Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.41
$0.41Legendary 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
#1864
Current Rank
#1772
Last Week
#1849
Last Month
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.
Virulent Emissary+15% Synergy
$0.44
Sinister Gnarlbark+6% Synergy
$0.69
Oft-Nabbed Goat+3% Synergy
$0.64
Abundant Countryside+3% Synergy
$6.35
Springleaf Parade0% Synergy
$6.03
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.
Essence Warden+55% Synergy
$2.75
Dina, Soul Steeper+50% Synergy
$0.15
Mortality Spear+47% Synergy
$0.21
Prosperous Innkeeper+45% Synergy
$0.19
Gala Greeters+39% Synergy
$1.58
Scavenging Ooze+37% Synergy
$0.24
Pest Infestation+37% Synergy
$0.26
Radiant Fountain+37% Synergy
$0.56
Inspiring Call+35% Synergy
$0.28
Spike Feeder+35% Synergy
$0.77
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Kami of Whispered Hopes+34% Synergy
$4.93
Tend the Pests+31% Synergy
$0.20
Hardened Scales+30% Synergy
$1.98
Evolution Witness+30% Synergy
$0.24
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$3.05
Blood Artist+20% Synergy
$1.61
Cultivate+1% Synergy
$0.37
Putrefy-1% Synergy
$0.08
Beast Within-2% Synergy
$0.60
Assassin's Trophy-9% Synergy
$1.06
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+9% Synergy
$12.63
Necropotence+2% Synergy
$21.85
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$61.04
Worldly Tutor-3% Synergy
$20.12
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$57.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Blossoming Bogbeast+31% Synergy
$4.97
Social Climber+31% Synergy
$0.04
Basking Broodscale+30% Synergy
$0.22
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+28% Synergy
$7.48
Marauding Blight-Priest+28% Synergy
$0.13
Blood Researcher+28% Synergy
$0.12
Tenured Inkcaster+28% Synergy
$0.07
Veinwitch Coven+27% Synergy
$2.98
Witch of the Moors+26% Synergy
$2.94
Winding Constrictor+25% Synergy
$0.26
Herd Baloth+25% Synergy
$0.38
Deathgreeter+24% Synergy
$3.05
Creeping Bloodsucker+22% Synergy
$4.27
Kazandu Nectarpot+22% Synergy
$0.06
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+22% Synergy
$0.49
Fetid Gargantua+22% Synergy
$0.05
Corpsejack Menace+20% Synergy
$0.84
Sedgemoor Witch+20% Synergy
$1.48
Spectrum Sentinel+20% Synergy
$0.16
Accomplished Alchemist+20% Synergy
$0.32
Witherbloom Apprentice+18% Synergy
$0.27
Courser of Kruphix+17% Synergy
$2.56
Armorcraft Judge+17% Synergy
$0.10
Incubation Druid+16% Synergy
$1.08
Leyline Prowler+15% Synergy
$0.33
Fertilid+15% Synergy
$0.09
Honor Troll+15% Synergy
$0.05
Jaddi Offshoot+15% Synergy
$0.13
Devoted Druid+14% Synergy
$0.24
Prize Pig+14% Synergy
$0.18
Haywire Mite+12% Synergy
$1.26
Gyre Sage+12% Synergy
$2.30
Starscape Cleric+12% Synergy
$0.89
Cursed Wombat+12% Synergy
$0.09
Ezzaroot Channeler+12% Synergy
$0.75
Defiler of Vigor+12% Synergy
$2.19
Callous Bloodmage+12% Synergy
$0.20
Deathrite Shaman+11% Synergy
$7.37
Disciple of Freyalise+8% Synergy
$2.04
Ayara, First of Locthwain+8% Synergy
$6.27
Zulaport Cutthroat+7% Synergy
$2.04
Birds of Paradise+2% Synergy
$12.95
Elves of Deep Shadow0% Synergy
$1.81
Fyndhorn Elves0% Synergy
$1.42
Viscera Seer0% Synergy
$0.36
Beast Whisperer0% Synergy
$8.18
Llanowar Elves-4% Synergy
$0.18
Sakura-Tribe Elder-4% Synergy
$0.23
Elvish Mystic-5% Synergy
$0.62
Eternal Witness-9% Synergy
$1.29
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+22% Synergy
$2.60
Infuse with Vitality+21% Synergy
$0.09
Revitalizing Repast+11% Synergy
$0.85
Fortifying Draught+11% Synergy
$0.07
Village Rites+9% Synergy
$0.25
Weather the Storm+8% Synergy
$0.66
Pulse of Murasa+7% Synergy
$0.16
Plumb the Forbidden+6% Synergy
$0.54
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Inscription of Abundance+5% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.15
Rushed Rebirth+3% Synergy
$0.38
Snakeskin Veil+2% Synergy
$0.13
Corrupted Conviction+2% Synergy
$0.29
Deathsprout+2% Synergy
$0.44
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.53
Nature's Claim+1% Synergy
$0.78
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.81
Veil of Summer+1% Synergy
$5.22
Atomize+1% Synergy
$7.75
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.15
Fog+1% Synergy
$0.53
Golgari Charm0% Synergy
$1.26
Krosan Grip0% Synergy
$0.86
Collective Resistance0% Synergy
$1.23
Tear Asunder-1% Synergy
$0.14
Return of the Wildspeaker-2% Synergy
$0.41
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.24
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$21.94
Deadly Dispute-5% Synergy
$0.29
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$1.80
Heroic Intervention-10% Synergy
$11.33
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.
Essence Pulse+15% Synergy
$0.23
Shamanic Revelation+13% Synergy
$0.85
Deadly Brew+12% Synergy
$0.12
Feed the Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.20
Pest Summoning+10% Synergy
$0.08
Witherbloom Command+8% Synergy
$0.49
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.24
Sign in Blood+7% Synergy
$2.42
Scale the Heights+7% Synergy
$0.10
Hunt for Specimens+7% Synergy
$0.07
Healing Technique+7% Synergy
$0.31
Containment Breach+7% Synergy
$0.15
Urborg Repossession+6% Synergy
$0.06
Devouring Tendrils+6% Synergy
$0.07
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.91
Read the Bones+5% Synergy
$0.23
Dig Up+5% Synergy
$0.32
Rishkar's Expertise+3% Synergy
$1.99
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$1.02
Gaze of Granite+3% Synergy
$0.13
Deadly Tempest+3% Synergy
$1.01
Chain of Smog+3% Synergy
$6.90
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$6.86
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$5.29
Exsanguinate+2% Synergy
$0.32
Unearth+1% Synergy
$0.50
Nature's Lore0% Synergy
$2.33
Kodama's Reach-1% Synergy
$0.56
Three Visits-1% Synergy
$7.89
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.11
Farseek-2% Synergy
$0.49
Rampant Growth-3% Synergy
$0.43
Casualties of War-5% Synergy
$0.16
Diabolic Intent-5% Synergy
$11.12
Rise of the Witch-king-7% Synergy
$0.40
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$6.67
Victimize-10% Synergy
$0.48
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Well of Lost Dreams+31% Synergy
$3.04
Tablet of the Guilds+24% Synergy
$0.22
Fountain of Renewal+23% Synergy
$0.52
Aetherflux Reservoir+14% Synergy
$19.38
Pestilent Cauldron+13% Synergy
$0.08
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+9% Synergy
$10.07
Cosmos Elixir+9% Synergy
$2.71
Alhammarret's Archive+7% Synergy
$12.58
Wurm's Tooth+7% Synergy
$0.13
The Great Henge+6% Synergy
$60.21
Bontu's Monument+6% Synergy
$8.77
Sun Droplet+6% Synergy
$0.29
The Earth Crystal+5% Synergy
$5.86
Bow of Nylea+5% Synergy
$3.79
Whip of Erebos+4% Synergy
$5.14
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$50.14
Elixir of Immortality+4% Synergy
$1.00
Tithing Blade+4% Synergy
$0.28
Basilisk Collar+2% Synergy
$3.04
Ashnod's Altar-6% Synergy
$12.30
Skullclamp-9% Synergy
$4.36
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.58
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Blight Mound+21% Synergy
$3.29
Trudge Garden+21% Synergy
$0.50
Sanguine Bond+15% Synergy
$6.46
Retreat to Kazandu+15% Synergy
$1.42
Druid Class+14% Synergy
$2.36
Vampiric Rites+9% Synergy
$0.11
Greed+9% Synergy
$0.36
Lifegift+9% Synergy
$7.43
Moldervine Reclamation+8% Synergy
$0.69
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.28
Bastion of Remembrance+8% Synergy
$0.23
Revenge of Ravens+8% Synergy
$0.58
Exquisite Blood+7% Synergy
$16.80
Branching Evolution+6% Synergy
$3.25
Terrasymbiosis+6% Synergy
$7.74
Primeval Bounty+6% Synergy
$0.31
Gift of Paradise+6% Synergy
$0.20
Leyline of Vitality+6% Synergy
$2.37
Retreat to Hagra+5% Synergy
$2.34
Glorious Sunrise+5% Synergy
$1.19
Stocking the Pantry+4% Synergy
$0.20
Tribute to the World Tree+3% Synergy
$10.69
Gourmand's Talent+3% Synergy
$0.26
Phyrexian Reclamation+3% Synergy
$1.25
Black Market Connections+2% Synergy
$13.23
Utopia Sprawl+2% Synergy
$1.14
Hollowmurk Siege+2% Synergy
$1.01
Wild Growth0% Synergy
$0.30
Binding the Old Gods0% Synergy
$0.08
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$22.51
Vraska Joins Up0% Synergy
$0.53
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$23.88
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$11.38
Deathreap Ritual-4% Synergy
$0.18
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$1.52
Doubling Season-10% Synergy
$31.84
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Golgari Queen+3% Synergy
$3.27
Professor Onyx+3% Synergy
$1.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Sapseep Forest+35% Synergy
$0.47
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.12
Adventurer's Inn+12% Synergy
$0.15
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$3.16
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$9.32
Karn's Bastion+4% Synergy
$1.38
Gingerbread Cabin+2% Synergy
$0.35
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.36
The Shire+1% Synergy
$2.59
Restless Cottage+1% Synergy
$0.69
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.11
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.21
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$8.55
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$27.86
Dryad Arbor-3% Synergy
$1.36
Boseiju, Who Endures-4% Synergy
$38.85
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-4% Synergy
$2.91
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$53.21
Grim Backwoods-6% Synergy
$0.13
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$3.28
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$22.18
Rogue's Passage-8% Synergy
$0.27
Bojuka Bog-9% Synergy
$0.85
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-11% Synergy
$12.91
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pristine Talisman+42% Synergy
$0.35
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.25
Talisman of Resilience0% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.17
Golgari Signet-6% Synergy
$0.22
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.04
Arcane Signet-11% Synergy
$0.32
Lands
The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Jungle Hollow+30% Synergy
$0.08
Riveteers Overlook+23% Synergy
$0.15
Witherbloom Campus+12% Synergy
$0.09
Revitalizing Repast+11% Synergy
$0.85
Disciple of Freyalise+8% Synergy
$2.04
Necroblossom Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Woodland Chasm+3% Synergy
$0.49
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$1.02
Nurturing Peatland+2% Synergy
$5.50
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$5.29
Blighted Woodland+2% Synergy
$0.39
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.47
Darkbore Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.47
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.21
Golgari Guildgate+1% Synergy
$0.10
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.81
Snow-Covered Forest+1% Synergy
$0.71
Exotic Orchard0% Synergy
$0.12
Tainted Wood-1% Synergy
$0.20
Haunted Mire-2% Synergy
$0.14
Blooming Marsh-2% Synergy
$1.14
Vernal Fen-2% Synergy
$0.82
Bayou-2% Synergy
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$25.95
Forest-3% Synergy
$0.17
Llanowar Wastes-3% Synergy
$0.36
Temple of Malady-3% Synergy
$0.18
Wastewood Verge-3% Synergy
$7.47
Swamp-5% Synergy
$0.14
Golgari Rot Farm-5% Synergy
$0.12
Undergrowth Stadium-5% Synergy
$8.96
Deathcap Glade-5% Synergy
$6.34
Evolving Wilds-5% Synergy
$0.17
Viridescent Bog-5% Synergy
$0.15
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.09
Fabled Passage-6% Synergy
$4.93
Underground Mortuary-7% Synergy
$13.24
Command Tower-9% Synergy
$0.23
Verdant Catacombs-10% Synergy
$23.25
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.13
Woodland Cemetery-11% Synergy
$0.35
Overgrown Tomb-12% Synergy
$7.89
Twilight Mire-12% Synergy
$0.28
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