Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Core

Background image for The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Soul Immolation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.5%inclusion1 decks66 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion345 decks364 decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
90%inclusion328 decks364 decks
80%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
90%inclusion327 decks364 decks
77%synergy
Blood Seeker
84%inclusion307 decks364 decks
76%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion298 decks364 decks
73%synergy
Roiling Vortex
80%inclusion292 decks364 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
77%inclusion280 decks364 decks
69%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
78%inclusion279 decks360 decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
74%inclusion269 decks364 decks
66%synergy
Witch's Clinic
73%inclusion267 decks364 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion290 decks364 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Charm
78%inclusion283 decks364 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion281 decks364 decks
27%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
72%inclusion263 decks364 decks
65%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion238 decks364 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion220 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion220 decks364 decks
43%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
60%inclusion218 decks364 decks
50%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion218 decks364 decks
54%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion181 decks306 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
39%inclusion142 decks364 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Nightshade Harvester
56%inclusion204 decks364 decks
50%synergy
The Lord of Pain
56%inclusion200 decks360 decks
45%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
55%inclusion199 decks360 decks
49%synergy
Harsh Mentor
53%inclusion194 decks364 decks
46%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion191 decks364 decks
48%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion176 decks364 decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion167 decks364 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
45%inclusion163 decks364 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
40%inclusion144 decks364 decks
29%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
38%inclusion138 decks364 decks
33%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion131 decks364 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion105 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Brash Taunter
34%inclusion123 decks364 decks
24%synergy
Magebane Lizard
33%inclusion121 decks364 decks
29%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion120 decks364 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion114 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
29%inclusion106 decks364 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion102 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
27%inclusion97 decks364 decks
15%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion77 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
22%inclusion81 decks364 decks
17%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion78 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion67 decks364 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion67 decks364 decks
-2%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
18%inclusion65 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
15%inclusion55 decks360 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion53 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion52 decks364 decks
13%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion52 decks364 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
13%inclusion49 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion49 decks364 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion48 decks364 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion47 decks364 decks
8%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion44 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
12%inclusion43 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
12%inclusion43 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
10%inclusion37 decks360 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
9.1%inclusion33 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.1%inclusion33 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.1%inclusion33 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.8%inclusion32 decks362 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.2%inclusion30 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.2%inclusion30 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
8.2%inclusion30 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
7.7%inclusion28 decks362 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion28 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Tectonic Giant
7.4%inclusion27 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
54%inclusion197 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion179 decks361 decks
27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
46%inclusion168 decks362 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion163 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion151 decks364 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
41%inclusion150 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion144 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion143 decks364 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion142 decks364 decks
24%synergy
Bolt Bend
36%inclusion130 decks364 decks
25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
29%inclusion104 decks364 decks
15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
27%inclusion98 decks360 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion97 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
23%inclusion85 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion65 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion62 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion61 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion53 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion36 decks364 decks
-12%synergy
Price of Progress
10%inclusion36 decks364 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion35 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.7%inclusion28 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
7.4%inclusion27 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion25 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.0%inclusion22 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.5%inclusion20 decks364 decks
-3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion164 decks364 decks
27%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
37%inclusion135 decks364 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion124 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion113 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
24%inclusion74 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
23%inclusion84 decks360 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion80 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion76 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Grab the Prize
19%inclusion69 decks362 decks
9%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion67 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion59 decks364 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion44 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Light Up the Stage
12%inclusion43 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion39 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion36 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.7%inclusion28 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.1%inclusion26 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion25 decks364 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
-22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.5%inclusion20 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion20 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion20 decks364 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
52%inclusion190 decks364 decks
42%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
47%inclusion172 decks364 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion170 decks364 decks
15%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion155 decks364 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
31%inclusion112 decks364 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion95 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion86 decks364 decks
13%synergy
Copper Tablet
23%inclusion83 decks364 decks
22%synergy
Barbed Wire
20%inclusion74 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion46 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion46 decks364 decks
11%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
9.3%inclusion34 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion33 decks364 decks
-4%synergy
Crawlspace
8.8%inclusion32 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.5%inclusion31 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
57%inclusion209 decks364 decks
49%synergy
Manabarbs
49%inclusion180 decks364 decks
44%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
46%inclusion166 decks360 decks
40%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
45%inclusion164 decks364 decks
40%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion140 decks364 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
37%inclusion133 decks364 decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
35%inclusion129 decks364 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion114 decks364 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion82 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
22%inclusion80 decks364 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion74 decks364 decks
16%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion74 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion72 decks364 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion68 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion65 decks364 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion63 decks361 decks
15%synergy
Pyrohemia
17%inclusion62 decks364 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion61 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion49 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion46 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion41 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Maddening Hex
10%inclusion37 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion36 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.8%inclusion32 decks364 decks
8%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.2%inclusion30 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.2%inclusion30 decks364 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
8.0%inclusion29 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion29 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.7%inclusion28 decks362 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.5%inclusion27 decks362 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.2%inclusion26 decks362 decks
5%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.9%inclusion25 decks364 decks
4%synergy
All Will Be One
6.0%inclusion22 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Smoke
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
51%inclusion186 decks364 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion46 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
61%inclusion221 decks364 decks
52%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
59%inclusion216 decks364 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion170 decks364 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion154 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion146 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
27%inclusion100 decks364 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion87 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion72 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion71 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion69 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion53 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion48 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion26 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion25 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.6%inclusion24 decks364 decks
0%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion344 decks364 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion338 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
80%inclusion291 decks364 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
72%inclusion261 decks364 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion229 decks364 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion200 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion134 decks364 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion48 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion27 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion361 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion361 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion345 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion320 decks364 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion298 decks364 decks
36%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion273 decks364 decks
45%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
75%inclusion272 decks364 decks
28%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion263 decks364 decks
34%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion256 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
69%inclusion251 decks364 decks
36%synergy
Blazemire Verge
68%inclusion247 decks362 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion229 decks364 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
58%inclusion212 decks364 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
49%inclusion177 decks364 decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
46%inclusion166 decks364 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45%inclusion163 decks364 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion159 decks364 decks
13%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion157 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
42%inclusion153 decks364 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion147 decks364 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion142 decks364 decks
24%synergy
Badlands
34%inclusion124 decks364 decks
21%synergy
Canyon Slough
28%inclusion103 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion98 decks364 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion97 decks364 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion66 decks364 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion62 decks364 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion60 decks364 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion55 decks364 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion51 decks364 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion47 decks364 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion46 decks364 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion45 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion44 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion43 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion38 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion38 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
10%inclusion36 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion35 decks364 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion35 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion28 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.7%inclusion28 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion27 decks364 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion25 decks364 decks
-2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion23 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.8%inclusion21 decks364 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.5%inclusion20 decks364 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion19 decks364 decks
2%synergy