Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Optimized 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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Dark Fortress
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
The Ten Rings
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion217 decks228 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
95%inclusion217 decks228 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
86%inclusion195 decks228 decks
77%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
83%inclusion190 decks228 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion170 decks228 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion164 decks228 decks
63%synergy
Underworld Dreams
71%inclusion161 decks228 decks
62%synergy
Witch's Clinic
68%inclusion156 decks228 decks
61%synergy
Blood Seeker
68%inclusion154 decks228 decks
59%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
67%inclusion152 decks228 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion183 decks228 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion175 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion166 decks228 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
72%inclusion164 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
61%inclusion140 decks228 decks
54%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion140 decks228 decks
56%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
60%inclusion137 decks228 decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion134 decks228 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion132 decks228 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion130 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion153 decks228 decks
49%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion146 decks228 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion123 decks228 decks
40%synergy
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion119 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion77 decks228 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion64 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion47 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
54%inclusion123 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion115 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
49%inclusion112 decks228 decks
45%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion105 decks228 decks
41%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
46%inclusion105 decks228 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion103 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Harsh Mentor
44%inclusion101 decks228 decks
37%synergy
Rug of Smothering
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion90 decks228 decks
34%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
38%inclusion48 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion82 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion77 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion70 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion54 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Brash Taunter
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion49 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Star Athlete
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
-0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
56%inclusion127 decks228 decks
35%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion110 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
39%inclusion90 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion81 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion69 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion30 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Covenant
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
-0%synergy
Darkness
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion113 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
35%inclusion80 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion71 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion65 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion47 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-16%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadbore
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
48%inclusion109 decks228 decks
45%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion96 decks228 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion63 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Copper Tablet
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Crawlspace
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
52%inclusion118 decks228 decks
46%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion113 decks228 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
41%synergy
Exquisite Blood
44%inclusion100 decks228 decks
36%synergy
Painful Quandary
37%inclusion84 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
35%inclusion79 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion75 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Smoke
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Price of Glory
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-0%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion106 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
48%inclusion110 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Shivan Gorge
48%inclusion109 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion54 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion223 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion217 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion190 decks228 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion154 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion135 decks228 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion118 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion225 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion224 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion224 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion186 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion183 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
71%inclusion163 decks228 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion162 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
70%inclusion159 decks228 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion155 decks228 decks
35%synergy
Blazemire Verge
67%inclusion152 decks228 decks
36%synergy
Luxury Suite
64%inclusion147 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
64%inclusion145 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion112 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
47%inclusion108 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion106 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
42%inclusion96 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion92 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion86 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion81 decks228 decks
20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion60 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion46 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
-20%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
1%synergy