Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.35

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warlock

Golgari

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Proven Option Well-established with solid community support.

Ranking

#1881 Current Rank

#2244 Last Week

#1790 Last Month

Links & Decks

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Valentin, Dean of the Vein.

Mistform Ultimus vs Prosper vs Morophon vs Valetin | Lisette EDH / CMDR game play

(EDH) Lisette & Valentin Vs Zirda Vs Shadrix Vs Tymna & Ikra Shidiqi - Commander Gameplay Ep.61

Anything Goes | Commander Clash S11 E1

Deans of Strixhaven | MTG Commander Gameplay | Commander VS #244

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.

Vibrant Cityscape

+1% Synergy $0.21

Lethal Protection

+1% Synergy $2.57

Gwenom, Remorseless

0% Synergy $9.74

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.

Essence Warden

+55% Synergy $2.62

Dina, Soul Steeper

+51% Synergy $0.12

Mortality Spear

+48% Synergy $0.24

Prosperous Innkeeper

+45% Synergy $0.17

Gala Greeters

+39% Synergy $0.95

Scavenging Ooze

+37% Synergy $0.26

Pest Infestation

+37% Synergy $0.34

Radiant Fountain

+36% Synergy $0.34

Inspiring Call

+36% Synergy $0.23

Kami of Whispered Hopes

+35% Synergy $4.76

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.

Spike Feeder

+35% Synergy $0.83

Tend the Pests

+32% Synergy $0.21

Well of Lost Dreams

+32% Synergy $1.16

Hardened Scales

+31% Synergy $0.86

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

+30% Synergy $7.10

Beledros Witherbloom

+28% Synergy $3.38

Blood Artist

+20% Synergy $1.97

Cultivate

+3% Synergy $0.62

Beast Within

-3% Synergy $0.86

Assassin's Trophy

-8% Synergy $2.64

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Bolas's Citadel

+9% Synergy $14.25

Necropotence

+3% Synergy $17.41

Vampiric Tutor

-2% Synergy $54.04

Worldly Tutor

-2% Synergy $21.91

Crop Rotation

-4% Synergy $5.02

Demonic Tutor

-6% Synergy $48.88

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Blossoming Bogbeast

+31% Synergy $4.61

Social Climber

+31% Synergy $0.07

Evolution Witness

+30% Synergy $0.15

Basking Broodscale

+30% Synergy $0.16

Marauding Blight-Priest

+28% Synergy $0.55

Veinwitch Coven

+28% Synergy $0.56

Blood Researcher

+28% Synergy $0.05

Tenured Inkcaster

+27% Synergy $0.07

Winding Constrictor

+26% Synergy $0.28

Witch of the Moors

+26% Synergy $0.79

Herd Baloth

+26% Synergy $0.34

Creeping Bloodsucker

+23% Synergy $3.76

Deathgreeter

+23% Synergy $4.15

Bloodthirsty Aerialist

+23% Synergy $0.35

Fetid Gargantua

+22% Synergy $0.02

Kazandu Nectarpot

+21% Synergy $0.11

Sedgemoor Witch

+21% Synergy $1.12

Corpsejack Menace

+20% Synergy $0.81

Spectrum Sentinel

+20% Synergy $0.16

Accomplished Alchemist

+20% Synergy $0.29

Witherbloom Apprentice

+19% Synergy $0.21

Armorcraft Judge

+18% Synergy $0.08

Incubation Druid

+17% Synergy $1.68

Fertilid

+17% Synergy $0.13

Courser of Kruphix

+16% Synergy $2.34

Leyline Prowler

+16% Synergy $0.35

Honor Troll

+16% Synergy $0.05

Devoted Druid

+15% Synergy $1.32

Prize Pig

+15% Synergy $1.01

Jaddi Offshoot

+14% Synergy $0.14

Defiler of Vigor

+13% Synergy $1.47

Cursed Wombat

+13% Synergy $0.08

Ezzaroot Channeler

+13% Synergy $0.69

Deathrite Shaman

+12% Synergy $5.92

Gyre Sage

+12% Synergy $2.39

Starscape Cleric

+12% Synergy $0.74

Callous Bloodmage

+12% Synergy $0.18

Haywire Mite

+11% Synergy $0.56

Vampire Nighthawk

+11% Synergy $0.18

Disciple of Freyalise

+8% Synergy $1.95

Zulaport Cutthroat

+7% Synergy $2.55

Birds of Paradise

+2% Synergy $11.72

Elves of Deep Shadow

+1% Synergy $1.20

Beast Whisperer

+1% Synergy $2.99

Fyndhorn Elves

0% Synergy $1.16

Viscera Seer

-1% Synergy $0.39

Llanowar Elves

-4% Synergy $0.24

Sakura-Tribe Elder

-4% Synergy $0.40

Elvish Mystic

-5% Synergy $0.48

Eternal Witness

-9% Synergy $1.03

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.

Tamiyo's Safekeeping

+21% Synergy $2.51

Infuse with Vitality

+20% Synergy $0.06

Revitalizing Repast

+11% Synergy $0.71

Fortifying Draught

+10% Synergy $0.06

Village Rites

+9% Synergy $0.30

Pulse of Murasa

+7% Synergy $0.20

Weather the Storm

+7% Synergy $0.65

Plumb the Forbidden

+6% Synergy $0.61

Inscription of Abundance

+6% Synergy $0.24

Malakir Rebirth

+5% Synergy $8.97

Infernal Grasp

+4% Synergy $0.25

Silkguard

+4% Synergy $3.74

Atomize

+3% Synergy $0.97

Deathsprout

+2% Synergy $0.41

Go for the Throat

+2% Synergy $0.74

Fell the Profane

+1% Synergy $4.83

Snakeskin Veil

+1% Synergy $0.09

Corrupted Conviction

+1% Synergy $0.17

Veil of Summer

+1% Synergy $4.84

Tear Asunder

0% Synergy $0.26

Nature's Claim

0% Synergy $0.81

Krosan Grip

0% Synergy $0.80

Collective Resistance

0% Synergy $1.21

Tragic Slip

0% Synergy $0.12

Golgari Charm

-1% Synergy $0.30

Return of the Wildspeaker

-1% Synergy $0.90

Dark Ritual

-2% Synergy $3.35

Putrefy

-3% Synergy $0.13

Deadly Rollick

-3% Synergy $18.95

Deadly Dispute

-5% Synergy $0.37

Abrupt Decay

-6% Synergy $1.60

Heroic Intervention

-10% Synergy $10.85

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.

Essence Pulse

+15% Synergy $0.19

Shamanic Revelation

+13% Synergy $0.72

Deadly Brew

+12% Synergy $0.24

Feed the Swarm

+11% Synergy $0.22

Pest Summoning

+9% Synergy $0.07

Night's Whisper

+8% Synergy $0.46

+8% Synergy $0.43

Scale the Heights

+8% Synergy $0.10

Healing Technique

+8% Synergy $0.27

Witherbloom Command

+7% Synergy $0.50

Urborg Repossession

+7% Synergy $0.07

Hunt for Specimens

+7% Synergy $0.12

Containment Breach

+7% Synergy $0.04

Culling Ritual

+6% Synergy $0.80

Read the Bones

+6% Synergy $0.22

Dig Up

+6% Synergy $0.45

Devouring Tendrils

+6% Synergy $0.08

Rishkar's Expertise

+4% Synergy $1.46

Deadly Tempest

+4% Synergy $0.72

Bridgeworks Battle

+3% Synergy $0.65

Gaze of Granite

+3% Synergy $0.14

Chain of Smog

+3% Synergy $4.47

Toxic Deluge

+2% Synergy $5.95

Bala Ged Recovery

+2% Synergy $4.41

Exsanguinate

+1% Synergy $0.31

Nature's Lore

0% Synergy $1.93

Kodama's Reach

0% Synergy $1.90

Three Visits

0% Synergy $5.83

Unearth

0% Synergy $0.46

Farseek

-1% Synergy $0.49

Harmonize

-2% Synergy $0.52

Damnation

-2% Synergy $19.28

Rampant Growth

-3% Synergy $0.41

Diabolic Intent

-4% Synergy $11.31

Casualties of War

-6% Synergy $0.97

Reanimate

-7% Synergy $5.34

Rise of the Witch-king

-7% Synergy $0.28

Victimize

-11% Synergy $0.48

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Tablet of the Guilds

+24% Synergy $0.20

Fountain of Renewal

+22% Synergy $0.47

Aetherflux Reservoir

+14% Synergy $19.67

Pestilent Cauldron

+13% Synergy $0.12

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

+10% Synergy $8.54

Cosmos Elixir

+10% Synergy $2.18

Alhammarret's Archive

+9% Synergy $18.87

Wurm's Tooth

+8% Synergy $0.13

The Great Henge

+7% Synergy $64.05

Bontu's Monument

+7% Synergy $5.57

Sun Droplet

+7% Synergy $0.25

The Earth Crystal

+5% Synergy $7.72

Bow of Nylea

+5% Synergy $3.22

Whip of Erebos

+4% Synergy $6.19

The Ozolith

+4% Synergy $43.76

Elixir of Immortality

+4% Synergy $0.57

Tithing Blade

+4% Synergy $0.25

Ashnod's Altar

-7% Synergy $9.08

Skullclamp

-9% Synergy $4.02

Lightning Greaves

-11% Synergy $4.32

Swiftfoot Boots

-13% Synergy $1.22

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Blight Mound

+21% Synergy $3.60

Trudge Garden

+21% Synergy $0.54

Sanguine Bond

+18% Synergy $3.30

Retreat to Kazandu

+15% Synergy $0.28

Druid Class

+14% Synergy $1.50

Vampiric Rites

+10% Synergy $0.23

Terrasymbiosis

+9% Synergy $4.47

Greed

+9% Synergy $0.23

Revenge of Ravens

+9% Synergy $0.52

Moldervine Reclamation

+8% Synergy $0.44

Phyrexian Arena

+8% Synergy $2.32

Exquisite Blood

+8% Synergy $17.97

Lifegift

+8% Synergy $7.31

Branching Evolution

+7% Synergy $2.60

Primeval Bounty

+7% Synergy $0.40

Bastion of Remembrance

+6% Synergy $0.26

Gift of Paradise

+6% Synergy $0.12

Leyline of Vitality

+6% Synergy $2.53

Retreat to Hagra

+5% Synergy $1.76

Phyrexian Reclamation

+5% Synergy $3.20

Loading Zone

+5% Synergy $1.84

Glorious Sunrise

+5% Synergy $1.28

Tribute to the World Tree

+4% Synergy $9.22

Stocking the Pantry

+4% Synergy $0.14

Black Market Connections

+2% Synergy $11.95

Utopia Sprawl

+2% Synergy $0.97

Hollowmurk Siege

+2% Synergy $0.51

Gourmand's Talent

+2% Synergy $0.36

Wild Growth

0% Synergy $0.22

Binding the Old Gods

0% Synergy $0.22

The Meathook Massacre

0% Synergy $21.80

Sylvan Library

-1% Synergy $25.43

Guardian Project

-1% Synergy $11.09

Deathreap Ritual

-3% Synergy $0.20

Insidious Roots

-5% Synergy $1.46

Doubling Season

-9% Synergy $26.20

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Vraska, Golgari Queen

+4% Synergy $3.09

Professor Onyx

+4% Synergy $1.39

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Sapseep Forest

+34% Synergy $0.31

High Market

+17% Synergy $1.15

Adventurer's Inn

+11% Synergy $0.14

Witch's Clinic

+6% Synergy $6.23

Karn's Bastion

+5% Synergy $1.61

Castle Locthwain

+4% Synergy $3.65

Gingerbread Cabin

+3% Synergy $0.27

Mortuary Mire

+2% Synergy $0.27

The Shire

+1% Synergy $2.41

Restless Cottage

+1% Synergy $1.35

Temple of the False God

+1% Synergy $0.13

Mosswort Bridge

+1% Synergy $0.19

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

-2% Synergy $6.87

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

-3% Synergy $1.09

Cabal Coffers

-3% Synergy $23.13

Dryad Arbor

-4% Synergy $1.28

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

-5% Synergy $48.67

Boseiju, Who Endures

-5% Synergy $32.58

Phyrexian Tower

-6% Synergy $18.67

Rogue's Passage

-7% Synergy $0.31

Reliquary Tower

-7% Synergy $2.03

Grim Backwoods

-7% Synergy $0.15

Bojuka Bog

-10% Synergy $0.94

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

-10% Synergy $7.90

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Pristine Talisman

+44% Synergy $0.24

Paradise Plume

+9% Synergy $0.19

Talisman of Resilience

0% Synergy $0.24

Commander's Sphere

-3% Synergy $0.16

Golgari Signet

-5% Synergy $0.29

Sol Ring

-10% Synergy $1.48

Arcane Signet

-11% Synergy $0.48

Lands

The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Jungle Hollow

+31% Synergy $0.05

Riveteers Overlook

+21% Synergy $1.02

Witherbloom Campus

+12% Synergy $0.10

Revitalizing Repast

+11% Synergy $0.71

Disciple of Freyalise

+8% Synergy $1.95

Malakir Rebirth

+5% Synergy $8.97

Necroblossom Snarl

+4% Synergy $0.36

Tangled Florahedron

+4% Synergy $0.27

Woodland Chasm

+3% Synergy $0.48

Blighted Woodland

+3% Synergy $0.31

Bridgeworks Battle

+3% Synergy $0.65

Myriad Landscape

+2% Synergy $0.17

Nurturing Peatland

+2% Synergy $5.71

Bala Ged Recovery

+2% Synergy $4.41

Snow-Covered Swamp

+2% Synergy $0.41

Fell the Profane

+1% Synergy $4.83

Snow-Covered Forest

+1% Synergy $0.64

Darkbore Pathway

0% Synergy $4.24

Vernal Fen

0% Synergy $4.00

Golgari Guildgate

0% Synergy $0.14

Exotic Orchard

-1% Synergy $0.21

Misty Rainforest

-1% Synergy $25.96

Forest

-2% Synergy $0.06

Tainted Wood

-2% Synergy $0.18

Temple of Malady

-2% Synergy $0.20

Haunted Mire

-2% Synergy $0.11

Blooming Marsh

-2% Synergy $1.14

Bayou

-3% Synergy

Swamp

-4% Synergy $0.06

Llanowar Wastes

-4% Synergy $0.47

Golgari Rot Farm

-4% Synergy $0.17

Wastewood Verge

-4% Synergy $5.74

Evolving Wilds

-5% Synergy $0.12

Viridescent Bog

-5% Synergy $0.19

Undergrowth Stadium

-6% Synergy $8.19

Deathcap Glade

-6% Synergy $6.18

Terramorphic Expanse

-6% Synergy $0.15

Fabled Passage

-6% Synergy $4.79

Underground Mortuary

-7% Synergy $14.14

Command Tower

-9% Synergy $0.27

Verdant Catacombs

-9% Synergy $18.62

Path of Ancestry

-9% Synergy $0.16

Twilight Mire

-11% Synergy $0.37

Woodland Cemetery

-12% Synergy $0.62

Overgrown Tomb

-12% Synergy $12.43

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