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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
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The Master of Lake-town
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Goblin-town
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mogis, God of Slaughter
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
81%synergy
Underworld Dreams
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Rakdos Charm
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Blood Seeker
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Roiling Vortex
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Brash Taunter
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Harsh Mentor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rug of Smothering
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hawkeye, Young Avenger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Molecule Man
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bolt Bend
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Suspended Sentence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Blood Pact
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Flashback
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
VANDALBLAST
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Grab the Prize
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Hex Magic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pull from the Grave
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ruby Medallion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Ten Rings
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Copper Tablet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Manabarbs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
No Mercy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Wound Reflection
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Bonds
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Spellshock
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Descent into Avernus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Miasma
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Price of Glory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Everlasting Torment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Shivan Gorge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Peak
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Blazemire Verge
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Blood Crypt
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Geothermal Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dark Fortress
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Hell's Kitchen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
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