Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Discard

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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Bloodline Recollector
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Underworld Dreams
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Painful Quandary
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Spiteful Visions
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Waste Not
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Roiling Vortex
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Blood Seeker
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mayhem Devil
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
The Lord of Pain
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Rug of Smothering
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Bone Miser
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Magebane Lizard
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Harsh Mentor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Burglar Rat
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Master of the Feast
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Brash Taunter
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Necrogoyf
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Suspended Sentence
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Deal
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Syphon Mind
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Arterial Flow
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rankle's Prank
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Molten Psyche
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Burning Inquiry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Pox Plague
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Copper Tablet
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Caress
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Manabarbs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Spellshock
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Oppression
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Bonds
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bottomless Pit
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Necrogen Mists
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Bandit's Talent
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Descent into Avernus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Words of Waste
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Cool but Rude
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Price of Glory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Pain Magnification
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Feast of Sanity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Everlasting Torment
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fated Firepower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Changing Loyalty
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Smoke
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Zombie Infestation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Pain for All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Gorge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Peak
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Geothermal Bog
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Asylum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy