Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
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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Bogwater Lumaret
45%inclusion72 decks160 decks
33%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Teacher's Pest
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
59%inclusion372 decks628 decks
51%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion347 decks628 decks
49%synergy
Mortality Spear
52%inclusion326 decks628 decks
45%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
52%inclusion327 decks628 decks
44%synergy
Gala Greeters
41%inclusion255 decks628 decks
35%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
38%inclusion241 decks628 decks
35%synergy
Radiant Fountain
36%inclusion228 decks628 decks
34%synergy
Spike Feeder
34%inclusion216 decks628 decks
34%synergy
Inspiring Call
40%inclusion249 decks628 decks
34%synergy
Basking Broodscale
35%inclusion220 decks628 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Pest Infestation
45%inclusion285 decks628 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion261 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Virulent Emissary
41%inclusion99 decks242 decks
30%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
40%inclusion253 decks628 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion239 decks628 decks
17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion235 decks628 decks
-10%synergy
Tend the Pests
36%inclusion224 decks628 decks
30%synergy
Hardened Scales
36%inclusion223 decks628 decks
26%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
35%inclusion222 decks628 decks
30%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion211 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion79 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion51 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.5%inclusion47 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion201 decks628 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion194 decks628 decks
28%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
31%inclusion193 decks628 decks
28%synergy
Social Climber
31%inclusion193 decks628 decks
30%synergy
Llanowar Elves
31%inclusion192 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Winding Constrictor
30%inclusion186 decks628 decks
23%synergy
Blood Researcher
29%inclusion184 decks628 decks
29%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion176 decks628 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion173 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
27%inclusion171 decks628 decks
20%synergy
Haywire Mite
27%inclusion170 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
26%inclusion165 decks628 decks
26%synergy
Witch of the Moors
26%inclusion163 decks628 decks
22%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
26%inclusion161 decks628 decks
22%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion160 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Herd Baloth
25%inclusion157 decks628 decks
24%synergy
Deathgreeter
24%inclusion152 decks628 decks
23%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion142 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Pest Rescuer
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion137 decks628 decks
19%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion136 decks628 decks
-7%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
21%inclusion133 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion133 decks628 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
20%inclusion127 decks628 decks
20%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
20%inclusion126 decks628 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
20%inclusion126 decks628 decks
19%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion125 decks628 decks
19%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Pest Mascot
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion121 decks628 decks
18%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
19%inclusion117 decks628 decks
18%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
18%inclusion115 decks628 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion114 decks628 decks
13%synergy
Incubation Druid
18%inclusion113 decks628 decks
15%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
18%inclusion110 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Viscera Seer
17%inclusion106 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
17%inclusion104 decks628 decks
16%synergy
Leyline Prowler
16%inclusion100 decks628 decks
13%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion99 decks628 decks
15%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion99 decks628 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion98 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Lluwen, Exchange Student
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
15%inclusion96 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Fertilid
14%inclusion91 decks628 decks
14%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Wombat
13%inclusion84 decks628 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
33%inclusion209 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion187 decks628 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
27%inclusion172 decks628 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion155 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
24%inclusion35 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion144 decks628 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion132 decks628 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion102 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion99 decks628 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion98 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion90 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Dina's Guidance
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion80 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion78 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion70 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion70 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion68 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
10%inclusion60 decks628 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Efflorescence
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion52 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.1%inclusion51 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Weather the Storm
7.8%inclusion49 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
7.6%inclusion48 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
6.5%inclusion41 decks628 decks
6%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.5%inclusion41 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.4%inclusion40 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.9%inclusion37 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.9%inclusion37 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion37 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Foolish Fate
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.6%inclusion35 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Fog
5.4%inclusion34 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Atomize
5.4%inclusion34 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.4%inclusion34 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion202 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Culling Ritual
27%inclusion167 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
26%inclusion164 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion151 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion140 decks628 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion134 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Grapple with Death
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion119 decks628 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion113 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Brew
18%inclusion110 decks628 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion106 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
15%inclusion96 decks628 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion92 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Send in the Pest
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion85 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion79 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Root Manipulation
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Pest Summoning
12%inclusion74 decks628 decks
10%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion72 decks628 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion68 decks628 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Curse
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Command
10%inclusion60 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion60 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Immoral Bargain
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Containment Breach
8.4%inclusion53 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
8.1%inclusion51 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Germination Practicum
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
7.5%inclusion47 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Healing Technique
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.2%inclusion45 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Urborg Repossession
6.8%inclusion43 decks628 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
6.8%inclusion43 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion37 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Casualties of War
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.6%inclusion35 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion34 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Shared Roots
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.1%inclusion32 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion179 decks628 decks
27%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
24%inclusion149 decks628 decks
23%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
22%inclusion139 decks628 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion136 decks628 decks
-10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
15%inclusion97 decks628 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion86 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion79 decks628 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion79 decks628 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion78 decks628 decks
-11%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion71 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion60 decks628 decks
-12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion57 decks628 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
8.4%inclusion53 decks628 decks
4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.4%inclusion34 decks407 decks
3%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
8.1%inclusion51 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.5%inclusion47 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.2%inclusion45 decks628 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion41 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Sun Droplet
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion32 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion199 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
25%inclusion159 decks628 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion145 decks628 decks
9%synergy
Comforting Counsel
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion130 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
20%inclusion124 decks628 decks
18%synergy
Feral Appetite
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion123 decks628 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
14%inclusion90 decks628 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion78 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Druid Class
12%inclusion78 decks628 decks
11%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion72 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion64 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion62 decks628 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10%inclusion60 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion57 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion57 decks628 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.8%inclusion55 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Wild Growth
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Lifegift
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.1%inclusion51 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.0%inclusion50 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.7%inclusion35 decks455 decks
3%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Primeval Bounty
6.8%inclusion43 decks628 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.5%inclusion41 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.2%inclusion39 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Paradise
5.9%inclusion37 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.2%inclusion32 decks613 decks
2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.1%inclusion31 decks613 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
22%inclusion32 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.1%inclusion57 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.1%inclusion38 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
34%inclusion213 decks628 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion194 decks628 decks
-11%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion165 decks628 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion96 decks628 decks
-8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion94 decks628 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion94 decks628 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion94 decks628 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion58 decks417 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion82 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.4%inclusion53 decks628 decks
-7%synergy
The Shire
8.4%inclusion53 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.4%inclusion53 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.0%inclusion50 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.5%inclusion47 decks628 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
7.3%inclusion46 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion44 decks628 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion43 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.5%inclusion41 decks628 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.4%inclusion40 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion36 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion436 decks628 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion324 decks628 decks
-11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
40%inclusion252 decks628 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion151 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion133 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Paradise Plume
7.0%inclusion44 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion604 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion588 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion481 decks628 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
54%inclusion338 decks628 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion317 decks628 decks
-14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
47%inclusion295 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Wood
42%inclusion266 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion256 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion223 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35%inclusion220 decks628 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion200 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
32%inclusion199 decks628 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion187 decks628 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion173 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
27%inclusion167 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion166 decks628 decks
-14%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
24%inclusion150 decks628 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion139 decks628 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion115 decks628 decks
-11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
18%inclusion113 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Vernal Fen
18%inclusion64 decks365 decks
-5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion107 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion106 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion98 decks628 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion98 decks628 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion95 decks628 decks
-5%synergy
Turbulent Fen
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Titan's Grave
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion76 decks509 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion92 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion92 decks628 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion85 decks628 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion79 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion78 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
12%inclusion77 decks628 decks
0%synergy
Blooming Marsh
12%inclusion76 decks628 decks
-2%synergy
Illegitimate Business
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion61 decks628 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion59 decks628 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion58 decks628 decks
-0%synergy
Bayou
8.9%inclusion56 decks628 decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.6%inclusion54 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Subterranean Cavern
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.2%inclusion45 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.0%inclusion44 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.6%inclusion24 decks365 decks
-3%synergy