Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Optimized Group Slug

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
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Molecule Man
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dark Fortress
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
The Ten Rings
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion220 decks230 decks
83%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
95%inclusion219 decks230 decks
83%synergy
Roiling Vortex
86%inclusion198 decks230 decks
78%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
83%inclusion192 decks230 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
75%inclusion173 decks230 decks
67%synergy
Fate Unraveler
72%inclusion166 decks230 decks
63%synergy
Underworld Dreams
70%inclusion160 decks230 decks
61%synergy
Witch's Clinic
69%inclusion158 decks230 decks
61%synergy
Blood Seeker
69%inclusion158 decks230 decks
60%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
67%inclusion153 decks230 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion185 decks230 decks
45%synergy
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion177 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion167 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
72%inclusion165 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
62%inclusion143 decks230 decks
55%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion142 decks230 decks
56%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
61%inclusion140 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion135 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion132 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion131 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion154 decks230 decks
49%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion148 decks230 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion124 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Jeska's Will
52%inclusion119 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion79 decks230 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Lord of Pain
53%inclusion123 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
51%inclusion118 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
50%inclusion115 decks230 decks
46%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
46%inclusion106 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Harsh Mentor
45%inclusion104 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Rug of Smothering
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion91 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
35%inclusion80 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
33%inclusion77 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Magebane Lizard
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion48 decks157 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion55 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Brash Taunter
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
15%inclusion33 decks219 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Star Athlete
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
55%inclusion127 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion110 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
46%inclusion106 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
40%inclusion91 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion74 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion69 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
-0%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-0%synergy
Seething Song
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion114 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34%inclusion79 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion65 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Grab the Prize
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Reforge the Soul
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadbore
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ankh of Mishra
48%inclusion111 decks230 decks
45%synergy
Basilisk Collar
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
28%inclusion64 decks230 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Copper Tablet
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Barbed Wire
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Manabarbs
51%inclusion117 decks230 decks
45%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion115 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Exquisite Blood
44%inclusion101 decks230 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Spellshock
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
29%inclusion67 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Bonds
27%inclusion62 decks230 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Pyrohemia
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Burning Earth
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Hissing Miasma
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Price of Glory
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Shivan Gorge
49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion78 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion225 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion219 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion192 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion154 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion137 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion120 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion63 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.6%inclusion12 decks183 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion227 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion226 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion226 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
82%inclusion189 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion185 decks230 decks
33%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
72%inclusion166 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion165 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
70%inclusion162 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
68%inclusion157 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Blazemire Verge
66%inclusion152 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Luxury Suite
64%inclusion148 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Peak
63%inclusion146 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
49%inclusion113 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
48%inclusion110 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
47%inclusion108 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion98 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion88 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
34%inclusion78 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-20%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-4%synergy