Valgavoth, Terror Eater (Commander) - Core

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Levi Perry
Oct 23, 2025
The Top Twelve Scariest Commanders To Play Against
As we celebrate all things creepy this October, let's take a moment to give our respect to the scariest commanders to play against.
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The Soul Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Geode Golem
53%inclusion126 decks236 decks
52%synergy
Twilight Prophet
46%inclusion109 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Consuming Corruption
56%inclusion133 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
42%inclusion96 decks227 decks
40%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
49%inclusion115 decks236 decks
37%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43%inclusion101 decks236 decks
36%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion128 decks236 decks
36%synergy
Dread Presence
48%inclusion114 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion131 decks236 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion83 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion177 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion165 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion160 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
66%inclusion156 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53%inclusion124 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion123 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion114 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Defile
47%inclusion110 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion102 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion100 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion88 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
36%inclusion84 decks236 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
32%inclusion75 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
29%inclusion69 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion62 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion61 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
26%inclusion61 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion60 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion58 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
22%inclusion53 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion35 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Vein Ripper
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion78 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion78 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Murder
26%inclusion62 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion59 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
25%inclusion58 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion52 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
-11%synergy
Not of This World
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Overkill
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Live or Die
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
-19%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion91 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
36%inclusion85 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion79 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion67 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion53 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion40 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Vicious Rumors
15%inclusion35 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Blood Money
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Come Back Wrong
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Diresight
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.5%inclusion17 decks227 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Commune with Evil
7.0%inclusion16 decks229 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Shared Trauma
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion95 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion79 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion78 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion48 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Demon's Horn
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Prism Ring
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Netherborn Altar
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
35%inclusion83 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
30%inclusion69 decks229 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion67 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
26%inclusion61 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion58 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Font of Agonies
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Cracked Skull
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
1%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Oppression
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion72 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
49%inclusion115 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion94 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion83 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion61 decks236 decks
18%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion60 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion52 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion50 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
-5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion204 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion170 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
49%inclusion116 decks236 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion107 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Séance Board
35%inclusion78 decks226 decks
33%synergy
Caged Sun
34%inclusion80 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion80 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion78 decks236 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
31%inclusion73 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion50 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion35 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion223 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion102 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion59 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
3%synergy