Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Core

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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Teacher's Pest
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mortality Spear
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Essence Warden
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Radiant Fountain
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Sapseep Forest
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Gala Greeters
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Inspiring Call
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Spike Feeder
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
39%synergy
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Pest Infestation
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Evolution Witness
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Basking Broodscale
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Winding Constrictor
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
27%synergy
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Herd Baloth
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Social Climber
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Witch of the Moors
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Virulent Emissary
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Haywire Mite
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Blood Researcher
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Leyline Prowler
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Pest Mascot
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Gyre Sage
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Beast Whisperer
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Weather the Storm
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Efflorescence
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
You Are Already Dead
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Collective Resistance
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Atomize
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Return to Action
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Dina's Guidance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Foolish Fate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fog
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Broken Wings
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Command
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
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Rampant Growth
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Scale the Heights
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Pulse
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Culling Ritual
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Healing Technique
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Grapple with Death
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Urborg Repossession
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Brew
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Withering Curse
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Ants
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Mulch
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Shared Roots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Essence Infusion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Casualties of War
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Tapping at the Window
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Sun Droplet
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-14%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
The Ozolith
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Pinions
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Prism Ring
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Bow of Nylea
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Trudge Garden
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Blight Mound
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Gift of Paradise
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Druid Class
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Fight Rigging
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Blight
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Find the Path
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Primeval Bounty
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Lifegift
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Growth
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
New Horizons
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Ellywick Tumblestrum
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Glimmerpost
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
The Shire
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Khalni Garden
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
-20%synergy
Pristine Talisman
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion89 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion74 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Tainted Wood
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-25%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-21%synergy
Titan's Grave
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Illegitimate Business
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Study Hall
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Wastewood Verge
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
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