Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Lifegain

Valentin, Dean of the Vein
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Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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Bogwater Lumaret
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Teacher's Pest
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Essence Warden
81%inclusion104 decks129 decks
73%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
68%inclusion88 decks129 decks
60%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
60%inclusion77 decks129 decks
54%synergy
Mortality Spear
60%inclusion78 decks129 decks
54%synergy
Gala Greeters
57%inclusion73 decks129 decks
51%synergy
Radiant Fountain
53%inclusion68 decks129 decks
51%synergy
Inspiring Call
53%inclusion69 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Spike Feeder
47%inclusion61 decks129 decks
47%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
50%inclusion65 decks129 decks
47%synergy
Sapseep Forest
47%inclusion61 decks129 decks
46%synergy
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Pest Infestation
57%inclusion74 decks129 decks
45%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion64 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
49%inclusion63 decks129 decks
44%synergy
Winding Constrictor
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
40%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Hardened Scales
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion57 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion56 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Tend the Pests
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Social Climber
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Beledros Witherbloom
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Virulent Emissary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
35%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
35%synergy
Blood Researcher
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion47 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
36%inclusion47 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
36%synergy
Haywire Mite
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Basking Broodscale
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Witch of the Moors
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Deathgreeter
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Herd Baloth
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Prize Pig
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Devoted Druid
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Wombat
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Prowler
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Noxious Newt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Leech Collector
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Thornfist Striker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Honor Troll
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Poisoner's Apprentice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Beast Whisperer
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Fortifying Draught
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Weather the Storm
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Efflorescence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Atomize
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Blunt the Assault
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
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Rampant Growth
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Essence Pulse
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Send in the Pest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Grapple with Death
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Scale the Heights
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Dig Up
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Brew
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Urborg Repossession
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Pest Summoning
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Zimone's Experiment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Casualties of War
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Curse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Witherbloom Command
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Harmonize
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Game Over
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Containment Breach
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Find // Finality
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Command
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Knockout Maneuver
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
39%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
15%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Bow of Nylea
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Sun Droplet
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Prism Ring
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Staff of the Wild Magus
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
35%inclusion45 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Trudge Garden
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Druid Class
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Comforting Counsel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Branching Evolution
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Lifegift
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Vitality
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Doubling Season
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Restless Cottage
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
0%synergy
The Shire
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Glimmerpost
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion93 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
58%inclusion75 decks129 decks
56%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion64 decks129 decks
-13%synergy
Golgari Signet
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion126 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion122 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion104 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
65%inclusion84 decks129 decks
41%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
59%inclusion76 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
57%inclusion74 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Wood
47%inclusion61 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
43%inclusion56 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion51 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
-16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Deathcap Glade
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Viridescent Bog
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Titan's Grave
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
13%inclusion17 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Illegitimate Business
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
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