Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Core

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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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Mortality Spear
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Essence Warden
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Sapseep Forest
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Radiant Fountain
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Gala Greeters
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Inspiring Call
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Spike Feeder
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
37%synergy
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Cultivate
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Pest Infestation
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Hardened Scales
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Witch of the Moors
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Herd Baloth
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Social Climber
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Blood Researcher
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Winding Constrictor
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Basking Broodscale
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Haywire Mite
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Incubation Druid
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Fertilid
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Gyre Sage
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Honor Troll
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Deathgreeter
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Prize Pig
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Beast Whisperer
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Weather the Storm
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Deathsprout
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
You Are Already Dead
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Atomize
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Return to Action
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Command
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Broken Wings
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Scale the Heights
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Culling Ritual
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Pulse
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Healing Technique
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Witherbloom Command
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Brew
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg Repossession
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Harmonize
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Dig Up
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Mulch
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Essence Infusion
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Ants
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Tapping at the Window
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fountain of Renewal
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Sun Droplet
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Bow of Nylea
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
The Ozolith
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Campfire
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Prism Ring
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Gilded Pinions
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Trudge Garden
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Blight Mound
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Druid Class
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Paradise
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Branching Evolution
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Primeval Bounty
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Growth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lithoform Blight
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
New Horizons
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Find the Path
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Ellywick Tumblestrum
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
The Shire
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Glimmerpost
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Pristine Talisman
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Wastewood Verge
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy