Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Molecule Man
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dark Fortress
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
96%inclusion103 decks107 decks
89%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
92%inclusion98 decks107 decks
79%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
91%inclusion97 decks107 decks
78%synergy
Roiling Vortex
80%inclusion86 decks107 decks
72%synergy
Deflecting Swat
89%inclusion95 decks107 decks
68%synergy
Deadly Rollick
86%inclusion92 decks107 decks
64%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
66%inclusion71 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Underworld Dreams
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
55%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
52%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion94 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Fate Unraveler
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
92%inclusion98 decks107 decks
81%synergy
Demonic Tutor
91%inclusion97 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
88%inclusion94 decks107 decks
74%synergy
Ancient Tomb
85%inclusion91 decks107 decks
76%synergy
Jeska's Will
82%inclusion88 decks107 decks
59%synergy
Chrome Mox
72%inclusion77 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Mox Diamond
69%inclusion74 decks107 decks
65%synergy
The One Ring
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Imperial Seal
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Opposition Agent
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Zo-Zu the Punisher
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Blood Seeker
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Magebane Lizard
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Mayhem Devil
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Rug of Smothering
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Harsh Mentor
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
30%synergy
The Lord of Pain
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Moon
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Brash Taunter
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Untimely Malfunction
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Pyroblast
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Bolt Bend
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Redirect Lightning
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Fire Covenant
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Song
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Gamble
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Winds of Change
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Molten Duplication
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Copper Tablet
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Shadowspear
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Basilisk Collar
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Barbed Wire
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Underworld Breach
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Spiteful Visions
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Blood Moon
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Pyrohemia
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Price of Glory
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Stranglehold
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion74 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Clinic
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Gorge
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
2%synergy
City of Traitors
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion107 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion104 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion89 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion103 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion102 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion100 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion100 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
92%inclusion98 decks107 decks
58%synergy
Badlands
90%inclusion96 decks107 decks
76%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion89 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Blazemire Verge
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Mount Doom
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Graven Cairns
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
44%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
44%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Wooded Foothills
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
33%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Peak
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
-33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-34%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Spire of Industry
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy