Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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The Ten Rings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Molecule Man
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
79%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
75%synergy
Underworld Dreams
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
68%synergy
Roiling Vortex
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
66%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
59%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
57%synergy
Fate Unraveler
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
54%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Charm
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Blood Seeker
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
23%synergy
The Lord of Pain
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Rug of Smothering
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Brash Taunter
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Magebane Lizard
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Pyroblast
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Burnt Offering
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ricochet Trap
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Winds of Change
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Molten Duplication
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dreadbore
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Impractical Joke
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pull from the Grave
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Withering Curse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Copper Tablet
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Barbed Wire
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Grinding Station
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Embercleave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Howling Mine
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Manabarbs
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
All Will Be One
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Spellshock
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Clinic
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Gorge
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion46 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion46 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Mount Doom
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy