Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
49 decks (0.001%) 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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Germinating Wurm
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dina, Soul Steeper
69% of 49 decks +65% synergy
Mortality Spear
67% of 49 decks +61% synergy
Blood Researcher
53% of 49 decks +52% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
51% of 49 decks +48% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
53% of 49 decks +45% synergy
Evolution Witness
48% of 40 decks +45% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
49% of 49 decks +45% synergy
Tend the Pests
49% of 49 decks +45% synergy
Social Climber
45% of 49 decks +44% synergy
Fertilid
45% of 49 decks +44% synergy
Top Cards
Putrefy
53% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
45% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
43% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Herd Baloth
43% of 49 decks +42% synergy
Basking Broodscale
42% of 40 decks +41% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
41% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Leyline Prowler
41% of 49 decks +38% synergy
Inspiring Call
41% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Fetid Gargantua
40% of 40 decks +40% synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
39% of 49 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Winding Constrictor
39% of 49 decks +33% synergy
Honor Troll
37% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
33% of 49 decks +31% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
33% of 49 decks +32% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Deathgreeter
31% of 49 decks +29% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Overgrown Arch
31% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Llanowar Elves
29% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
29% of 49 decks +21% synergy
Armorcraft Judge
29% of 49 decks +28% synergy
Spike Feeder
27% of 49 decks +26% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
27% of 49 decks +26% synergy
Callous Bloodmage
24% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Gala Greeters
24% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
24% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24% of 49 decks +22% synergy
Cursed Wombat
22% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22% of 49 decks +21% synergy
Essence Warden
22% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
20% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20% of 49 decks -10% synergy
Blood Artist
20% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Leafkin Druid
18% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
16% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Grazing Gladehart
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Viscera Seer
16% of 49 decks +0% synergy
Prize Pig
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
14% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Professor of Zoomancy
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
14% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Moldering Karok
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14% of 49 decks -7% synergy
Daemogoth Titan
14% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
14% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Devoted Druid
14% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Starscape Cleric
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Witch of the Moors
12% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
12% of 49 decks +0% synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Cankerbloom
10% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Elvish Mystic
10% of 49 decks -16% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
10% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Dragonsguard Elite
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Infuse with Vitality
37% of 49 decks +35% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
31% of 49 decks +23% synergy
Village Rites
31% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Fortifying Draught
20% of 49 decks +20% synergy
Golgari Charm
20% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Deadly Dispute
16% of 49 decks -3% synergy
Murder
16% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Natural End
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Beast Within
12% of 49 decks -25% synergy
Deathsprout
12% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Altar's Reap
10% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Return to Nature
10% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Nasty End
10% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Doom Blade
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Charge Through
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Poison the Blade
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Second Harvest
8% of 49 decks -5% synergy
You Are Already Dead
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Eliminate
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Krosan Grip
8% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Breathe Your Last
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Moment of Craving
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Rushed Rebirth
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Extinguish the Light
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Costly Plunder
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Power Word Kill
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Khalni Ambush
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Wild Shape
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Naturalize
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Hunter's Insight
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Status // Statue
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Winter's Intervention
6% of 35 decks +6% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Caustic Exhale
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
37% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Deadly Brew
35% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Rampant Growth
33% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Pest Summoning
27% of 49 decks +26% synergy
Containment Breach
24% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Feed the Swarm
24% of 49 decks +17% synergy
Read the Bones
24% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Hunt for Specimens
22% of 49 decks +22% synergy
Culling Ritual
20% of 49 decks -0% synergy
Essence Pulse
16% of 49 decks +15% synergy
Devouring Tendrils
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Sign in Blood
16% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Pest Infestation
14% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Essence Infusion
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Witherbloom Command
14% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
14% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Cram Session
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Commune with Beavers
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Urborg Repossession
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Adventurous Impulse
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Scale the Heights
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Find // Finality
10% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Abundant Harvest
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Harmonize
8% of 49 decks -0% synergy
Dig Up
8% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Victimize
8% of 49 decks -11% synergy
Field Trip
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Casualties of War
8% of 49 decks -3% synergy
Return from the Wilds
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Verdant Mastery
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
6% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Innocent Blood
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Bone Shards
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Life // Death
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Worthy Cost
5% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
29% of 49 decks +27% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
27% of 49 decks +26% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
24% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Tithing Blade
16% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Sun Droplet
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Prism Ring
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Wurm's Tooth
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
The Regalia
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Instrument of the Bards
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Demon's Horn
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Heaped Harvest
8% of 39 decks +3% synergy
The Last Ride
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Chalice of Life
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Reaper's Talisman
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Vorpal Sword
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 49 decks -19% synergy
Heirloom Epic
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Revenge of Ravens
35% of 49 decks +33% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
33% of 49 decks +31% synergy
Vampiric Rites
29% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Trudge Garden
22% of 49 decks +21% synergy
Gift of Paradise
22% of 49 decks +22% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
18% of 49 decks +15% synergy
Blight Mound
18% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
16% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Dogged Pursuit
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Stocking the Pantry
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Necrogenesis
12% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
12% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Greed
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Primeval Bounty
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Golgari Germination
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Wild Growth
8% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Underworld Connections
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Druid Class
8% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Colossal Majesty
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Fight Rigging
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Sanguine Bond
6% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Hardened Scales
6% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Radiant Fountain
43% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Sapseep Forest
35% of 49 decks +33% synergy
Grim Backwoods
20% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Mortuary Mire
16% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Rogue's Passage
12% of 49 decks -12% synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Restless Cottage
6% of 49 decks -4% synergy
The Biblioplex
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
6% of 49 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
55% of 49 decks +53% synergy
Sol Ring
45% of 49 decks -35% synergy
Arcane Signet
35% of 49 decks -28% synergy
Golgari Signet
33% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
22% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Commander's Sphere
20% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Paradise Plume
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Golgari Keyrune
14% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Moss Diamond
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Golgari Locket
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Golgari Cluestone
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Mind Stone
6% of 49 decks +0% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Forest
100% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Jungle Hollow
65% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Command Tower
61% of 49 decks -24% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
51% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
37% of 49 decks +33% synergy
Tainted Wood
35% of 49 decks -9% synergy
Temple of Malady
33% of 49 decks -3% synergy
Evolving Wilds
31% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
31% of 49 decks -5% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
29% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
29% of 49 decks +19% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20% of 49 decks -31% synergy
Exotic Orchard
18% of 49 decks -9% synergy
Haunted Mire
18% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
18% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
16% of 49 decks -44% synergy
Myriad Landscape
16% of 49 decks -1% synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
14% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Viridescent Bog
14% of 42 decks -6% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14% of 49 decks -7% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Foul Orchard
12% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Blighted Woodland
10% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Festering Gulch
7% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Archway Commons
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Khalni Ambush
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Twilight Mire
6% of 49 decks -27% synergy