Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Midrange

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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Daredevil, Fearless Fighter
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Molecule Man
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hawkeye, Young Avenger
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Dark Fortress
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion125 decks130 decks
84%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
92%inclusion120 decks130 decks
80%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
86%inclusion112 decks130 decks
75%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion108 decks130 decks
75%synergy
Blood Seeker
73%inclusion95 decks130 decks
65%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion94 decks130 decks
63%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
73%inclusion94 decks129 decks
62%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
69%inclusion90 decks130 decks
62%synergy
Witch's Clinic
64%inclusion83 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion83 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
72%inclusion93 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion93 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion82 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
62%inclusion81 decks130 decks
55%synergy
The Lord of Pain
60%inclusion78 decks129 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion77 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
58%inclusion75 decks130 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
57%inclusion74 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
45%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Harsh Mentor
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion56 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Rug of Smothering
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
42%inclusion55 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Wurm
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Magebane Lizard
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Brash Taunter
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Star Athlete
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Soot Imp
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion67 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Bolt Bend
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pact
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Suspended Sentence
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-0%synergy
Seething Song
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Grab the Prize
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Soul Immolation
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion60 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Basilisk Collar
44%inclusion57 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Copper Tablet
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
55%inclusion72 decks130 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion57 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Smoke
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Burning Earth
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-0%synergy
Blood Moon
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
46%synergy
Shivan Gorge
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion124 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion124 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion112 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion97 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion89 decks130 decks
50%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion74 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion128 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion128 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion128 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
87%inclusion113 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion103 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Graven Cairns
76%inclusion99 decks130 decks
45%synergy
Blood Crypt
70%inclusion91 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
66%inclusion85 decks129 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion80 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
57%inclusion74 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
49%inclusion64 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion47 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Canyon Slough
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
-0%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
2%synergy