Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget Core

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
10 decks (0.000%) Rank #1740
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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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Herd Baloth
70% of 10 decks +69% synergy
Mortality Spear
70% of 10 decks +64% synergy
Fertilid
60% of 10 decks +59% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
60% of 10 decks +56% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Evolution Witness
56% of 9 decks +53% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Armorcraft Judge
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Social Climber
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Radiant Fountain
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Putrefy
80% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
50% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Rampant Growth
50% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Winding Constrictor
50% of 10 decks +44% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
50% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Fetid Gargantua
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Blood Researcher
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
40% of 10 decks +40% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Blood Artist
30% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Leafkin Druid
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Spike Feeder
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Llanowar Elves
30% of 10 decks -3% synergy
Essence Warden
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Deathgreeter
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
30% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Callous Bloodmage
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Basking Broodscale
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Honest Rutstein
22% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Reclamation Sage
20% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Witch of the Moors
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Incubation Druid
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Leyline Prowler
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Honor Troll
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Elvish Mystic
20% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Arbor Elf
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Scion of the Swarm
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Gala Greeters
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Cankerbloom
20% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Scurry Oak
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Swarm Shambler
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Viscera Seer
20% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Dragonsguard Elite
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Clackbridge Troll
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Devoted Druid
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Noosegraf Mob
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Spined Tyrranax
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Grasping Longneck
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Starscape Cleric
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Tend the Pests
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Krosan Grip
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Village Rites
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Inspiring Call
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Golgari Charm
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Breathe Your Last
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Natural End
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Deathsprout
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Reckless Spite
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Crypt Incursion
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Hunter's Insight
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Professor's Warning
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Doom Blade
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Beast Within
20% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Winter's Intervention
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Neutralize the Guards
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Trash the Town
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Collective Resistance
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Astarion's Thirst
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fog of War
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Moment of Craving
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Life Goes On
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bake into a Pie
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Feed the Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Fog
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Wrap in Vigor
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Make Obsolete
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Deadly Dispute
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Skeletal Scrying
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Verdant Command
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Broken Wings
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tear Asunder
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Extinguish the Light
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Nature's Claim
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Crushing Disappointment
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Sheltering Word
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Suffocating Fumes
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Undying Malice
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Blessed Respite
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Poison the Blade
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Wild Shape
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fortifying Draught
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
30% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Scale the Heights
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Read the Bones
30% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Cultivate
30% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Essence Pulse
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Abundant Harvest
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Pest Infestation
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Harmonize
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Life // Death
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Feed the Swarm
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Chain of Smog
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Map the Frontier
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Wildest Dreams
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urborg Repossession
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gaze of Granite
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Kodama's Reach
10% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Exponential Growth
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Find // Finality
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Victimize
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Severed Strands
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Scale Up
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Primal Command
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Farseek
10% of 10 decks -8% synergy
Winding Way
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Eldritch Pact
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Field Trip
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Funeral Rites
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Overwhelming Encounter
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Witherbloom Command
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Exsanguinate
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Dryad's Revival
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Driven // Despair
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Vastwood Surge
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Introduction to Prophecy
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Giant Opportunity
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Necrotic Hex
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Storm the Seedcore
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Verdant Mastery
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Gruesome Realization
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Extinguish All Hope
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Smell Fear
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tablet of the Guilds
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Prism Ring
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Sun Droplet
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
The Last Ride
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Heirloom Epic
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Campfire
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Zephyr Boots
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Chalice of Life
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Bag of Devouring
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Mirror Shield
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Skullclamp
10% of 10 decks -21% synergy
Infiltration Lens
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fraying Line
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ghost Lantern
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Noble's Purse
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Instrument of the Bards
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Poet's Quill
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Enchantments
Gift of Paradise
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Vampiric Rites
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Greed
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Wild Growth
20% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Sanguine Bond
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Trudge Garden
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Blight Mound
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Awakening Zone
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Stocking the Pantry
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Snake Pit
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Quiet Disrepair
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Trail of Crumbs
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Forced Adaptation
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
From Beyond
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Fae Offering
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Dogged Pursuit
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Rancor
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Germination
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Necrogenesis
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Dark Heart of the Wood
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Frontier Siege
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Palace Siege
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Leyline of Vitality
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10% of 10 decks -3% synergy
Colossal Majesty
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Fertile Ground
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Zendikar
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Mortuary Mire
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Grim Backwoods
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ghost Quarter
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Restless Cottage
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
The Biblioplex
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Glimmerpost
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Karn's Bastion
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Khalni Garden
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Havengul Laboratory
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Access Tunnel
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60% of 10 decks -20% synergy
Arcane Signet
50% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Pristine Talisman
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Golgari Signet
40% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
40% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Moss Diamond
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Commander's Sphere
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Lantern of Revealing
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Hedron Archive
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Forest
100% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Command Tower
70% of 10 decks -16% synergy
Jungle Hollow
70% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
60% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Tainted Wood
50% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Exotic Orchard
30% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Myriad Landscape
30% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30% of 10 decks -22% synergy
Blighted Woodland
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Viridescent Bog
20% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 10 decks -8% synergy
Haunted Mire
20% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
20% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
20% of 10 decks -40% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Boggart Trawler
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Festering Gulch
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Warped Landscape
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Archway Commons
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Maestros Theater
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Lounge
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Foul Orchard
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Brokers Hideout
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Woodland Chasm
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Zof Consumption
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Malady
10% of 10 decks -26% synergy
Obscura Storefront
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Manor Gate
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Demolition Field
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Vastwood Fortification
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Twilight Mire
10% of 10 decks -23% synergy