Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.58
$0.58Legendary 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
#1664
Current Rank
#1380
Last Week
#1864
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.
Bogwater Lumaret+30% Synergy
$0.24
Teacher's Pest+23% Synergy
$0.23
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+22% Synergy
$0.62
Essenceknit Scholar+21% Synergy
$0.14
Cauldron of Essence+15% Synergy
$2.84
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.
Essence Warden+53% Synergy
$2.94
Dina, Soul Steeper+50% Synergy
$0.33
Mortality Spear+47% Synergy
$0.32
Prosperous Innkeeper+44% Synergy
$0.22
Gala Greeters+37% Synergy
$1.85
Scavenging Ooze+36% Synergy
$0.31
Radiant Fountain+36% Synergy
$0.48
Spike Feeder+35% Synergy
$0.82
Inspiring Call+35% Synergy
$0.39
Pest Infestation+35% Synergy
$0.52
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Kami of Whispered Hopes+31% Synergy
$2.27
Tend the Pests+31% Synergy
$0.37
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$0.91
Hardened Scales+28% Synergy
$1.74
Virulent Emissary+28% Synergy
$0.47
Blood Artist+18% Synergy
$1.48
Cultivate+2% Synergy
$0.30
Putrefy0% Synergy
$0.36
Beast Within-1% Synergy
$0.47
Assassin's Trophy-9% Synergy
$0.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+8% Synergy
$17.61
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$64.98
Worldly Tutor-3% Synergy
$26.79
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$68.04
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Basking Broodscale+32% Synergy
$0.31
Social Climber+31% Synergy
$0.05
Blossoming Bogbeast+30% Synergy
$1.72
Evolution Witness+28% Synergy
$0.37
Marauding Blight-Priest+28% Synergy
$0.29
Blood Researcher+28% Synergy
$0.11
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+27% Synergy
$8.84
Tenured Inkcaster+27% Synergy
$0.26
Winding Constrictor+26% Synergy
$0.30
Herd Baloth+26% Synergy
$0.38
Veinwitch Coven+25% Synergy
$0.37
Witch of the Moors+24% Synergy
$0.39
Deathgreeter+24% Synergy
$3.32
Corpsejack Menace+21% Synergy
$0.90
Creeping Bloodsucker+21% Synergy
$4.36
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+21% Synergy
$0.41
Fetid Gargantua+21% Synergy
$0.16
Kazandu Nectarpot+20% Synergy
$0.10
Sedgemoor Witch+19% Synergy
$10.69
Accomplished Alchemist+19% Synergy
$0.41
Spectrum Sentinel+19% Synergy
$0.28
Witherbloom Apprentice+17% Synergy
$0.37
Courser of Kruphix+17% Synergy
$2.62
Armorcraft Judge+17% Synergy
$0.29
Incubation Druid+15% Synergy
$1.54
Honor Troll+15% Synergy
$0.11
Devoted Druid+14% Synergy
$0.42
Blech, Loafing Pest+14% Synergy
$0.34
Leyline Prowler+14% Synergy
$0.37
Jaddi Offshoot+14% Synergy
$0.24
Fertilid+14% Synergy
$0.26
Pest Mascot+13% Synergy
$0.15
Callous Bloodmage+13% Synergy
$0.32
Cursed Wombat+12% Synergy
$0.16
Haywire Mite+10% Synergy
$0.45
Deathrite Shaman+9% Synergy
$9.12
Lluwen, Exchange Student+8% Synergy
$0.20
Zulaport Cutthroat+6% Synergy
$0.67
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.53
Ribtruss Roaster+3% Synergy
$0.68
Birds of Paradise+2% Synergy
$13.64
Pest Rescuer+1% Synergy
$2.30
Viscera Seer0% Synergy
$0.33
Beast Whisperer0% Synergy
$9.55
Elves of Deep Shadow-1% Synergy
$3.54
Fyndhorn Elves-1% Synergy
$2.12
Sakura-Tribe Elder-3% Synergy
$0.36
Llanowar Elves-5% Synergy
$0.35
Elvish Mystic-6% Synergy
$0.41
Eternal Witness-9% Synergy
$1.84
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.
Infuse with Vitality+22% Synergy
$0.12
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+21% Synergy
$4.20
Revitalizing Repast+10% Synergy
$1.00
Fortifying Draught+10% Synergy
$0.06
Village Rites+9% Synergy
$0.82
Foolish Fate+8% Synergy
$0.06
Weather the Storm+7% Synergy
$1.14
Witherbloom Charm+6% Synergy
$0.24
Plumb the Forbidden+6% Synergy
$0.32
Efflorescence+6% Synergy
$0.06
Pulse of Murasa+6% Synergy
$0.35
Inscription of Abundance+5% Synergy
$0.31
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.31
Dina's Guidance+4% Synergy
$1.17
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.30
Rushed Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.48
Dissection Practice+4% Synergy
$0.11
Deathsprout+3% Synergy
$0.39
Go for the Throat+3% Synergy
$0.59
Golgari Charm+1% Synergy
$1.31
Nature's Claim+1% Synergy
$1.06
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.22
Snakeskin Veil+1% Synergy
$0.24
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.35
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.34
Fog+1% Synergy
$0.74
Atomize+1% Synergy
$14.89
Tear Asunder0% Synergy
$0.27
Krosan Grip0% Synergy
$1.50
Veil of Summer0% Synergy
$8.03
Collective Resistance0% Synergy
$0.97
Return of the Wildspeaker-2% Synergy
$0.71
Deadly Dispute-4% Synergy
$0.36
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$6.80
Abrupt Decay-5% Synergy
$1.69
Deadly Rollick-6% Synergy
$26.08
Heroic Intervention-10% Synergy
$13.64
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.
Essence Pulse+14% Synergy
$0.38
Deadly Brew+13% Synergy
$0.36
Feed the Swarm+12% Synergy
$0.38
Shamanic Revelation+11% Synergy
$1.35
Follow the Lumarets+11% Synergy
$0.04
Root Manipulation+10% Synergy
$0.14
Pest Summoning+10% Synergy
$0.16
Sign in Blood+8% Synergy
$2.79
Grapple with Death+8% Synergy
$0.13
Witherbloom Command+8% Synergy
$0.34
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.27
Send in the Pest+7% Synergy
$0.05
Scale the Heights+7% Synergy
$0.12
Containment Breach+7% Synergy
$0.13
Hunt for Specimens+7% Synergy
$0.15
Healing Technique+7% Synergy
$0.46
Devouring Tendrils+7% Synergy
$0.11
Vicious Rivalry+6% Synergy
$0.41
Urborg Repossession+6% Synergy
$0.13
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.71
Read the Bones+5% Synergy
$0.27
End of the Hunt+5% Synergy
$0.10
Dig Up+4% Synergy
$0.45
Withering Curse+4% Synergy
$3.74
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$4.69
Rishkar's Expertise+3% Synergy
$3.02
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.68
Gaze of Granite+3% Synergy
$0.22
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.45
Exsanguinate+1% Synergy
$0.44
Unearth+1% Synergy
$0.56
Germination Practicum+1% Synergy
$8.14
Rampant Growth0% Synergy
$0.38
Nature's Lore0% Synergy
$2.12
Kodama's Reach0% Synergy
$1.17
Three Visits0% Synergy
$5.00
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.28
Damnation-1% Synergy
$20.74
Farseek-2% Synergy
$0.52
Immoral Bargain-5% Synergy
$1.26
Casualties of War-5% Synergy
$0.32
Rise of the Witch-king-6% Synergy
$0.92
Victimize-8% Synergy
$1.20
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$9.18
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Well of Lost Dreams+28% Synergy
$5.25
Tablet of the Guilds+24% Synergy
$0.38
Fountain of Renewal+23% Synergy
$0.47
Pestilent Cauldron+14% Synergy
$0.23
Aetherflux Reservoir+12% Synergy
$24.42
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+8% Synergy
$4.95
Wurm's Tooth+8% Synergy
$0.21
Cosmos Elixir+8% Synergy
$2.91
Alhammarret's Archive+7% Synergy
$11.22
Bontu's Monument+6% Synergy
$5.97
Sun Droplet+6% Synergy
$0.37
The Great Henge+5% Synergy
$62.03
Whip of Erebos+4% Synergy
$6.49
The Earth Crystal+4% Synergy
$10.53
Bow of Nylea+4% Synergy
$5.29
Elixir of Immortality+4% Synergy
$0.82
The Ozolith+3% Synergy
$69.05
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$15.26
Skullclamp-9% Synergy
$5.71
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.85
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$3.57
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Blight Mound+21% Synergy
$0.74
Trudge Garden+19% Synergy
$0.37
Sanguine Bond+16% Synergy
$6.31
Retreat to Kazandu+14% Synergy
$1.34
Druid Class+11% Synergy
$2.36
Comforting Counsel+10% Synergy
$0.27
Moldervine Reclamation+9% Synergy
$0.29
Bastion of Remembrance+9% Synergy
$0.28
Greed+9% Synergy
$0.36
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$3.79
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.17
Exquisite Blood+8% Synergy
$32.91
Revenge of Ravens+8% Synergy
$0.51
Lifegift+8% Synergy
$6.40
Feral Appetite+7% Synergy
$0.77
Branching Evolution+6% Synergy
$5.57
Retreat to Hagra+6% Synergy
$3.11
Primeval Bounty+6% Synergy
$0.31
Gift of Paradise+5% Synergy
$0.32
Leyline of Vitality+5% Synergy
$3.03
Terrasymbiosis+3% Synergy
$9.26
Hollowmurk Siege+3% Synergy
$1.08
Phyrexian Reclamation+3% Synergy
$2.02
Gourmand's Talent+3% Synergy
$0.36
Stocking the Pantry+3% Synergy
$0.28
Tribute to the World Tree+2% Synergy
$13.03
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$17.13
Binding the Old Gods+1% Synergy
$0.28
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$25.91
Utopia Sprawl+1% Synergy
$1.62
Wild Growth-1% Synergy
$0.39
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.49
Guardian Project-2% Synergy
$11.76
Deathreap Ritual-3% Synergy
$0.34
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$1.70
Doubling Season-9% Synergy
$31.81
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Dellian Fel+12% Synergy
$12.97
Vraska, Golgari Queen+4% Synergy
$5.03
Professor Onyx+3% Synergy
$4.70
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Sapseep Forest+33% Synergy
$0.42
High Market+16% Synergy
$0.49
Adventurer's Inn+13% Synergy
$0.25
Castle Locthwain+5% Synergy
$4.00
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$12.94
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$1.85
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.41
Restless Cottage+1% Synergy
$1.68
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$1.11
Gingerbread Cabin+1% Synergy
$0.32
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.27
The Shire0% Synergy
$3.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.19
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$29.65
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-3% Synergy
$0.31
Boseiju, Who Endures-6% Synergy
$50.34
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.51
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-7% Synergy
$58.63
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$23.58
Grim Backwoods-7% Synergy
$0.40
Rogue's Passage-8% Synergy
$0.30
Bojuka Bog-10% Synergy
$0.53
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-12% Synergy
$14.94
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pristine Talisman+40% Synergy
$0.37
Paradise Plume+7% Synergy
$0.40
Talisman of Resilience-1% Synergy
$0.36
Golgari Signet-4% Synergy
$0.28
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.17
Arcane Signet-11% Synergy
$0.39
Lands
The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Jungle Hollow+31% Synergy
$0.07
Riveteers Overlook+20% Synergy
$0.34
Witherbloom Campus+12% Synergy
$0.27
Revitalizing Repast+10% Synergy
$1.00
Illegitimate Business+9% Synergy
$0.20
Titan's Grave+7% Synergy
$0.13
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.53
Necroblossom Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.36
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$13.31
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.27
Woodland Chasm+3% Synergy
$0.54
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.68
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.45
Blighted Woodland+2% Synergy
$0.41
Nurturing Peatland+1% Synergy
$6.66
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.22
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.64
Tainted Wood0% Synergy
$0.32
Darkbore Pathway0% Synergy
$4.96
Golgari Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.11
Temple of Malady-1% Synergy
$0.35
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blooming Marsh-1% Synergy
$1.63
Forest-2% Synergy
$0.15
Haunted Mire-2% Synergy
$0.32
Golgari Rot Farm-3% Synergy
$0.34
Festering Thicket-3% Synergy
$0.32
Swamp-4% Synergy
$0.11
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.23
Wastewood Verge-4% Synergy
$10.77
Vernal Fen-4% Synergy
$0.46
Bayou-4% Synergy
Llanowar Wastes-5% Synergy
$0.49
Viridescent Bog-5% Synergy
$0.32
Deathcap Glade-6% Synergy
$1.29
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.26
Fabled Passage-6% Synergy
$1.00
Undergrowth Stadium-7% Synergy
$5.49
Underground Mortuary-7% Synergy
$16.13
Turbulent Fen-7% Synergy
$7.84
Command Tower-9% Synergy
$0.30
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.28
Verdant Catacombs-11% Synergy
$28.90
Woodland Cemetery-12% Synergy
$0.40
Overgrown Tomb-12% Synergy
$8.89
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.32
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