Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Optimized

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
5 decks (0.000%) Rank #1738
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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Terrasymbiosis
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Ouroboroid
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Vernal Fen
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
80% of 5 decks +77% synergy
Essence Warden
80% of 5 decks +73% synergy
Gala Greeters
80% of 5 decks +73% synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
40% of 5 decks +29% synergy
Demonic Tutor
40% of 5 decks +24% synergy
Necropotence
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Creatures
Creeping Bloodsucker
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Spike Feeder
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Evolution Witness
60% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
60% of 5 decks +52% synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
60% of 5 decks +52% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
60% of 5 decks +46% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Blood Artist
60% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
60% of 5 decks +53% synergy
Birds of Paradise
60% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Tromell, Seymour's Butler
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Walking Ballista
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Kalonian Hydra
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Basking Broodscale
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Winding Constrictor
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Elvish Mystic
40% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Elves
40% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Vigor
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
40% of 5 decks +23% synergy
Gyre Sage
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Scurry Oak
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
40% of 5 decks +21% synergy
Ivy Lane Denizen
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Reclamation Sage
20% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Bloated Contaminator
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Wolverine Riders
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Grim Servant
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Eternal Witness
20% of 5 decks -6% synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Fiend Artisan
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Mindslicer
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
60% of 5 decks +22% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
60% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Fell the Profane
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
40% of 5 decks +21% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40% of 5 decks +30% synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Mortality Spear
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Force of Vigor
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Infernal Grasp
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Inspiring Call
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Obscuring Haze
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Golgari Charm
20% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Abrupt Decay
20% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Imp's Mischief
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Khalni Ambush
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Dark Ritual
20% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Momentous Fall
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Nature's Claim
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Putrefy
20% of 5 decks -15% synergy
Inscription of Abundance
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Saw in Half
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Hagra Mauling
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Invigorating Surge
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Collective Resistance
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Sorceries
Shamanic Revelation
60% of 5 decks +49% synergy
Nature's Lore
60% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
60% of 5 decks +53% synergy
Kodama's Reach
40% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Diabolic Intent
40% of 5 decks +30% synergy
Pest Infestation
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Reanimate
40% of 5 decks +21% synergy
Toxic Deluge
40% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Urborg Repossession
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Three Visits
20% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Dread Return
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
20% of 5 decks +6% synergy
Fade from History
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Casualties of War
20% of 5 decks +9% synergy
Night's Whisper
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Chain of Smog
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Dig Up
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Thirsting Roots
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Grim Tutor
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Victimize
20% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Tooth and Nail
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Feed the Swarm
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Blood Money
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Rampant Growth
20% of 5 decks -15% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
60% of 5 decks +56% synergy
The Earth Crystal
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Excalibur II
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Whip of Erebos
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Bow of Nylea
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Sword of Hours
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Fountain of Renewal
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Venser's Journal
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
The Ozolith
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Bontu's Monument
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Mindcrank
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Altar of Dementia
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
The Great Henge
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 5 decks -2% synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
60% of 5 decks +55% synergy
Sphere Grid
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
40% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Black Market Connections
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Doubling Season
40% of 5 decks +24% synergy
Hardened Scales
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Defense of the Heart
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Parallel Lives
20% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Animate Dead
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Druid Class
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Well Rested
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Sanguine Bond
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Dance of the Dead
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Blowfly Infestation
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Song of the Dryads
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Primal Vigor
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Professor Onyx
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
60% of 5 decks +54% synergy
Sapseep Forest
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Bojuka Bog
60% of 5 decks +20% synergy
High Market
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Mortuary Mire
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Radiant Fountain
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Dryad Arbor
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20% of 5 decks -8% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 5 decks -4% synergy
Witch's Clinic
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
The Black Gate
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Shifting Woodland
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Volatile Fault
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
The Shire
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Castle Locthwain
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Reliquary Tower
20% of 5 decks -3% synergy
Temple of the False God
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20% of 5 decks -3% synergy
Glimmerpost
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Arcane Signet
80% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Pristine Talisman
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20% of 5 decks -5% synergy
Mox Amber
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Golgari Signet
20% of 5 decks -8% synergy
Herd Heirloom
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Forest
100% of 5 decks +2% synergy
Swamp
100% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
100% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Tainted Wood
80% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
80% of 5 decks +28% synergy
Exotic Orchard
60% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Wastewood Verge
60% of 5 decks +45% synergy
Fell the Profane
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
40% of 5 decks +21% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40% of 5 decks +30% synergy
Twilight Mire
40% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Jungle Hollow
40% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40% of 5 decks -5% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
40% of 5 decks +27% synergy
Haunted Mire
40% of 5 decks +23% synergy
Woodland Chasm
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Deathcap Glade
40% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Windswept Heath
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Strangled Cemetery
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Blooming Marsh
20% of 5 decks +6% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20% of 5 decks -9% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
20% of 5 decks -15% synergy
Path of Ancestry
20% of 5 decks -2% synergy
Bayou
20% of 5 decks +9% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Malady
20% of 5 decks -16% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20% of 5 decks -1% synergy
Khalni Ambush
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Underground Mortuary
20% of 5 decks -1% synergy
Maestros Theater
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Obscura Storefront
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Hagra Mauling
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20% of 5 decks -22% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 5 decks +2% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Viridescent Bog
20% of 5 decks -0% synergy
Promising Vein
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy