Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Core Burn

Levi Perry
Jun 25, 2026
Ten Precon Mechanics that We Should Revisit
Levi lists Ten Commander precon mechanics worth revisiting, and why these overlooked designs deserve a modern comeback.
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Dark Fortress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
My Precious
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Razorkin Needlehead
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
84%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
81%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
79%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Blood Seeker
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Blasphemous Act
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Rakdos Charm
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Fate Unraveler
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Spiteful Visions
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Bolt Bend
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Rug of Smothering
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
32%synergy
The Lord of Pain
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Harsh Mentor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Brash Taunter
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Magebane Lizard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Soot Imp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Withering Torment
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Price of Progress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reforge the Soul
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Soul Immolation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Mithril Coat
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Basilisk Collar
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Shadowspear
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Ruby Medallion
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Barbed Wire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Copper Tablet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sulfuric Vortex
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Manabarbs
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Painful Quandary
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Bonds
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Spellshock
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Pyrohemia
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Descent into Avernus
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Burning Earth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Fated Firepower
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Price of Glory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Havoc Festival
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Gore
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pain for All
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
All Will Be One
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Changing Loyalty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Gorge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Blazemire Verge
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Graven Cairns
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Haunted Ridge
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Mount Doom
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Peak
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Raucous Theater
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy