Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Voltron

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
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Stolen Stark Tech
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6%synergy
Nova Flame
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6%synergy
Masterful Flourish
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4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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1%synergy
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Kederekt Parasite
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80%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
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79%synergy
Roiling Vortex
82%inclusion110 decks134 decks
74%synergy
Fate Unraveler
80%inclusion107 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
80%inclusion107 decks134 decks
69%synergy
Blood Seeker
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66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
70%inclusion94 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Witch's Clinic
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
70%inclusion93 decks132 decks
60%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
51%synergy
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Rakdos Charm
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27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion91 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
66%inclusion88 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
61%inclusion82 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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30%synergy
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion77 decks134 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion76 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
55%inclusion74 decks134 decks
48%synergy
Bedevil
55%inclusion74 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Nightshade Harvester
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
37%synergy
The Lord of Pain
45%inclusion60 decks132 decks
36%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
45%inclusion60 decks132 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Rug of Smothering
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Harsh Mentor
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Magebane Lizard
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Brash Taunter
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Soot Imp
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Massacre Girl
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Star Athlete
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Untimely Malfunction
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33%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion68 decks132 decks
30%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Bolt Bend
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Suspended Sentence
22%inclusion29 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Bulk Up
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Unleash Fury
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Not of This World
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
18%inclusion24 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion22 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Light Up the Stage
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Immolation
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Fast Forward
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Waltz of Rage
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5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Mithril Coat
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Wire
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Copper Tablet
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
6%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
33%inclusion43 decks132 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Bonds
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Spellshock
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Maddening Hex
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.3%inclusion11 decks132 decks
7%synergy
Burning Earth
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Repercussion
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Shivan Gorge
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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11%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion124 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
81%inclusion108 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
77%inclusion103 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion133 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion133 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion126 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
84%inclusion112 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
80%inclusion107 decks134 decks
48%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
79%inclusion106 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
76%inclusion102 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Peak
69%inclusion92 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Blazemire Verge
59%inclusion78 decks132 decks
28%synergy
Luxury Suite
53%inclusion71 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Haunted Ridge
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy