Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Expensive Core

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Rank #1,851
9decks
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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Essence Warden
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Spike Feeder
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Pest Infestation
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Inspiring Call
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Heroic Intervention
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Sapseep Forest
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Mortality Spear
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Haywire Mite
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Basking Broodscale
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Gyre Sage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Cursed Wombat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ouroboroid
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Herd Baloth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Elder Gargaroth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Purestrain Genestealer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Joraga Warcaller
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blood Researcher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Silverback Elder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Warden of the Grove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Sniper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Nature's Claim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Tear Asunder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Weather the Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Atomize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Devour in Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vendetta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Entish Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bounty of the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wither and Bloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Summons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Urborg Repossession
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Road of Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gaze of Granite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Severed Strands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Into the North
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Casualties of War
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Bow of Nylea
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Prism Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Power Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stone of Erech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lost Jitte
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bone Sabres
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Guardian Project
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Branching Evolution
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Season
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Bridge from Below
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mirri's Guile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Song of the Dryads
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Guidance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Lifegift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fecundity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Awakening Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Abundance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa Revane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
25%synergy
High Market
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wirewood Lodge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Springjack Pasture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nesting Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
The Shire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Pristine Talisman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Tangleroot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Forest
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Jungle Hollow
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Deathcap Glade
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Brokers Hideout
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Blooming Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Chasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy