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

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bogwater Lumaret
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
88%synergy
Grapple with Death
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Studious First-Year
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
93%synergy
Teacher's Pest
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
86%synergy
Titan's Grave
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
92%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Arch
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Tenured Inkcaster
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Leyline Prowler
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Tend the Pests
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Social Climber
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Blood Researcher
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dina, Soul Steeper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Mortality Spear
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Essence Warden
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Putrefy
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Basking Broodscale
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Winding Constrictor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Spike Feeder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Thornfist Striker
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Yathan Tombguard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Honor Troll
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Cursed Wombat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Herd Baloth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Gargantua
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Gala Greeters
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Virulent Emissary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Animal Attendant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swarm Guildmage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Prize Pig
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fertilid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Assistant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%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
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Witherbloom Pledgemage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Grazing Gladehart
25%inclusion3 decks12 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
Specter of the Fens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cloaked Cadet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ecstatic Awakener
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Springbloom Druid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Soulblade Corrupter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Diamond Mare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Charm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fortifying Draught
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Status // Statue
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Pillar Launch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Natural End
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Seed of Hope
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Trash the Town
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Peerless Recycling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Consumed by Greed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Horrid Vigor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Moment of Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Life Goes On
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bake into a Pie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dark Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Finishing Blow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Giant Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Lethal Exploit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Extinguish the Light
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Sheltering Word
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Reclaim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Shot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wild Shape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Zimone's Experiment
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Read the Bones
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Tend the Sprigs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Precision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Pest Infestation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Brew
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Devouring Tendrils
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bond of Flourishing
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Pest Summoning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Containment Breach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Urborg Repossession
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Abundant Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hunt for Specimens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Casualties of War
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cram Session
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hazardous Conditions
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Elven Farsight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Death Frenzy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Expand the Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Find // Finality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scale Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Essence Infusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Beckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spasm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rabid Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vastwood Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of the Wild Magus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Wurm's Tooth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zephyr Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prism Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Batterbone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meekstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sylvok Lifestaff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Kazandu
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Druid Class
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Primeval Bounty
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Colossal Majesty
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Long List of the Ents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Plots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Forced Adaptation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Night Soil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Paradise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necrosynthesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snake Umbra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Weatherseed Treaty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blanchwood Armor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
New Horizons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Keen Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skeletal Swarming
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Necrogenesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Trudge Garden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Heart of the Wood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Paralyze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cloakwood Hermit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Living Terrain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Sapseep Forest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Radiant Fountain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Grim Backwoods
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Nursery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Arch of Orazca
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hashep Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Pristine Talisman
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-46%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-37%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Paradise Plume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Jungle Hollow
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Wood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Command Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-60%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Woodland Chasm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-36%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Festering Gulch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Khalni Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cave of Temptation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Promising Vein
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Painted Bluffs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mesa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Study Hall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy