Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Lifegain
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
171 decks (0.003%)
Rank #1738
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.
Deck Filters
Loading Zone
25% of 4 decks
+23% synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
25% of 4 decks
+24% synergy
Embrace Oblivion
20% of 5 decks
+20% synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20% of 5 decks
+16% synergy
Ouroboroid
20% of 5 decks
+18% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
73% of 171 decks
+67% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
64% of 171 decks
+59% synergy
Mortality Spear
62% of 171 decks
+56% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
63% of 171 decks
+55% synergy
Gala Greeters
57% of 171 decks
+51% synergy
Radiant Fountain
51% of 171 decks
+50% synergy
Scavenging Ooze
53% of 171 decks
+48% synergy
Pest Infestation
56% of 171 decks
+47% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
51% of 171 decks
+46% synergy
Inspiring Call
50% of 171 decks
+45% synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53% of 171 decks
+12% synergy
Blood Artist
49% of 171 decks
+29% synergy
Hardened Scales
45% of 171 decks
+37% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
44% of 171 decks
+42% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
43% of 171 decks
+41% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
43% of 171 decks
+39% synergy
Winding Constrictor
42% of 171 decks
+36% synergy
Spike Feeder
42% of 171 decks
+41% synergy
Tend the Pests
42% of 171 decks
+37% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Demonic Tutor
7% of 171 decks
-9% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Creatures
Veinwitch Coven
41% of 171 decks
+38% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
41% of 171 decks
+33% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
40% of 171 decks
+37% synergy
Social Climber
40% of 171 decks
+39% synergy
Blood Researcher
37% of 171 decks
+36% synergy
Evolution Witness
35% of 110 decks
+32% synergy
Witch of the Moors
35% of 171 decks
+32% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
35% of 171 decks
+33% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35% of 171 decks
+13% synergy
Llanowar Elves
34% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33% of 171 decks
+26% synergy
Haywire Mite
33% of 171 decks
+16% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
33% of 171 decks
+32% synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
32% of 171 decks
+31% synergy
Basking Broodscale
31% of 112 decks
+30% synergy
Fetid Gargantua
30% of 105 decks
+30% synergy
Herd Baloth
30% of 171 decks
+30% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
30% of 171 decks
+16% synergy
Deathgreeter
30% of 171 decks
+28% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
29% of 171 decks
+27% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
29% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
27% of 171 decks
+27% synergy
Courser of Kruphix
27% of 171 decks
+24% synergy
Birds of Paradise
27% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
26% of 171 decks
+24% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Prize Pig
25% of 171 decks
+24% synergy
Incubation Druid
25% of 171 decks
+22% synergy
Armorcraft Judge
25% of 171 decks
+24% synergy
Elvish Mystic
24% of 171 decks
-3% synergy
Devoted Druid
24% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23% of 171 decks
+22% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
23% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
23% of 110 decks
+14% synergy
Leyline Prowler
22% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21% of 171 decks
+16% synergy
Cursed Wombat
21% of 107 decks
+19% synergy
Honor Troll
20% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
19% of 171 decks
+18% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19% of 171 decks
+17% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
18% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Fertilid
18% of 171 decks
+16% synergy
Callous Bloodmage
16% of 171 decks
+16% synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
16% of 171 decks
+15% synergy
Beast Whisperer
16% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Gyre Sage
16% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Viscera Seer
16% of 171 decks
+0% synergy
Sangromancer
16% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
40% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
36% of 171 decks
+28% synergy
Putrefy
33% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28% of 109 decks
+9% synergy
Heroic Intervention
25% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
23% of 171 decks
+21% synergy
Village Rites
21% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Golgari Charm
18% of 171 decks
+0% synergy
Tear Asunder
18% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Deadly Dispute
13% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Fell the Profane
13% of 110 decks
+4% synergy
Infernal Grasp
12% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Fortifying Draught
12% of 171 decks
+12% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
12% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Nature's Claim
12% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Dark Ritual
10% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Deathsprout
10% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Abrupt Decay
9% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Pulse of Murasa
9% of 171 decks
+8% synergy
Go for the Throat
9% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Weather the Storm
9% of 171 decks
+8% synergy
Krosan Grip
8% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Atomize
6% of 135 decks
+2% synergy
Murder
6% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Heritage Reclamation
6% of 18 decks
+3% synergy
Desperate Measures
6% of 18 decks
+5% synergy
Deadly Rollick
5% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
39% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
33% of 171 decks
+21% synergy
Nature's Lore
31% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Kodama's Reach
29% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Culling Ritual
27% of 171 decks
+7% synergy
Toxic Deluge
26% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Farseek
23% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Night's Whisper
23% of 171 decks
+15% synergy
Sign in Blood
22% of 171 decks
+15% synergy
Feed the Swarm
21% of 171 decks
+13% synergy
Three Visits
21% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Essence Pulse
19% of 171 decks
+18% synergy
Read the Bones
18% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Deadly Brew
15% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Dig Up
13% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Exsanguinate
12% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Healing Technique
11% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 109 decks
+6% synergy
Reanimate
10% of 171 decks
-9% synergy
Pest Summoning
10% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
Scale the Heights
9% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
Devouring Tendrils
9% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
Containment Breach
9% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
Yuna's Decision
9% of 11 decks
+9% synergy
Urborg Repossession
9% of 171 decks
+7% synergy
Gaze of Granite
8% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Harmonize
8% of 171 decks
-0% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Victimize
8% of 171 decks
-11% synergy
Witherbloom Command
7% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Deadly Tempest
6% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Damnation
6% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Hunt for Specimens
6% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
6% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Casualties of War
5% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tablet of the Guilds
33% of 171 decks
+32% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
24% of 171 decks
+23% synergy
Skullclamp
22% of 171 decks
-9% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20% of 171 decks
+19% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
19% of 171 decks
+15% synergy
The Great Henge
18% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Lightning Greaves
17% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Whip of Erebos
13% of 171 decks
+8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 171 decks
-13% synergy
Wurm's Tooth
12% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Excalibur II
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Bontu's Monument
11% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Sun Droplet
11% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
11% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
The Earth Crystal
10% of 10 decks
+5% synergy
The Ozolith
10% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Bow of Nylea
8% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Prism Ring
6% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Demon's Horn
6% of 171 decks
+6% synergy
Tithing Blade
6% of 158 decks
+5% synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
5% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Campfire
5% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
39% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Blight Mound
31% of 171 decks
+28% synergy
Trudge Garden
29% of 171 decks
+27% synergy
Sanguine Bond
27% of 171 decks
+23% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
24% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Druid Class
20% of 171 decks
+18% synergy
Branching Evolution
16% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Vampiric Rites
15% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15% of 171 decks
+14% synergy
Exquisite Blood
15% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Sylvan Library
15% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
14% of 7 decks
+13% synergy
Greed
14% of 171 decks
+12% synergy
Black Market Connections
13% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Lifegift
12% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11% of 18 decks
+6% synergy
Leyline of Vitality
10% of 171 decks
+10% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
9% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Primeval Bounty
9% of 171 decks
+9% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Wild Growth
8% of 171 decks
-3% synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Guardian Project
6% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Doubling Season
6% of 171 decks
-10% synergy
Gift of Paradise
6% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5% of 171 decks
-4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
12% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
43% of 171 decks
+41% synergy
Bojuka Bog
33% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
High Market
31% of 171 decks
+22% synergy
Rogue's Passage
22% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Restless Cottage
18% of 171 decks
+8% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17% of 171 decks
-11% synergy
Reliquary Tower
17% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Castle Locthwain
12% of 171 decks
+8% synergy
The Shire
12% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
11% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Karn's Bastion
11% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11% of 171 decks
-7% synergy
Witch's Clinic
10% of 171 decks
+7% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Grim Backwoods
8% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6% of 171 decks
-8% synergy
Kishla Village
6% of 18 decks
+3% synergy
Great Arashin City
6% of 18 decks
+5% synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
5% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74% of 171 decks
-7% synergy
Pristine Talisman
61% of 171 decks
+59% synergy
Arcane Signet
56% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Golgari Signet
26% of 171 decks
-3% synergy
Paradise Plume
12% of 171 decks
+11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 171 decks
+0% synergy
Herd Heirloom
6% of 18 decks
+3% synergy
Lands
Forest
96% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Swamp
95% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Command Tower
81% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Jungle Hollow
64% of 171 decks
+39% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
56% of 171 decks
-5% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
56% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
43% of 171 decks
+1% synergy
Tainted Wood
43% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35% of 171 decks
-4% synergy
Temple of Malady
35% of 171 decks
-0% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35% of 171 decks
-11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
29% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28% of 109 decks
+9% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
27% of 171 decks
+23% synergy
Deathcap Glade
26% of 171 decks
-3% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
23% of 110 decks
+14% synergy
Twilight Mire
22% of 171 decks
-12% synergy
Evolving Wilds
21% of 171 decks
-7% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20% of 171 decks
-9% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
20% of 171 decks
-0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
19% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Viridescent Bog
18% of 135 decks
-2% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
17% of 171 decks
+4% synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16% of 171 decks
+13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15% of 171 decks
-6% synergy
Haunted Mire
15% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Woodland Chasm
13% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Path of Ancestry
13% of 171 decks
-9% synergy
Fell the Profane
13% of 110 decks
+4% synergy
Wastewood Verge
12% of 25 decks
-3% synergy
Underground Mortuary
12% of 142 decks
-9% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 171 decks
+2% synergy
Blooming Marsh
11% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11% of 171 decks
-1% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10% of 109 decks
+6% synergy
Fabled Passage
9% of 171 decks
-4% synergy
Blighted Woodland
8% of 171 decks
+3% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8% of 171 decks
-2% synergy
Study Hall
5% of 171 decks
+5% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5% of 171 decks
+0% synergy