Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget

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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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Dina, Soul Steeper
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Mortality Spear
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
61%synergy
Blood Researcher
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
58%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Tend the Pests
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Brew
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Fertilid
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
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Putrefy
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Inspiring Call
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Basking Broodscale
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Honor Troll
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Evolution Witness
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Herd Baloth
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Tenured Inkcaster
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Social Climber
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Leyline Prowler
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Arch
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Deathgreeter
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Gala Greeters
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Spike Feeder
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Moldering Karok
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Cursed Wombat
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Professor of Zoomancy
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Essence Warden
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Dragonsguard Elite
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Leafkin Druid
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Grazing Gladehart
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Prize Pig
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Springbloom Druid
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Charm
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Deathsprout
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Natural End
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-25%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
You Are Already Dead
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Breathe Your Last
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Charge Through
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Weather the Storm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Poison the Blade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Eliminate
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Harness Infinity
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Drag to the Roots
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Moment of Craving
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Command
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Seed of Hope
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Status // Statue
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Pest Summoning
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Essence Infusion
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Cram Session
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Containment Breach
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Urborg Repossession
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Pest Infestation
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Scale the Heights
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Essence Pulse
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Field Trip
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Abundant Harvest
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Commune with Beavers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Casualties of War
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Find // Finality
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Farseek
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Basic Conjuration
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Roamer's Routine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Environmental Sciences
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Life // Death
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fountain of Renewal
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Prism Ring
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Heaped Harvest
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Heirloom Epic
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Zephyr Boots
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Poet's Quill
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
The Last Ride
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Revenge of Ravens
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Rites
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Gift of Paradise
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Trudge Garden
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mound
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Primeval Bounty
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Fight Rigging
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Necrogenesis
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Germination
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Druid Class
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Master Chef
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Radiant Fountain
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Sapseep Forest
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Grim Backwoods
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-34%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
The Biblioplex
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Sol Ring
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-43%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-29%synergy
Golgari Signet
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Paradise Plume
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Locket
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
-29%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Wood
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-48%synergy
Foul Orchard
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Archway Commons
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Festering Gulch
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Manor Gate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Study Hall
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-30%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy