Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.38
$0.38Legendary Creature — Vampire Warlock
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#2054
Current Rank
#1800
Last Week
#1739
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Valentin, Dean of the Vein.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Terrasymbiosis+13% Synergy
$6.03
Loading Zone+8% Synergy
$1.90
Ouroboroid+7% Synergy
$23.02
Meltstrider Eulogist+6% Synergy
$0.09
Vernal Fen+2% Synergy
$2.86
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.
Essence Warden+54% Synergy
$2.50
Dina, Soul Steeper+50% Synergy
$0.15
Mortality Spear+47% Synergy
$0.21
Prosperous Innkeeper+45% Synergy
$0.20
Scavenging Ooze+38% Synergy
$0.28
Gala Greeters+38% Synergy
$0.84
Pest Infestation+36% Synergy
$0.34
Radiant Fountain+36% Synergy
$0.34
Inspiring Call+36% Synergy
$0.30
Kami of Whispered Hopes+35% Synergy
$3.95
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Spike Feeder+34% Synergy
$0.86
Tend the Pests+31% Synergy
$0.22
Well of Lost Dreams+31% Synergy
$1.37
Hardened Scales+30% Synergy
$1.48
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+30% Synergy
$7.02
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$4.26
Blood Artist+21% Synergy
$1.79
Cultivate+3% Synergy
$0.52
Beast Within-3% Synergy
$0.86
Assassin's Trophy-9% Synergy
$2.33
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+10% Synergy
$12.41
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$16.20
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$59.87
Worldly Tutor-3% Synergy
$22.92
Crop Rotation-3% Synergy
$4.72
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$53.10
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Blossoming Bogbeast+31% Synergy
$4.66
Social Climber+31% Synergy
$0.06
Evolution Witness+30% Synergy
$0.20
Basking Broodscale+30% Synergy
$0.15
Marauding Blight-Priest+28% Synergy
$0.15
Veinwitch Coven+28% Synergy
$0.62
Blood Researcher+27% Synergy
$0.06
Tenured Inkcaster+27% Synergy
$0.09
Witch of the Moors+26% Synergy
$0.80
Winding Constrictor+25% Synergy
$0.36
Herd Baloth+25% Synergy
$0.30
Creeping Bloodsucker+23% Synergy
$3.59
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+23% Synergy
$0.39
Fetid Gargantua+23% Synergy
$0.03
Deathgreeter+22% Synergy
$4.41
Kazandu Nectarpot+21% Synergy
$0.05
Sedgemoor Witch+20% Synergy
$1.11
Accomplished Alchemist+20% Synergy
$0.31
Spectrum Sentinel+20% Synergy
$0.17
Corpsejack Menace+19% Synergy
$0.85
Witherbloom Apprentice+18% Synergy
$0.27
Incubation Druid+18% Synergy
$2.07
Armorcraft Judge+18% Synergy
$0.13
Fertilid+17% Synergy
$0.10
Leyline Prowler+16% Synergy
$0.32
Honor Troll+16% Synergy
$0.08
Devoted Druid+15% Synergy
$1.46
Courser of Kruphix+15% Synergy
$2.76
Prize Pig+15% Synergy
$0.21
Defiler of Vigor+13% Synergy
$1.29
Cursed Wombat+13% Synergy
$0.09
Starscape Cleric+13% Synergy
$0.69
Ezzaroot Channeler+13% Synergy
$0.88
Haywire Mite+12% Synergy
$0.97
Deathrite Shaman+12% Synergy
$6.34
Gyre Sage+12% Synergy
$3.17
Jaddi Offshoot+12% Synergy
$0.13
Vampire Nighthawk+11% Synergy
$0.34
Zulaport Cutthroat+8% Synergy
$3.15
Disciple of Freyalise+8% Synergy
$1.67
Ayara, First of Locthwain+8% Synergy
$4.72
Birds of Paradise+2% Synergy
$10.10
Elves of Deep Shadow+1% Synergy
$1.44
Beast Whisperer+1% Synergy
$2.75
Fyndhorn Elves0% Synergy
$0.93
Viscera Seer0% Synergy
$0.54
Llanowar Elves-3% Synergy
$0.26
Sakura-Tribe Elder-4% Synergy
$0.40
Elvish Mystic-5% Synergy
$0.36
Eternal Witness-10% Synergy
$1.02
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+21% Synergy
$2.40
Infuse with Vitality+18% Synergy
$0.10
Revitalizing Repast+10% Synergy
$0.89
Fortifying Draught+10% Synergy
$0.10
Village Rites+9% Synergy
$0.24
Inscription of Abundance+7% Synergy
$0.22
Pulse of Murasa+7% Synergy
$0.19
Weather the Storm+7% Synergy
$0.65
Plumb the Forbidden+6% Synergy
$0.70
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.42
Silkguard+5% Synergy
$4.00
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.30
Atomize+3% Synergy
$1.24
Deathsprout+2% Synergy
$0.38
Snakeskin Veil+2% Synergy
$0.10
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.76
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$4.97
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.24
Krosan Grip+1% Synergy
$0.88
Veil of Summer+1% Synergy
$4.76
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.04
Tear Asunder0% Synergy
$0.25
Nature's Claim0% Synergy
$0.98
Collective Resistance0% Synergy
$1.32
Tragic Slip0% Synergy
$0.14
Golgari Charm-1% Synergy
$0.96
Dark Ritual-1% Synergy
$3.59
Return of the Wildspeaker-2% Synergy
$0.91
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$18.70
Putrefy-4% Synergy
$0.12
Deadly Dispute-5% Synergy
$0.40
Harrow-5% Synergy
$0.31
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$1.66
Heroic Intervention-9% Synergy
$9.74
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.
Essence Pulse+16% Synergy
$0.22
Shamanic Revelation+13% Synergy
$0.79
Feed the Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.23
Deadly Brew+11% Synergy
$0.18
Pest Summoning+9% Synergy
$0.06
Night's Whisper+8% Synergy
$0.40
Sign in Blood+8% Synergy
$0.40
Healing Technique+8% Synergy
$0.29
Scale the Heights+8% Synergy
$0.09
Read the Bones+7% Synergy
$0.25
Urborg Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.06
Hunt for Specimens+7% Synergy
$0.07
Containment Breach+7% Synergy
$0.06
Culling Ritual+6% Synergy
$0.84
Dig Up+6% Synergy
$0.38
Witherbloom Command+6% Synergy
$0.51
Devouring Tendrils+6% Synergy
$0.06
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$1.55
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.73
Gaze of Granite+4% Synergy
$0.12
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.86
Chain of Smog+3% Synergy
$4.12
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$5.79
Nature's Lore+1% Synergy
$1.99
Bala Ged Recovery+1% Synergy
$5.04
Exsanguinate+1% Synergy
$0.28
Three Visits0% Synergy
$5.88
Unearth0% Synergy
$0.45
Farseek-1% Synergy
$0.68
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.20
Rampant Growth-2% Synergy
$0.39
Kodama's Reach-2% Synergy
$1.78
Damnation-3% Synergy
$20.12
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$10.83
Casualties of War-6% Synergy
$0.19
Reanimate-7% Synergy
$5.15
Rise of the Witch-king-7% Synergy
$0.22
Victimize-11% Synergy
$0.44
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Tablet of the Guilds+24% Synergy
$0.32
Fountain of Renewal+21% Synergy
$0.42
Aetherflux Reservoir+14% Synergy
$20.05
Pestilent Cauldron+12% Synergy
$0.12
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+10% Synergy
$9.91
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$18.85
Cosmos Elixir+10% Synergy
$2.25
The Great Henge+7% Synergy
$62.86
Bontu's Monument+7% Synergy
$4.86
Wurm's Tooth+7% Synergy
$0.12
Sun Droplet+7% Synergy
$0.29
The Earth Crystal+6% Synergy
$5.46
Elixir of Immortality+5% Synergy
$0.81
Tithing Blade+5% Synergy
$0.34
Whip of Erebos+4% Synergy
$6.99
Bow of Nylea+4% Synergy
$3.15
The Ozolith+3% Synergy
$44.16
Ashnod's Altar-7% Synergy
$8.35
Skullclamp-8% Synergy
$4.78
Lightning Greaves-11% Synergy
$4.54
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Blight Mound+22% Synergy
$3.46
Trudge Garden+21% Synergy
$0.54
Sanguine Bond+18% Synergy
$3.16
Retreat to Kazandu+15% Synergy
$0.44
Druid Class+13% Synergy
$1.60
Vampiric Rites+10% Synergy
$0.17
Greed+10% Synergy
$0.25
Moldervine Reclamation+9% Synergy
$0.85
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$22.70
Revenge of Ravens+9% Synergy
$0.61
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$2.48
Lifegift+8% Synergy
$7.22
Bastion of Remembrance+7% Synergy
$0.26
Primeval Bounty+7% Synergy
$0.43
Branching Evolution+6% Synergy
$2.74
Gift of Paradise+6% Synergy
$0.09
Leyline of Vitality+6% Synergy
$2.19
Retreat to Hagra+5% Synergy
$1.76
Glorious Sunrise+5% Synergy
$1.46
Phyrexian Reclamation+4% Synergy
$3.57
Hollowmurk Siege+3% Synergy
$0.49
Tribute to the World Tree+3% Synergy
$10.63
Stocking the Pantry+3% Synergy
$0.22
Black Market Connections+2% Synergy
$12.37
Utopia Sprawl+2% Synergy
$0.92
Wild Growth0% Synergy
$0.27
Binding the Old Gods0% Synergy
$0.16
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$21.30
Awakening Zone0% Synergy
$0.92
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$27.73
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$11.27
Deathreap Ritual-3% Synergy
$0.21
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$1.53
Doubling Season-9% Synergy
$28.91
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Golgari Queen+4% Synergy
$3.42
Professor Onyx+3% Synergy
$1.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Sapseep Forest+33% Synergy
$0.40
High Market+17% Synergy
$1.38
Adventurer's Inn+11% Synergy
$0.15
Witch's Clinic+6% Synergy
$4.93
Karn's Bastion+5% Synergy
$1.30
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.91
Gingerbread Cabin+3% Synergy
$0.28
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.30
Mosswort Bridge+2% Synergy
$0.28
Restless Cottage+1% Synergy
$0.78
The Shire+1% Synergy
$2.05
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.15
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$7.25
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$25.99
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-3% Synergy
$0.95
Dryad Arbor-3% Synergy
$1.61
Boseiju, Who Endures-4% Synergy
$30.14
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$49.13
Phyrexian Tower-6% Synergy
$19.21
Grim Backwoods-6% Synergy
$0.16
Rogue's Passage-7% Synergy
$0.33
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.59
Bojuka Bog-9% Synergy
$0.90
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-10% Synergy
$8.79
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pristine Talisman+44% Synergy
$0.28
Paradise Plume+10% Synergy
$0.22
Talisman of Resilience0% Synergy
$0.27
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.17
Golgari Signet-5% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-9% Synergy
$1.39
Arcane Signet-11% Synergy
$0.51
Lands
The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Jungle Hollow+30% Synergy
$0.06
Riveteers Overlook+21% Synergy
$0.20
Witherbloom Campus+11% Synergy
$0.12
Revitalizing Repast+10% Synergy
$0.89
Disciple of Freyalise+8% Synergy
$1.67
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.42
Necroblossom Snarl+4% Synergy
$0.38
Tangled Florahedron+4% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.21
Woodland Chasm+3% Synergy
$0.52
Blighted Woodland+3% Synergy
$0.33
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.86
Nurturing Peatland+2% Synergy
$5.27
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.42
Snow-Covered Forest+2% Synergy
$0.65
Darkbore Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.62
Bala Ged Recovery+1% Synergy
$5.04
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$4.97
Golgari Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.14
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.27
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$27.34
Forest-2% Synergy
$0.06
Tainted Wood-2% Synergy
$0.20
Temple of Malady-2% Synergy
$0.14
Haunted Mire-2% Synergy
$0.23
Blooming Marsh-2% Synergy
$1.24
Llanowar Wastes-3% Synergy
$0.52
Bayou-3% Synergy
Swamp-4% Synergy
$0.07
Golgari Rot Farm-4% Synergy
$0.25
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.07
Viridescent Bog-4% Synergy
$0.18
Wastewood Verge-4% Synergy
$5.97
Deathcap Glade-5% Synergy
$5.53
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$8.13
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.18
Fabled Passage-6% Synergy
$5.05
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$12.38
Command Tower-9% Synergy
$0.26
Verdant Catacombs-9% Synergy
$20.57
Twilight Mire-10% Synergy
$0.39
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.15
Woodland Cemetery-11% Synergy
$0.64
Overgrown Tomb-12% Synergy
$15.91
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Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
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