Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget 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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Tend the Pests
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Overgrown Arch
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Leyline Prowler
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Mortality Spear
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Honor Troll
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
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Putrefy
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Essence Warden
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Social Climber
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Blood Researcher
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Basking Broodscale
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Winding Constrictor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
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Yathan Tombguard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Stalwart Successor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Herd Baloth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Spike Feeder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Cursed Wombat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Gala Greeters
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Swarm Guildmage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Prize Pig
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fertilid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Grazing Gladehart
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
District Mascot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gas Guzzler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tonberry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Specter of the Fens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cloaked Cadet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ecstatic Awakener
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Haywire Mite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Springbloom Druid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Soulblade Corrupter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Diamond Mare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Gloomshrieker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fortifying Draught
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Status // Statue
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Charm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Pillar Launch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Natural End
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tear Asunder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Seed of Hope
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Horrid Vigor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Moment of Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Life Goes On
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bake into a Pie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dark Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Finishing Blow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Giant Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Exploit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Extinguish the Light
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Sheltering Word
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Reclaim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Shot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wild Shape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Butcher's Glee
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Brew
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Precision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Pest Infestation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bond of Flourishing
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Pest Summoning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Risky Research
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Containment Breach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Urborg Repossession
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Culling Ritual
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Abundant Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Casualties of War
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cram Session
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hazardous Conditions
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Death Frenzy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Essence Pulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Find // Finality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scale Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Essence Infusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Beckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spasm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rabid Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Vastwood Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Bloom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of the Wild Magus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zephyr Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prism Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Batterbone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meekstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sylvok Lifestaff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Revenge of Ravens
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Druid Class
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Primeval Bounty
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Trudge Garden
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Long List of the Ents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Plots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Forced Adaptation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Night Soil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Paradise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necrosynthesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Weatherseed Treaty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blanchwood Armor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
New Horizons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Keen Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skeletal Swarming
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Necrogenesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Heart of the Wood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Colossal Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Paralyze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Living Terrain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Grim Backwoods
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Nursery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Arch of Orazca
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hashep Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Pristine Talisman
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Sol Ring
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
Golgari Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Paradise Plume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Jungle Hollow
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-44%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Wood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Festering Gulch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Cave of Temptation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Painted Bluffs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mesa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Study Hall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
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