Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blood Seeker
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
87%synergy
Fate Unraveler
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
87%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Witch's Clinic
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
83%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
83%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
80%synergy
The Lord of Pain
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Lightning Greaves
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Roiling Vortex
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Infernal Grasp
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Harsh Mentor
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Brash Taunter
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Star Athlete
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Rug of Smothering
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Mayhem Devil
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Girl
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Magebane Lizard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Immolation Shaman
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pain Distributor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Stuffy Doll
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Suspended Sentence
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Withering Torment
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Not of This World
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Pyroblast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Abrade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Grab the Prize
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Decree of Pain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Duress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Dreadbore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Ruby Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Crawlspace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Polluted Bonds
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Manabarbs
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Burning Earth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blood Moon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Temple of the False God
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Séance Board
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Peak
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Graven Cairns
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Temple of Malice
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Ash Barrens
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
71%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Canyon Slough
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Geothermal Bog
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Blazemire Verge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy