Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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The Ten Rings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
79%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
74%synergy
Roiling Vortex
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
67%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
59%synergy
Fate Unraveler
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Charm
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Blood Seeker
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Exquisite Blood
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Jeska's Will
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Breach
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Harsh Mentor
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
38%synergy
The Lord of Pain
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Brash Taunter
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Magebane Lizard
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Pyroblast
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Redirect Lightning
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Burnt Offering
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Impractical Joke
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Pull from the Grave
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Withering Curse
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Basilisk Collar
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Copper Tablet
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Defense Grid
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Barbed Wire
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Embercleave
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
All Will Be One
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Gorge
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Peak
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Luxury Suite
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Canyon Slough
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy