Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander)

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
490 decks (0.007%) Rank #1738
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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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Terrasymbiosis
17% of 58 decks +13% synergy
Loading Zone
12% of 52 decks +10% synergy
Vernal Fen
9% of 56 decks +1% synergy
Ouroboroid
9% of 58 decks +7% synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
61% of 490 decks +54% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55% of 490 decks +51% synergy
Mortality Spear
54% of 490 decks +47% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53% of 490 decks +45% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
42% of 490 decks +38% synergy
Gala Greeters
44% of 490 decks +38% synergy
Pest Infestation
44% of 490 decks +35% synergy
Radiant Fountain
37% of 490 decks +35% synergy
Inspiring Call
40% of 490 decks +35% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40% of 490 decks +35% synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
43% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Blood Artist
41% of 490 decks +21% synergy
Hardened Scales
38% of 490 decks +30% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
36% of 490 decks +28% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
36% of 490 decks -8% synergy
Tend the Pests
36% of 490 decks +31% synergy
Beast Within
34% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Spike Feeder
34% of 490 decks +34% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
33% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33% of 490 decks +30% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
16% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Demonic Tutor
10% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Worldly Tutor
8% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Necropotence
5% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Crop Rotation
5% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
33% of 363 decks +31% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33% of 490 decks +30% synergy
Social Climber
32% of 490 decks +31% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
32% of 490 decks +30% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
32% of 490 decks +29% synergy
Basking Broodscale
31% of 366 decks +30% synergy
Winding Constrictor
31% of 490 decks +25% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Llanowar Elves
29% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Blood Researcher
29% of 490 decks +28% synergy
Haywire Mite
29% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Witch of the Moors
29% of 490 decks +26% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27% of 490 decks +27% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
27% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
27% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
26% of 490 decks +19% synergy
Herd Baloth
26% of 490 decks +25% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25% of 490 decks +23% synergy
Deathgreeter
24% of 490 decks +22% synergy
Fetid Gargantua
24% of 356 decks +24% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23% of 490 decks +23% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22% of 490 decks +20% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22% of 490 decks +20% synergy
Birds of Paradise
22% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
22% of 490 decks +18% synergy
Elvish Mystic
22% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
21% of 490 decks +20% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
21% of 490 decks +20% synergy
Incubation Druid
20% of 490 decks +18% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
20% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Leyline Prowler
19% of 490 decks +16% synergy
Devoted Druid
19% of 490 decks +15% synergy
Fertilid
19% of 490 decks +17% synergy
Armorcraft Judge
18% of 490 decks +18% synergy
Courser of Kruphix
18% of 490 decks +15% synergy
Honor Troll
17% of 490 decks +16% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17% of 490 decks -0% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17% of 363 decks +9% synergy
Viscera Seer
17% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Eternal Witness
16% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Prize Pig
16% of 490 decks +15% synergy
Cursed Wombat
15% of 360 decks +14% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
15% of 490 decks +13% synergy
Beast Whisperer
14% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Gyre Sage
14% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Starscape Cleric
14% of 336 decks +13% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
14% of 490 decks +13% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
13% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Callous Bloodmage
13% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Putrefy
30% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30% of 362 decks +11% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29% of 490 decks +21% synergy
Village Rites
26% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
21% of 490 decks +19% synergy
Heroic Intervention
20% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Golgari Charm
16% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Dark Ritual
16% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Dispute
14% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Tear Asunder
14% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Infernal Grasp
11% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Nature's Claim
10% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Fortifying Draught
10% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Fell the Profane
10% of 363 decks +1% synergy
Abrupt Decay
10% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Deathsprout
9% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Pulse of Murasa
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
8% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Krosan Grip
8% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Weather the Storm
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Deadly Rollick
7% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Atomize
7% of 414 decks +3% synergy
Veil of Summer
7% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Murder
6% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Harrow
5% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Collective Resistance
5% of 363 decks +0% synergy
Silkguard
5% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Tragic Slip
5% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
32% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Nature's Lore
27% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Culling Ritual
27% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
24% of 490 decks +13% synergy
Kodama's Reach
24% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Toxic Deluge
23% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Feed the Swarm
19% of 490 decks +11% synergy
Three Visits
19% of 490 decks -0% synergy
Farseek
17% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Essence Pulse
17% of 490 decks +15% synergy
Night's Whisper
17% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Brew
16% of 490 decks +12% synergy
Sign in Blood
16% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Read the Bones
13% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Reanimate
11% of 490 decks -7% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Dig Up
11% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Pest Summoning
10% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Healing Technique
9% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Urborg Repossession
9% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Scale the Heights
9% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Exsanguinate
8% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Witherbloom Command
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Victimize
8% of 490 decks -11% synergy
Harmonize
8% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7% of 362 decks +3% synergy
Containment Breach
7% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
7% of 490 decks -7% synergy
Hunt for Specimens
7% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Tempest
7% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Intent
6% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Gaze of Granite
6% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Chain of Smog
6% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Unearth
5% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Damnation
5% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Casualties of War
5% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
33% of 490 decks +31% synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
25% of 490 decks +24% synergy
Skullclamp
23% of 490 decks -8% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
22% of 490 decks +21% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16% of 490 decks +14% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13% of 490 decks -7% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of 490 decks -12% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
13% of 490 decks +12% synergy
The Great Henge
12% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Lightning Greaves
11% of 490 decks -11% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11% of 490 decks +10% synergy
The Earth Crystal
10% of 106 decks +5% synergy
Whip of Erebos
9% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Bontu's Monument
9% of 490 decks +7% synergy
The Ozolith
8% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Wurm's Tooth
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Bow of Nylea
7% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Sun Droplet
7% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Tithing Blade
6% of 463 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Blight Mound
24% of 490 decks +22% synergy
Sanguine Bond
22% of 490 decks +18% synergy
Trudge Garden
22% of 490 decks +21% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21% of 490 decks +8% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16% of 490 decks +14% synergy
Druid Class
16% of 490 decks +14% synergy
Vampiric Rites
15% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Exquisite Blood
12% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Branching Evolution
12% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Greed
11% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11% of 490 decks +9% synergy
Black Market Connections
11% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Wild Growth
10% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Sylvan Library
9% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
9% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
9% of 490 decks -3% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 490 decks +0% synergy
Lifegift
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Primeval Bounty
8% of 490 decks +7% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8% of 160 decks +3% synergy
Gift of Paradise
7% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Insidious Roots
7% of 431 decks -5% synergy
Doubling Season
7% of 490 decks -9% synergy
Leyline of Vitality
7% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Guardian Project
6% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Stocking the Pantry
5% of 331 decks +3% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
5% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Awakening Zone
5% of 490 decks -0% synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5% of 396 decks -1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Professor Onyx
5% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
34% of 490 decks +32% synergy
Bojuka Bog
30% of 490 decks -9% synergy
High Market
26% of 490 decks +17% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Reliquary Tower
16% of 490 decks -7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
16% of 490 decks -8% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Restless Cottage
12% of 490 decks +2% synergy
The Shire
11% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Karn's Bastion
10% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9% of 116 decks +9% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
9% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Castle Locthwain
9% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
9% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Witch's Clinic
9% of 490 decks +6% synergy
Mortuary Mire
7% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Grim Backwoods
7% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Cabal Coffers
7% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Dryad Arbor
6% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Arcane Signet
52% of 490 decks -11% synergy
Pristine Talisman
46% of 490 decks +44% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25% of 490 decks -0% synergy
Golgari Signet
24% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Paradise Plume
10% of 490 decks +10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
6% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Forest
95% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Swamp
93% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Command Tower
76% of 490 decks -9% synergy
Jungle Hollow
55% of 490 decks +30% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
49% of 490 decks -11% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Tainted Wood
41% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
39% of 490 decks +4% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33% of 490 decks -12% synergy
Temple of Malady
33% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30% of 362 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
26% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
25% of 490 decks +21% synergy
Deathcap Glade
24% of 490 decks -5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
23% of 490 decks -4% synergy
Twilight Mire
23% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
21% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21% of 490 decks -8% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17% of 363 decks +9% synergy
Viridescent Bog
16% of 414 decks -4% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15% of 490 decks +11% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15% of 490 decks +5% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Haunted Mire
15% of 490 decks -2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13% of 490 decks +1% synergy
Underground Mortuary
13% of 433 decks -8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
12% of 490 decks -10% synergy
Woodland Chasm
11% of 490 decks +3% synergy
Blooming Marsh
11% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Wastewood Verge
11% of 222 decks -4% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10% of 490 decks -0% synergy
Fell the Profane
10% of 363 decks +1% synergy
Bayou
8% of 490 decks -3% synergy
Blighted Woodland
8% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7% of 362 decks +3% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 490 decks -6% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
7% of 490 decks +2% synergy
Misty Rainforest
6% of 490 decks -1% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
5% of 490 decks +4% synergy