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion311 decks565 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
52%inclusion291 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion277 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion256 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
42%inclusion236 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
37%inclusion207 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35%inclusion196 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion187 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion182 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion164 decks546 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion149 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion145 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
25%inclusion139 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion137 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion126 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
19%inclusion109 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion98 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion97 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion85 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion83 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion83 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion60 decks413 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion80 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion78 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
14%inclusion77 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion35 decks267 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion74 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion73 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion73 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Titan's Grave
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.0%inclusion51 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Illegitimate Business
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion39 decks546 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.5%inclusion31 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Fen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
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