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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38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Teacher's Pest
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
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11%synergy
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21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
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78%inclusion96 decks123 decks
70%synergy
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67%inclusion83 decks123 decks
59%synergy
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58%inclusion71 decks123 decks
52%synergy
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59%inclusion72 decks123 decks
51%synergy
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53%inclusion65 decks123 decks
51%synergy
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54%inclusion67 decks123 decks
49%synergy
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51%inclusion63 decks123 decks
48%synergy
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47%inclusion58 decks123 decks
47%synergy
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46%synergy
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46%synergy
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55%inclusion68 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Cultivate
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion55 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Virulent Emissary
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Winding Constrictor
43%inclusion53 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion53 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion53 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
41%inclusion51 decks123 decks
29%synergy
Hardened Scales
41%inclusion51 decks123 decks
32%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
3%synergy
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39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
38%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
33%synergy
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36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
35%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
33%synergy
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32%synergy
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0%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
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16%synergy
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31%synergy
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34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
31%inclusion38 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Birds of Paradise
31%inclusion38 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Herd Baloth
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Deathgreeter
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Prize Pig
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
26%inclusion32 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Incubation Druid
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Prowler
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Honor Troll
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
11%synergy
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Tend the Pests
41%inclusion50 decks123 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Weather the Storm
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
Krosan Grip
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2%synergy
Efflorescence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
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4%synergy
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Rampant Growth
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
31%inclusion38 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
25%inclusion31 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Essence Pulse
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Grapple with Death
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Dig Up
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Brew
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Pest Summoning
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Urborg Repossession
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Casualties of War
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Send in the Pest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Harmonize
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Zimone's Experiment
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Withering Curse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Immoral Bargain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Find // Finality
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Containment Breach
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Game Over
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion47 decks123 decks
37%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
-18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Bow of Nylea
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Prism Ring
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
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Moldervine Reclamation
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion31 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Trudge Garden
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Druid Class
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Lifegift
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Loading Zone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Season
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Wild Growth
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Comforting Counsel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Restless Cottage
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
3%synergy
The Shire
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion87 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
57%inclusion70 decks123 decks
55%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Signet
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
26%inclusion32 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Paradise Plume
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion121 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion117 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion99 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
66%inclusion81 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
59%inclusion73 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion71 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Wood
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
42%inclusion52 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion49 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
-16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Chasm
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Titan's Grave
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Illegitimate Business
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Festering Thicket
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Turbulent Fen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-12%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
0%synergy
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