Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Expensive 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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Essence Warden
70% of 10 decks +63% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
70% of 10 decks +62% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Inspiring Call
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
The Great Henge
50% of 10 decks +44% synergy
Hardened Scales
50% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Heroic Intervention
70% of 10 decks +40% synergy
Spike Feeder
40% of 10 decks +40% synergy
Incubation Druid
40% of 10 decks +38% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
50% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Nature's Lore
50% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Cultivate
50% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Beast Within
50% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Mortality Spear
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
40% of 10 decks +32% synergy
Gala Greeters
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Toxic Deluge
40% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Worldly Tutor
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
43% of 7 decks +40% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Prize Pig
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Courser of Kruphix
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Beast Whisperer
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Blood Researcher
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Elvish Mystic
30% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Birds of Paradise
30% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gyre Sage
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Basking Broodscale
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
29% of 7 decks +26% synergy
Cursed Wombat
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Warden of the Grove
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Dragon Sniper
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
20% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Eternal Witness
20% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Roaming Throne
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Froghemoth
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Elvish Archdruid
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Witch of the Moors
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Leyline Prowler
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Honor Troll
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Elder Gargaroth
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Twilight Prophet
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Managorger Hydra
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20% of 10 decks -10% synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
20% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Haywire Mite
20% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Sangromancer
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Callous Bloodmage
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Devoted Druid
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Llanowar Visionary
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Tear Asunder
30% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Abrupt Decay
20% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Village Rites
20% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Atomize
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Wither and Bloom
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Hagra Mauling
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Dig Up the Body
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Vraska's Contempt
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Wrap in Vigor
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Dispute
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Verdant Command
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Momentous Fall
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Nature's Claim
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Bounty of the Hunt
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Putrefy
10% of 10 decks -25% synergy
Weather the Storm
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Respite
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Kindred Summons
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Dark Ritual
10% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Golgari Charm
10% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Entish Restoration
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Tend the Pests
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Vastwood Fortification
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
30% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Pest Infestation
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Rampant Growth
30% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Kodama's Reach
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Culling Ritual
20% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Farseek
20% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Healing Technique
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Living Death
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Road of Return
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urborg Repossession
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Mulch
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Victimize
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Severed Strands
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Into the North
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Plague Wind
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Exsanguinate
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Dread Return
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Devouring Tendrils
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Time of Need
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Drown in Ichor
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Feed the Swarm
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Glimpse of Nature
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Commune with the Gods
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gather the Pack
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Many Partings
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Damnation
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bow of Nylea
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Bontu's Monument
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Skullclamp
20% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Shadowspear
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Mindcrank
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Lost Jitte
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Recon Craft Theta
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Campfire
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Chalice of Life
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Batterbone
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
The Ozolith
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Trading Post
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Wurm's Tooth
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Stone of Erech
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Power Conduit
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bone Sabres
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Manifold Key
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Contagion Clasp
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Whip of Erebos
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Altar of Dementia
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Profane Memento
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Basilisk Collar
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Birthing Pod
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Guardian Project
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Doubling Season
20% of 10 decks +4% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Sanguine Bond
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Exquisite Blood
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Druid Class
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Stocking the Pantry
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Insidious Roots
12% of 8 decks +0% synergy
Bridge from Below
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Branching Evolution
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Polluted Bonds
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Grim Feast
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Elven Chorus
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Vampiric Rites
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Unnatural Growth
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Song of the Dryads
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Fruit of the First Tree
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Elvish Guidance
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Sylvan Library
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Nature's Will
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Protection Racket
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Elemental Bond
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Greater Good
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Aspect of Mongoose
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Defense of the Heart
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Abundance
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Canopy Cover
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Primeval Bounty
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Leyline of the Void
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fecundity
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Lich's Mastery
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Mirri's Guile
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa Revane
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
43% of 7 decks +32% synergy
Bojuka Bog
40% of 10 decks +0% synergy
High Market
40% of 10 decks +31% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40% of 10 decks +12% synergy
The Shire
30% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Reliquary Tower
30% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
30% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Radiant Fountain
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Sapseep Forest
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Karn's Bastion
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Khalni Garden
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
20% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Urza's Saga
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Strip Mine
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Fountainport
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Shifting Woodland
14% of 7 decks +4% synergy
Wirewood Lodge
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Mortuary Mire
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Hidden Nursery
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Witch's Cottage
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Emergence Zone
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Command Beacon
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Castle Locthwain
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Nesting Grounds
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Dryad Arbor
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Rogue's Passage
10% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
40% of 10 decks -40% synergy
Arcane Signet
30% of 10 decks -33% synergy
Pristine Talisman
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Staff of Compleation
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Signet
10% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Progenitor's Icon
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Tangleroot
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mind Stone
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Forest
80% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
70% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Command Tower
60% of 10 decks -26% synergy
Swamp
60% of 10 decks -37% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
60% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
43% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Blooming Marsh
40% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40% of 10 decks -12% synergy
Deathcap Glade
40% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Wood
40% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Jungle Hollow
40% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Underground Mortuary
33% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
30% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Woodland Chasm
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Temple of Malady
30% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Wooded Foothills
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
20% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Path of Ancestry
20% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Brokers Hideout
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Bayou
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Polluted Delta
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Twilight Mire
20% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Wastewood Verge
17% of 6 decks +2% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Boggart Trawler
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Hagra Mauling
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Blighted Woodland
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Misty Rainforest
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 10 decks -3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
10% of 10 decks -17% synergy
Myriad Landscape
10% of 10 decks -8% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Cavern of Souls
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Maestros Theater
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
10% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Opal Palace
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Haunted Mire
10% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Tangled Florahedron
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy