Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Core

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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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Mortality Spear
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Essence Warden
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Sapseep Forest
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Radiant Fountain
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Inspiring Call
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Pest Infestation
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
38%synergy
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Cultivate
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Hardened Scales
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Spike Feeder
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
37%synergy
Witch of the Moors
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Herd Baloth
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Social Climber
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Blood Researcher
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Basking Broodscale
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Haywire Mite
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Wombat
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Fertilid
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Incubation Druid
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Gyre Sage
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Honor Troll
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Deathgreeter
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Whisperer
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Weather the Storm
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Fortifying Draught
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Harrow
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
You Are Already Dead
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Atomize
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Return to Action
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Broken Wings
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Scale the Heights
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Culling Ritual
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Pulse
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg Repossession
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Healing Technique
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Witherbloom Command
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Brew
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Harmonize
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Casualties of War
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Mulch
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Essence Infusion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Ants
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Tapping at the Window
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fountain of Renewal
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Sun Droplet
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Prism Ring
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Pinions
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Trudge Garden
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Blight Mound
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Gift of Paradise
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Druid Class
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lifegift
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Primeval Bounty
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Gourmand's Talent
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Growth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rancor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Lithoform Blight
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Find the Path
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
New Horizons
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ellywick Tumblestrum
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
The Shire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Glimmerpost
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Pristine Talisman
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion95 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion93 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Wastewood Verge
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy