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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
Levi Perry
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19%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
72%synergy
Witch's Clinic
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Fate Unraveler
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
55%synergy
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84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
33%synergy
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76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Roiling Vortex
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Bedevil
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Lord of Pain
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
34%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Gamble
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
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20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
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56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Harsh Mentor
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Blood Seeker
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
26%synergy
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40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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38%synergy
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36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mayhem Devil
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Brash Taunter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Star Athlete
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Magebane Lizard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Molecule Man
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Giant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
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Chaos Warp
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Suspended Sentence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Snuff Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Winds of Change
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pull from the Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Twinflame
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
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Basilisk Collar
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Whip of Erebos
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Copper Tablet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ruby Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Ten Rings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Wire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Spiteful Visions
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Blood Moon
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Spellshock
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Pyrohemia
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Stranglehold
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Pestilence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Gorge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Slough
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Fabled Passage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Geothermal Bog
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dark Fortress
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hell's Kitchen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
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