Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive 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
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
92%synergy
Roiling Vortex
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
92%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Deflecting Swat
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Deadly Rollick
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Copper Tablet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Tomb
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
86%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Jeska's Will
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Chrome Mox
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Imperial Seal
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Opposition Agent
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Mox Diamond
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging Ferocidon
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Blood Seeker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Mayhem Devil
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fate Unraveler
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
37%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Magebane Lizard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Rug of Smothering
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Harsh Mentor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Lord of Pain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grim Hireling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Fang, Roku's Companion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Redirect Lightning
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Fire Covenant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bolt Bend
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Pyroblast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Burnt Offering
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Change
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Dark Deal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Game Over
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Splinter's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul Immolation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Mithril Coat
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Barbed Wire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Basilisk Collar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Totem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Manabarbs
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Underworld Breach
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Spiteful Visions
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Spellshock
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blood Moon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Smoke
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Stranglehold
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Citadel of Pain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Super State
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Saga
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Arena of Glory
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Clinic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Gorge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Lotus Petal
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
78%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Luxury Suite
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Raucous Theater
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Arid Mesa
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Graven Cairns
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Blazemire Verge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Mount Doom
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Wooded Foothills
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Mana Confluence
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Valakut Awakening
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-45%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-32%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-30%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy