Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget

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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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Dina, Soul Steeper
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Mortality Spear
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
62%synergy
Blood Researcher
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Tend the Pests
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Brew
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Basking Broodscale
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
41%synergy
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Putrefy
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Inspiring Call
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Witness
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Fertilid
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Herd Baloth
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Honor Troll
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Social Climber
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Winding Constrictor
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Leyline Prowler
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Overgrown Arch
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Deathgreeter
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Gala Greeters
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Spike Feeder
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Cursed Wombat
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Moldering Karok
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Essence Warden
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Professor of Zoomancy
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Leafkin Druid
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Grazing Gladehart
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Prize Pig
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Elder
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dragonsguard Elite
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Charm
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Deathsprout
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-25%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Natural End
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
You Are Already Dead
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Breathe Your Last
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Harness Infinity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Eliminate
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Weather the Storm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Charge Through
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Poison the Blade
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Status // Statue
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Drag to the Roots
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Command
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Seed of Hope
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Craving
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Pest Summoning
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Culling Ritual
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Essence Infusion
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Cram Session
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Containment Breach
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Pest Infestation
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Essence Pulse
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Scale the Heights
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Field Trip
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Abundant Harvest
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Find // Finality
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Commune with Beavers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Casualties of War
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Basic Conjuration
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Environmental Sciences
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Life // Death
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Return from the Wilds
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Mastery
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fountain of Renewal
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Prism Ring
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Sun Droplet
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Heaped Harvest
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Epic
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
The Last Ride
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Zephyr Boots
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Poet's Quill
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
The Regalia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Revenge of Ravens
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Rites
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Gift of Paradise
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Trudge Garden
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mound
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Primeval Bounty
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Druid Class
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fight Rigging
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Germination
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Necrogenesis
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Master Chef
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Radiant Fountain
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Sapseep Forest
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-32%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
The Biblioplex
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-41%synergy
Golgari Signet
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Paradise Plume
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Locket
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
-26%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Malady
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Wood
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-37%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-46%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Foul Orchard
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Archway Commons
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Festering Gulch
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Manor Gate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-30%synergy
Study Hall
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy