Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget Core

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
Rank #1,881
9decks
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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78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Scale the Heights
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
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55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Herd Baloth
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55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Blood Researcher
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
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Putrefy
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
45%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
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56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Winding Constrictor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
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41%synergy
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20%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
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Virulent Emissary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dream Beavers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Chrome Companion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Leyline Prowler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Deathgreeter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Arbor Elf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Essence Warden
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Ravenous Squirrel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Leafkin Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Spike Feeder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gala Greeters
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Swarm Shambler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deathless Knight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Honor Troll
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spined Tyrranax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Grasping Longneck
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reclamation Sage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Sanguine Spy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Workshop Warchief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hill Giant Herdgorger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Owlbear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brandywine Farmer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Guildmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prize Pig
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Tend the Pests
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Inspiring Call
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Natural End
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Life Goes On
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Weather the Storm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deathsprout
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Fortifying Draught
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
You Are Already Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Winter's Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fog of War
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Moment of Craving
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bake into a Pie
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Make Obsolete
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Sheltering Word
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Suffocating Fumes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wild Shape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Action
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cling to Dust
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Pheasant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Suffer the Past
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirrodin Avenged
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Harness Infinity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Royal Treatment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Spite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pest Infestation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Essence Pulse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gaze of Granite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Healing Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Abundant Harvest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Harmonize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Life // Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cultivate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Wildest Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Find // Finality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Severed Strands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scale Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Rumors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Essence Infusion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Giant Opportunity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cram Session
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Encounter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Revival Experiment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Return from the Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
You Find a Cursed Idol
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Storm the Seedcore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Brew
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Gruesome Realization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tapping at the Window
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zof Consumption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golden Demise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Inscription of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Allure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Taste of Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Witherbloom Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sun Droplet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Prism Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Last Ride
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Epic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Campfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bag of Devouring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Infiltration Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Druidic Satchel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Pinions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Trudge Garden
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Blight Mound
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fight Rigging
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Forced Adaptation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
From Beyond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Germination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Frontier Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Squirrel Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Find the Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
New Horizons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fae Offering
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rancor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Blight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
The Binding of the Titans
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Majesty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Awakening Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth's Nightmare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Radiant Fountain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Grim Backwoods
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Slippery Karst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Paradise Plume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Festering Thicket
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Haunted Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Blighted Woodland
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-42%synergy
Study Hall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Foul Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Warped Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lounge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zof Consumption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brokers Hideout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Deathcap Glade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy