Valentin, Dean of the Vein (Commander) - Budget 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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Overgrown Arch
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Honor Troll
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Tend the Pests
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Mortality Spear
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Blood Researcher
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Basking Broodscale
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
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Putrefy
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Leyline Prowler
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Winding Constrictor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
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Bogwater Lumaret
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
88%synergy
Studious First-Year
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
93%synergy
Teacher's Pest
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
87%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Yathan Tombguard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Social Climber
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Cursed Wombat
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Evolution Witness
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Herd Baloth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Spike Feeder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Essence Warden
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Animal Attendant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Virulent Emissary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Swarm Guildmage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Prize Pig
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Grazing Gladehart
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Gala Greeters
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Alchemist's Assistant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Stalwart Successor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
District Mascot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gas Guzzler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tonberry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Specter of the Fens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ecstatic Awakener
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Haywire Mite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Soulblade Corrupter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Diamond Mare
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Gloomshrieker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Witherbloom Charm
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
84%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Call
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Status // Statue
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fortifying Draught
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Pillar Launch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Natural End
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Nasty End
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Seed of Hope
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Horrid Vigor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Moment of Craving
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Life Goes On
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bake into a Pie
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Extinguish the Light
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dark Bargain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Finishing Blow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vendetta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Giant Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Exploit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necrobite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sheltering Word
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reclaim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gift of the Viper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Druid's Deliverance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Stinging Shot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peerless Recycling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Wild Shape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Sorceries
Grapple with Death
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Zimone's Experiment
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Read the Bones
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Brew
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Pest Summoning
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Precision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pest Infestation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Bond of Flourishing
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Gaze of Granite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Casualties of War
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Containment Breach
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Urborg Repossession
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Culling Ritual
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Abundant Harvest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Cram Session
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Hazardous Conditions
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Find // Finality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Death Frenzy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Essence Pulse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expand the Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scale Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Bloom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Succession
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Essence Infusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Beckoning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rabid Bite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of the Wild Magus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tithing Blade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Horn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Prism Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Armillary Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Zephyr Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Druidic Satchel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cranial Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Batterbone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sylvok Lifestaff
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Druid Class
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Primeval Bounty
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Blight Mound
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Trudge Garden
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fungal Plots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Night Soil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grasping Shadows
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Long List of the Ents
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Forced Adaptation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Weatherseed Treaty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Paradise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Necrogenesis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necrosynthesis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blanchwood Armor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
New Horizons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Keen Sense
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Fangs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Skeletal Swarming
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Thirst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dark Heart of the Wood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Colossal Majesty
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Embrace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Paralyze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Living Terrain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Grim Backwoods
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Fountain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Arch of Orazca
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Nursery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hashep Oasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sol Ring
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-43%synergy
Golgari Signet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Locket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Titan's Grave
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Jungle Hollow
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-49%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Tainted Wood
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Festering Gulch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Cave of Temptation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Painted Bluffs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mesa
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Study Hall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
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