Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Lifegain

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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Heroic Feast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Tigra, Feline Fury
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Subterranean Cavern
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
M.O.D.O.K.
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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Essence Warden
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
68%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
66%inclusion70 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Mortality Spear
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Gala Greeters
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Radiant Fountain
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Sapseep Forest
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Inspiring Call
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Spike Feeder
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
42%synergy
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Pest Infestation
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Virulent Emissary
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Cultivate
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-0%synergy
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Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Winding Constrictor
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Social Climber
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Haywire Mite
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Basking Broodscale
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Evolution Witness
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Deathgreeter
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Teacher's Pest
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Blood Researcher
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Witch of the Moors
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Herd Baloth
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Prize Pig
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Incubation Druid
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Leyline Prowler
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Honor Troll
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Tend the Pests
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Weather the Storm
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fog
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Khalni Ambush
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Arachnogenesis
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Blunt the Assault
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Efflorescence
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
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Nature's Lore
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Grapple with Death
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Essence Pulse
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Withering Curse
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-0%synergy
Pest Summoning
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Brew
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Restorative Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Repossession
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Up
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Containment Breach
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Send in the Pest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Root Manipulation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Zimone's Experiment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Immoral Bargain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Essence
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Prism Ring
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Excalibur II
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Druid Class
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Comforting Counsel
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Lifegift
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Primeval Bounty
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Wild Growth
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Loading Zone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Restless Cottage
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
The Shire
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion74 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Golgari Signet
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion105 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion100 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion82 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Wood
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Titan's Grave
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Illegitimate Business
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Festering Thicket
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Study Hall
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
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