Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Core

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
100 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Atmospheric Greenhouse
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mortality Spear
63% of 100 decks +57% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
60% of 100 decks +52% synergy
Essence Warden
58% of 100 decks +51% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
56% of 100 decks +51% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
46% of 100 decks +42% synergy
Gala Greeters
47% of 100 decks +40% synergy
Sapseep Forest
42% of 100 decks +40% synergy
Radiant Fountain
39% of 100 decks +37% synergy
Spike Feeder
37% of 100 decks +37% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
42% of 100 decks +37% synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
46% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Pest Infestation
44% of 100 decks +36% synergy
Hardened Scales
42% of 100 decks +34% synergy
Inspiring Call
41% of 100 decks +37% synergy
Witch of the Moors
38% of 100 decks +35% synergy
Tend the Pests
37% of 100 decks +33% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
36% of 100 decks +29% synergy
Blood Artist
35% of 100 decks +15% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
35% of 100 decks +35% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
35% of 100 decks +32% synergy
Creatures
Winding Constrictor
34% of 100 decks +28% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
33% of 100 decks +31% synergy
Social Climber
33% of 100 decks +32% synergy
Blood Researcher
32% of 100 decks +31% synergy
Evolution Witness
32% of 69 decks +29% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
31% of 100 decks +23% synergy
Herd Baloth
31% of 100 decks +30% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30% of 100 decks +26% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30% of 100 decks +29% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
29% of 100 decks +26% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Basking Broodscale
29% of 69 decks +28% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27% of 100 decks +25% synergy
Haywire Mite
27% of 100 decks +10% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
27% of 100 decks +26% synergy
Fetid Gargantua
26% of 68 decks +26% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26% of 100 decks +25% synergy
Leyline Prowler
25% of 100 decks +22% synergy
Llanowar Elves
25% of 100 decks -8% synergy
Honor Troll
22% of 100 decks +21% synergy
Fertilid
22% of 100 decks +21% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22% of 100 decks +20% synergy
Incubation Druid
22% of 100 decks +20% synergy
Cursed Wombat
22% of 69 decks +20% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21% of 100 decks +17% synergy
Devoted Druid
21% of 100 decks +16% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21% of 100 decks -9% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
20% of 100 decks +18% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
20% of 100 decks +19% synergy
Elvish Mystic
20% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Armorcraft Judge
20% of 100 decks +19% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
19% of 100 decks +17% synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
19% of 100 decks +18% synergy
Starscape Cleric
18% of 65 decks +17% synergy
Deathgreeter
18% of 100 decks +16% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17% of 100 decks +15% synergy
Prize Pig
17% of 100 decks +17% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16% of 69 decks +8% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
15% of 100 decks +14% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Gyre Sage
15% of 100 decks +13% synergy
Scurry Oak
15% of 100 decks +9% synergy
Courser of Kruphix
14% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13% of 67 decks +11% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
13% of 100 decks -6% synergy
Beast Whisperer
13% of 100 decks -0% synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
13% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
13% of 100 decks +12% synergy
Birds of Paradise
13% of 100 decks -8% synergy
Dragon Sniper
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
38% of 69 decks +18% synergy
Beast Within
33% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Putrefy
32% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
30% of 100 decks +22% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
26% of 100 decks +24% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
23% of 100 decks -22% synergy
Village Rites
21% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Golgari Charm
18% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Heroic Intervention
14% of 100 decks -16% synergy
Weather the Storm
13% of 100 decks +12% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
13% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Pulse of Murasa
12% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Tear Asunder
12% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Krosan Grip
10% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Nature's Claim
10% of 100 decks -0% synergy
Deadly Dispute
10% of 100 decks -9% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Fortifying Draught
9% of 100 decks +9% synergy
Deathsprout
9% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Atomize
8% of 83 decks +4% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8% of 100 decks -4% synergy
Dark Ritual
8% of 100 decks -8% synergy
Abrupt Decay
8% of 100 decks -8% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 69 decks -2% synergy
Collective Resistance
7% of 69 decks +2% synergy
Khalni Ambush
7% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Harrow
7% of 100 decks -3% synergy
You Are Already Dead
7% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Go for the Throat
6% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Breathe Your Last
6% of 68 decks +5% synergy
Broken Wings
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Professor's Warning
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Return to Action
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5% of 100 decks -2% synergy
Crypt Incursion
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Verdant Command
5% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
34% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
24% of 100 decks +13% synergy
Essence Pulse
23% of 100 decks +22% synergy
Kodama's Reach
23% of 100 decks -2% synergy
Culling Ritual
21% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Nature's Lore
21% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Scale the Heights
20% of 100 decks +19% synergy
Feed the Swarm
19% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Healing Technique
15% of 100 decks +14% synergy
Deadly Brew
15% of 100 decks +10% synergy
Toxic Deluge
14% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Urborg Repossession
13% of 100 decks +12% synergy
Farseek
13% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Night's Whisper
13% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Three Visits
13% of 100 decks -6% synergy
Witherbloom Command
12% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Read the Bones
11% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Tempest
11% of 100 decks +9% synergy
Sign in Blood
11% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 69 decks +6% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Dig Up
9% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Devouring Tendrils
8% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8% of 100 decks -4% synergy
Harmonize
8% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Gaze of Granite
8% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Exsanguinate
7% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
7% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Victimize
7% of 100 decks -12% synergy
Zof Consumption
7% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Casualties of War
6% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6% of 51 decks -2% synergy
Bone Splinters
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Dread Return
5% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5% of 100 decks -9% synergy
Bone Shards
5% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Mulch
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Primal Growth
5% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Reanimate
5% of 100 decks -14% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Essence Infusion
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Rise of the Ants
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
35% of 100 decks +33% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
28% of 100 decks +27% synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
22% of 100 decks +21% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
18% of 100 decks +17% synergy
Skullclamp
16% of 100 decks -15% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14% of 100 decks +10% synergy
Sun Droplet
12% of 100 decks +12% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
12% of 100 decks +11% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 100 decks -13% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12% of 100 decks +10% synergy
Bontu's Monument
11% of 100 decks +10% synergy
Wurm's Tooth
8% of 100 decks +8% synergy
The Great Henge
8% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Bow of Nylea
7% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Basilisk Collar
7% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7% of 100 decks -13% synergy
Lightning Greaves
7% of 100 decks -15% synergy
The Earth Crystal
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
6% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Tithing Blade
5% of 94 decks +4% synergy
Prism Ring
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Whip of Erebos
5% of 100 decks -0% synergy
Venser's Journal
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Campfire
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
The Ozolith
5% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
The Last Ride
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Shadowspear
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
33% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Trudge Garden
27% of 100 decks +25% synergy
Sanguine Bond
27% of 100 decks +23% synergy
Druid Class
25% of 100 decks +23% synergy
Blight Mound
24% of 100 decks +21% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Gift of Paradise
17% of 100 decks +16% synergy
Greed
16% of 100 decks +14% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16% of 100 decks +14% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13% of 100 decks -0% synergy
Vampiric Rites
13% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
12% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
11% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Branching Evolution
10% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Primeval Bounty
10% of 100 decks +9% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
9% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
9% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8% of 74 decks +2% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Lifegift
8% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Stocking the Pantry
8% of 65 decks +6% synergy
Wild Growth
7% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Leyline of Vitality
7% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Exquisite Blood
7% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Awakening Zone
7% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
6% of 65 decks +2% synergy
Fight Rigging
6% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Insidious Roots
6% of 87 decks -7% synergy
Unnatural Growth
5% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Doubling Season
5% of 100 decks -11% synergy
Elven Chorus
5% of 100 decks +0% synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
13% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27% of 100 decks -13% synergy
High Market
24% of 100 decks +15% synergy
Adventurer's Inn
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
14% of 100 decks +8% synergy
Rogue's Passage
13% of 100 decks -11% synergy
Witch's Clinic
12% of 100 decks +9% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11% of 100 decks -17% synergy
Mortuary Mire
10% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Karn's Bastion
10% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Reliquary Tower
10% of 100 decks -13% synergy
Restless Cottage
9% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9% of 100 decks -14% synergy
Grim Backwoods
9% of 100 decks -4% synergy
The Shire
8% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Glimmerpost
7% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Barren Moor
6% of 100 decks -2% synergy
War Room
6% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Three Tree City
6% of 67 decks -5% synergy
Witch's Cottage
5% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5% of 100 decks -4% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61% of 100 decks -19% synergy
Pristine Talisman
51% of 100 decks +49% synergy
Arcane Signet
45% of 100 decks -18% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
22% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Golgari Signet
20% of 100 decks -8% synergy
Paradise Plume
16% of 100 decks +15% synergy
Commander's Sphere
7% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Lands
Forest
97% of 100 decks -1% synergy
Swamp
94% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Command Tower
71% of 100 decks -15% synergy
Jungle Hollow
66% of 100 decks +41% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48% of 100 decks -12% synergy
Tainted Wood
47% of 100 decks +3% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
38% of 69 decks +18% synergy
Temple of Malady
34% of 100 decks -2% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
32% of 100 decks +27% synergy
Exotic Orchard
28% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
25% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
23% of 100 decks -16% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
23% of 100 decks -22% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
22% of 100 decks +18% synergy
Deathcap Glade
22% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
17% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16% of 69 decks +8% synergy
Woodland Chasm
15% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Blighted Woodland
13% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12% of 100 decks -9% synergy
Haunted Mire
12% of 100 decks -5% synergy
Twilight Mire
12% of 100 decks -21% synergy
Blooming Marsh
11% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11% of 100 decks -18% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Underground Mortuary
10% of 88 decks -11% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 69 decks +6% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Viridescent Bog
8% of 83 decks -12% synergy
Path of Ancestry
8% of 100 decks -14% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8% of 100 decks -4% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
8% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
7% of 69 decks -2% synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7% of 100 decks -3% synergy
Khalni Ambush
7% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Zof Consumption
7% of 100 decks +7% synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Study Hall
6% of 100 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
6% of 100 decks -7% synergy
Ash Barrens
6% of 100 decks +1% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy
Reflecting Pool
5% of 100 decks +2% synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
5% of 100 decks +5% synergy
Brokers Hideout
5% of 100 decks +4% synergy