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

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
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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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Prosperous Innkeeper
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Essence Warden
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Spike Feeder
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Inspiring Call
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Pest Infestation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Heroic Intervention
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
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Blood Artist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Haywire Mite
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
The Great Henge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Hardened Scales
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Mortality Spear
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gala Greeters
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Scavenging Ooze
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Cursed Wombat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Basking Broodscale
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Gyre Sage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Winding Constrictor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Archdruid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Herd Baloth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Leyline Prowler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Warden of the Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dragon Sniper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Trailtracker Scout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High-Society Hunter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Cloaked Cadet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prize Pig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Sower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Tend the Pests
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Tear Asunder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Claim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Dig Up the Body
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Weather the Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Atomize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vendetta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bounty of the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Devour in Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fortifying Draught
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Summons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wither and Bloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Entish Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Road of Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Urborg Repossession
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Witherbloom Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Into the North
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Time of Need
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Severed Strands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commune with the Gods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Gather the Pack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bow of Nylea
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
The Ozolith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Shadowspear
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stone of Erech
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Power Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Trading Post
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bone Sabres
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lost Jitte
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Guardian Project
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Season
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Branching Evolution
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bridge from Below
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Grim Feast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Song of the Dryads
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mirri's Guile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Lifegift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lich's Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Awakening Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fecundity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Guidance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defense of the Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Abundance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nissa Revane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
High Market
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Sapseep Forest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Shire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Springjack Pasture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Wirewood Lodge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Nesting Grounds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Pristine Talisman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Staff of Compleation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Tangleroot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Forest
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Jungle Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Brokers Hideout
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Blooming Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Woodland Chasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy