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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MTGStocks
Geode Golem
53%inclusion127 decks240 decks
52%synergy
Consuming Corruption
57%inclusion136 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Twilight Prophet
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
42%inclusion98 decks231 decks
40%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion115 decks240 decks
36%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion130 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
42%inclusion101 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Dread Presence
48%inclusion116 decks240 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion134 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion180 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion167 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion164 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
66%inclusion159 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53%inclusion126 decks240 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion124 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion114 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Defile
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion104 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion102 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion88 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
27%inclusion65 decks237 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
27%inclusion65 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion64 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
26%inclusion62 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
-10%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion49 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion27 decks176 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion36 decks237 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Vein Ripper
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion80 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Murder
26%inclusion62 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion57 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Not of This World
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Overkill
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Darkness
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Live or Die
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-19%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion93 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion81 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Dark Deal
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Counsel
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Vicious Rumors
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Blood Money
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Come Back Wrong
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Diresight
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Shared Trauma
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion97 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion88 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion81 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Demon's Horn
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Prism Ring
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Netherborn Altar
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
35%inclusion84 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
30%inclusion71 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion68 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
26%inclusion61 decks238 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Font of Agonies
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion29 decks238 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Cracked Skull
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.5%inclusion13 decks238 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
49%inclusion117 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion96 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion62 decks240 decks
18%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion208 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion172 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
49%inclusion118 decks240 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion108 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion86 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
34%inclusion79 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Caged Sun
34%inclusion82 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion80 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion227 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion104 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
2%synergy