Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Core Group Slug

Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
Ten Precon Mechanics that We Should Revisit
Levi lists Ten Commander precon mechanics worth revisiting, and why these overlooked designs deserve a modern comeback.
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Hawkeye, Young Avenger
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
My Precious
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dark Fortress
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mogis, God of Slaughter
94%inclusion348 decks370 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion351 decks370 decks
83%synergy
Blood Seeker
90%inclusion334 decks370 decks
82%synergy
Fate Unraveler
89%inclusion328 decks370 decks
80%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
86%inclusion315 decks367 decks
75%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
81%inclusion301 decks370 decks
74%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
80%inclusion295 decks370 decks
73%synergy
Witch's Clinic
79%inclusion292 decks370 decks
71%synergy
Roiling Vortex
76%inclusion283 decks370 decks
68%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
76%inclusion282 decks370 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
89%inclusion330 decks370 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
86%inclusion319 decks370 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
84%inclusion312 decks370 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
79%inclusion294 decks370 decks
32%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
79%inclusion294 decks370 decks
62%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
78%inclusion289 decks370 decks
66%synergy
Bedevil
74%inclusion272 decks370 decks
39%synergy
Spiteful Visions
73%inclusion269 decks370 decks
64%synergy
The Lord of Pain
71%inclusion262 decks367 decks
62%synergy
Feed the Swarm
70%inclusion259 decks370 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
5.7%inclusion21 decks370 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
66%inclusion244 decks367 decks
60%synergy
Harsh Mentor
66%inclusion245 decks370 decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion238 decks370 decks
46%synergy
Massacre Wurm
60%inclusion222 decks370 decks
52%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
60%inclusion222 decks370 decks
50%synergy
Brash Taunter
56%inclusion206 decks370 decks
46%synergy
Mayhem Devil
54%inclusion200 decks370 decks
30%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion180 decks344 decks
43%synergy
Rug of Smothering
51%inclusion188 decks370 decks
46%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion186 decks370 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion183 decks370 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion153 decks370 decks
22%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
36%inclusion135 decks370 decks
31%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
36%inclusion132 decks370 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
34%inclusion126 decks370 decks
27%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
33%inclusion122 decks370 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion121 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
32%inclusion119 decks370 decks
27%synergy
Star Athlete
31%inclusion112 decks367 decks
27%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
30%inclusion58 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion112 decks370 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Girl
29%inclusion107 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
28%inclusion105 decks370 decks
24%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
27%inclusion100 decks370 decks
23%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
24%inclusion89 decks367 decks
22%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
23%inclusion84 decks370 decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion80 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
21%inclusion78 decks370 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion68 decks370 decks
16%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
18%inclusion65 decks370 decks
14%synergy
Tectonic Giant
17%inclusion64 decks370 decks
14%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion63 decks370 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
17%inclusion63 decks370 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion57 decks345 decks
11%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
14%inclusion53 decks368 decks
12%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
14%inclusion52 decks370 decks
13%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
14%inclusion52 decks370 decks
12%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion49 decks370 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion47 decks370 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
11%inclusion38 decks345 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion39 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion37 decks370 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion36 decks368 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.9%inclusion33 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
8.9%inclusion33 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.6%inclusion28 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.6%inclusion28 decks370 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
7.3%inclusion27 decks370 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
61%inclusion225 decks370 decks
46%synergy
Blood Pact
51%inclusion189 decks370 decks
46%synergy
Suspended Sentence
48%inclusion176 decks367 decks
44%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion164 decks368 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion154 decks368 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion126 decks370 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion125 decks370 decks
-9%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion103 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion70 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion67 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion54 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion53 decks370 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion50 decks370 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion45 decks370 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion43 decks370 decks
-7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion40 decks370 decks
-10%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion38 decks370 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.6%inclusion32 decks370 decks
-0%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.6%inclusion32 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.6%inclusion28 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion23 decks370 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
6.2%inclusion23 decks370 decks
-0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.9%inclusion22 decks370 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.9%inclusion22 decks370 decks
4%synergy
Price of Progress
5.4%inclusion20 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
-13%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion221 decks370 decks
37%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
44%inclusion163 decks367 decks
40%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion142 decks370 decks
34%synergy
Grab the Prize
38%inclusion141 decks368 decks
28%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
31%inclusion116 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Light Up the Stage
27%inclusion99 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
26%inclusion98 decks370 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion90 decks370 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion81 decks370 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion55 decks370 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion47 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion45 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion42 decks370 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion36 decks370 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.5%inclusion35 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.8%inclusion29 decks370 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion27 decks370 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.2%inclusion23 decks370 decks
-22%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
6.0%inclusion14 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.7%inclusion21 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
65%inclusion242 decks370 decks
55%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion176 decks370 decks
16%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
25%inclusion92 decks370 decks
22%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
22%inclusion80 decks370 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion54 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
14%inclusion52 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion52 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion44 decks370 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion37 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.9%inclusion33 decks370 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion32 decks370 decks
-4%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.4%inclusion31 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion237 decks370 decks
56%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
63%inclusion233 decks367 decks
58%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion170 decks370 decks
41%synergy
Painful Quandary
43%inclusion158 decks370 decks
36%synergy
Manabarbs
40%inclusion149 decks370 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion115 decks370 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Bonds
31%inclusion113 decks370 decks
27%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
25%inclusion93 decks370 decks
23%synergy
Theater of Horrors
24%inclusion90 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Spellshock
21%inclusion78 decks370 decks
18%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
19%inclusion70 decks370 decks
17%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion63 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion56 decks368 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion55 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion52 decks370 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion51 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion51 decks370 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion49 decks370 decks
-10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion42 decks368 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion42 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
11%inclusion41 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
11%inclusion40 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion39 decks370 decks
9%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion37 decks368 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
9.2%inclusion34 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Burning Earth
8.9%inclusion33 decks370 decks
8%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.6%inclusion32 decks370 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion31 decks370 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.0%inclusion26 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion25 decks370 decks
-11%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.5%inclusion24 decks370 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
6.2%inclusion23 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.4%inclusion20 decks368 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion169 decks370 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
15%inclusion56 decks370 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
72%inclusion268 decks370 decks
64%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
53%inclusion196 decks370 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion138 decks370 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion119 decks370 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
31%inclusion115 decks370 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion82 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion39 decks370 decks
-8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.0%inclusion26 decks370 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.7%inclusion21 decks370 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion361 decks370 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion354 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
85%inclusion313 decks370 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion312 decks370 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion298 decks370 decks
62%synergy
Fellwar Stone
68%inclusion252 decks370 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion236 decks370 decks
36%synergy
Séance Board
20%inclusion72 decks367 decks
17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion22 decks370 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion20 decks370 decks
-10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.4%inclusion20 decks370 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion368 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion368 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion357 decks370 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion344 decks370 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
90%inclusion332 decks370 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
84%inclusion312 decks370 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
81%inclusion300 decks370 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Peak
81%inclusion298 decks370 decks
37%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
72%inclusion268 decks370 decks
37%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
72%inclusion268 decks370 decks
27%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
69%inclusion255 decks370 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion246 decks370 decks
36%synergy
Canyon Slough
61%inclusion227 decks370 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Malice
61%inclusion224 decks370 decks
28%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion162 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion162 decks370 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion161 decks370 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
43%inclusion157 decks368 decks
12%synergy
Geothermal Bog
41%inclusion153 decks370 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion150 decks370 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
39%inclusion144 decks370 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion116 decks370 decks
-5%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion106 decks370 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion95 decks370 decks
-8%synergy
Mount Doom
24%inclusion89 decks370 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion73 decks370 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion70 decks370 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion67 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion62 decks370 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion54 decks370 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion45 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion44 decks370 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion36 decks370 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.3%inclusion27 decks370 decks
-10%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.0%inclusion22 decks368 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion20 decks370 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
1%synergy