Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.89
$0.89Legendary 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
#1812
Current Rank
#1757
Last Week
#1859
Past 2 Years
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+35% Synergy
$0.27
Teacher's Pest+26% Synergy
$0.31
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+26% Synergy
$1.15
Essenceknit Scholar+17% Synergy
$0.31
Cauldron of Essence+13% Synergy
$4.91
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.
Essence Warden+51% Synergy
$5.24
Dina, Soul Steeper+48% Synergy
$0.25
Mortality Spear+45% Synergy
$0.24
Prosperous Innkeeper+43% Synergy
$0.31
Gala Greeters+35% Synergy
$1.29
Scavenging Ooze+35% Synergy
$0.33
Radiant Fountain+34% Synergy
$0.78
Inspiring Call+34% Synergy
$0.39
Spike Feeder+34% Synergy
$0.84
Basking Broodscale+33% Synergy
$0.23
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Pest Infestation+32% Synergy
$0.53
Virulent Emissary+31% Synergy
$0.78
Tend the Pests+30% Synergy
$0.75
Kami of Whispered Hopes+30% Synergy
$2.50
Beledros Witherbloom+27% Synergy
$1.36
Hardened Scales+26% Synergy
$1.63
Blood Artist+17% Synergy
$1.60
Cultivate+2% Synergy
$0.35
Beast Within0% Synergy
$0.52
Assassin's Trophy-9% Synergy
$0.73
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+7% Synergy
$17.94
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$28.30
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$60.87
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$72.10
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Social Climber+29% Synergy
$0.26
Blood Researcher+28% Synergy
$0.10
Evolution Witness+28% Synergy
$0.32
Blossoming Bogbeast+28% Synergy
$0.40
Marauding Blight-Priest+27% Synergy
$0.27
Tenured Inkcaster+26% Synergy
$0.26
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+25% Synergy
$11.94
Herd Baloth+24% Synergy
$0.39
Winding Constrictor+23% Synergy
$0.51
Deathgreeter+22% Synergy
$3.21
Witch of the Moors+22% Synergy
$0.38
Veinwitch Coven+22% Synergy
$0.29
Corpsejack Menace+20% Synergy
$0.92
Fetid Gargantua+19% Synergy
$0.14
Blech, Loafing Pest+19% Synergy
$0.46
Accomplished Alchemist+19% Synergy
$0.39
Kazandu Nectarpot+19% Synergy
$0.20
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+19% Synergy
$0.37
Spectrum Sentinel+18% Synergy
$0.38
Creeping Bloodsucker+18% Synergy
$4.35
Scheming Silvertongue+17% Synergy
$1.22
Sedgemoor Witch+17% Synergy
$9.51
Courser of Kruphix+16% Synergy
$2.45
Armorcraft Judge+15% Synergy
$0.19
Witherbloom Apprentice+15% Synergy
$0.60
Incubation Druid+15% Synergy
$2.57
Honor Troll+14% Synergy
$0.15
Jaddi Offshoot+14% Synergy
$0.30
Fertilid+13% Synergy
$0.26
Leyline Prowler+13% Synergy
$0.36
Devoted Druid+13% Synergy
$0.40
Shopkeeper's Bane+11% Synergy
$0.19
Pest Mascot+11% Synergy
$0.21
Lluwen, Exchange Student+9% Synergy
$0.23
Deathrite Shaman+8% Synergy
$9.17
Haywire Mite+8% Synergy
$0.42
Ribtruss Roaster+6% Synergy
$0.36
Pest Rescuer+6% Synergy
$1.39
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.80
Zulaport Cutthroat+5% Synergy
$0.92
Eccentric Pestfinder+5% Synergy
$0.40
Gorma, the Gullet+3% Synergy
$1.09
Birds of Paradise+1% Synergy
$11.91
Viscera Seer+0% Synergy
$0.39
Elves of Deep Shadow0% Synergy
$4.48
Fyndhorn Elves-1% Synergy
$2.62
Sakura-Tribe Elder-2% Synergy
$0.26
Llanowar Elves-4% Synergy
$0.23
Elvish Mystic-7% Synergy
$0.42
Eternal Witness-8% Synergy
$1.89
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.
Infuse with Vitality+21% Synergy
$0.13
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+20% Synergy
$5.73
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$0.99
Fortifying Draught+9% Synergy
$0.08
Village Rites+8% Synergy
$0.51
Efflorescence+7% Synergy
$0.09
Witherbloom Charm+7% Synergy
$0.30
Weather the Storm+7% Synergy
$1.12
Pulse of Murasa+5% Synergy
$0.29
Plumb the Forbidden+5% Synergy
$0.34
Foolish Fate+5% Synergy
$0.19
Inscription of Abundance+4% Synergy
$0.39
Rushed Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.40
Dina's Guidance+3% Synergy
$1.24
Infernal Grasp+3% Synergy
$0.25
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$14.14
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.57
Deathsprout+2% Synergy
$0.40
Nature's Claim+2% Synergy
$0.85
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.22
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.41
Snakeskin Veil+0% Synergy
$0.23
Fog+0% Synergy
$1.14
Krosan Grip+0% Synergy
$1.71
Atomize+0% Synergy
$10.90
Golgari Charm+0% Synergy
$1.18
Putrefy+0% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$3.79
Collective Resistance+0% Synergy
$0.97
Veil of Summer0% Synergy
$4.07
Tear Asunder0% Synergy
$0.24
Return of the Wildspeaker-2% Synergy
$0.86
Abrupt Decay-4% Synergy
$2.78
Deadly Dispute-4% Synergy
$0.37
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$3.90
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$28.12
Heroic Intervention-9% Synergy
$14.58
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.
Grapple with Death+15% Synergy
$0.26
Essence Pulse+14% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Brew+11% Synergy
$0.27
Feed the Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.21
Follow the Lumarets+10% Synergy
$0.11
Pest Summoning+10% Synergy
$0.12
Shamanic Revelation+10% Synergy
$1.02
Vicious Rivalry+9% Synergy
$0.36
Send in the Pest+8% Synergy
$0.19
Scale the Heights+8% Synergy
$0.11
Withering Curse+7% Synergy
$1.39
Containment Breach+7% Synergy
$0.15
Witherbloom Command+7% Synergy
$0.25
Hunt for Specimens+7% Synergy
$0.09
Sign in Blood+7% Synergy
$3.67
Root Manipulation+7% Synergy
$0.23
Devouring Tendrils+6% Synergy
$0.12
Healing Technique+6% Synergy
$0.40
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$0.34
Urborg Repossession+5% Synergy
$0.15
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.37
Dig Up+4% Synergy
$0.39
Read the Bones+4% Synergy
$0.29
Germination Practicum+3% Synergy
$10.23
Rishkar's Expertise+2% Synergy
$3.53
Bridgeworks Battle+2% Synergy
$0.65
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$5.05
Shared Roots+1% Synergy
$0.39
Bala Ged Recovery+1% Synergy
$7.05
Unearth+1% Synergy
$0.56
Nature's Lore+0% Synergy
$2.40
Rampant Growth+0% Synergy
$0.44
Kodama's Reach0% Synergy
$1.50
Three Visits0% Synergy
$5.31
Harmonize0% Synergy
$0.26
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.45
Damnation-1% Synergy
$20.99
Farseek-1% Synergy
$0.55
Immoral Bargain-3% Synergy
$0.64
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$16.86
Casualties of War-4% Synergy
$0.28
Rise of the Witch-king-5% Synergy
$0.70
Victimize-7% Synergy
$1.70
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$8.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Well of Lost Dreams+26% Synergy
$5.22
Tablet of the Guilds+22% Synergy
$0.39
Fountain of Renewal+21% Synergy
$0.70
Pestilent Cauldron+14% Synergy
$0.31
Aetherflux Reservoir+11% Synergy
$24.31
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+8% Synergy
$4.54
Wurm's Tooth+7% Synergy
$0.24
Cosmos Elixir+6% Synergy
$2.84
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$10.84
Sun Droplet+5% Synergy
$0.39
Bontu's Monument+5% Synergy
$5.27
The Great Henge+4% Synergy
$64.01
Bow of Nylea+4% Synergy
$5.17
The Ozolith+3% Synergy
$70.05
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$0.85
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$11.75
Whip of Erebos+3% Synergy
$7.41
Ashnod's Altar-4% Synergy
$15.74
Skullclamp-10% Synergy
$6.25
Swiftfoot Boots-11% Synergy
$1.95
Lightning Greaves-11% Synergy
$4.44
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Blight Mound+19% Synergy
$0.47
Trudge Garden+17% Synergy
$0.31
Comforting Counsel+16% Synergy
$0.32
Sanguine Bond+15% Synergy
$6.08
Retreat to Kazandu+13% Synergy
$1.38
Druid Class+10% Synergy
$1.95
Bastion of Remembrance+9% Synergy
$0.31
Feral Appetite+8% Synergy
$0.32
Greed+8% Synergy
$0.37
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.15
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$4.22
Lifegift+8% Synergy
$8.52
Moldervine Reclamation+7% Synergy
$0.26
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.71
Exquisite Blood+6% Synergy
$39.45
Primeval Bounty+6% Synergy
$0.34
Retreat to Hagra+5% Synergy
$2.76
Gift of Paradise+5% Synergy
$0.35
Branching Evolution+5% Synergy
$6.47
Leyline of Vitality+5% Synergy
$3.26
Stocking the Pantry+3% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$2.53
Gourmand's Talent+2% Synergy
$0.39
Hollowmurk Siege+2% Synergy
$1.08
Terrasymbiosis+2% Synergy
$8.52
Tribute to the World Tree+2% Synergy
$13.25
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$25.11
Binding the Old Gods+1% Synergy
$0.29
Utopia Sprawl+0% Synergy
$1.64
Black Market Connections+0% Synergy
$19.62
Wild Growth0% Synergy
$0.42
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.78
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$12.12
Deathreap Ritual-2% Synergy
$0.36
Insidious Roots-4% Synergy
$1.81
Doubling Season-7% Synergy
$32.07
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Dellian Fel+12% Synergy
$5.71
Professor Onyx+3% Synergy
$5.33
Vraska, Golgari Queen+3% Synergy
$6.19
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Sapseep Forest+32% Synergy
$0.45
High Market+14% Synergy
$0.39
Adventurer's Inn+12% Synergy
$0.30
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$13.56
Castle Locthwain+4% Synergy
$3.70
Karn's Bastion+3% Synergy
$2.03
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.46
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.33
Gingerbread Cabin+1% Synergy
$0.33
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.35
Restless Cottage+0% Synergy
$2.41
The Shire0% Synergy
$3.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$10.74
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$33.04
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-3% Synergy
$0.33
Boseiju, Who Endures-5% Synergy
$50.77
Grim Backwoods-6% Synergy
$0.27
Phyrexian Tower-6% Synergy
$26.74
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.38
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-7% Synergy
$63.55
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.94
Bojuka Bog-10% Synergy
$0.70
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-12% Synergy
$15.43
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pristine Talisman+38% Synergy
$0.38
Paradise Plume+6% Synergy
$0.40
Talisman of Resilience0% Synergy
$0.39
Golgari Signet-3% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.13
Arcane Signet-11% Synergy
$1.10
Lands
The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Jungle Hollow+29% Synergy
$0.22
Riveteers Overlook+19% Synergy
$0.32
Witherbloom Campus+11% Synergy
$0.25
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$0.99
Illegitimate Business+7% Synergy
$0.18
Titan's Grave+7% Synergy
$0.19
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.80
Necroblossom Snarl+3% Synergy
$0.36
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.33
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$14.14
Bridgeworks Battle+2% Synergy
$0.65
Blighted Woodland+2% Synergy
$0.40
Woodland Chasm+2% Synergy
$0.56
Bala Ged Recovery+1% Synergy
$7.05
Golgari Guildgate+1% Synergy
$0.11
Nurturing Peatland+0% Synergy
$7.34
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$3.79
Darkbore Pathway0% Synergy
$6.04
Exotic Orchard0% Synergy
$0.82
Tainted Wood-1% Synergy
$0.36
Haunted Mire-1% Synergy
$0.27
Blooming Marsh-1% Synergy
$1.90
Forest-1% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Malady-1% Synergy
$0.30
Festering Thicket-2% Synergy
$0.32
Bayou-3% Synergy
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.12
Golgari Rot Farm-3% Synergy
$0.28
Turbulent Fen-3% Synergy
$6.54
Swamp-3% Synergy
$2.00
Wastewood Verge-4% Synergy
$10.95
Vernal Fen-4% Synergy
$0.52
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.16
Viridescent Bog-5% Synergy
$0.28
Deathcap Glade-5% Synergy
$1.97
Underground Mortuary-6% Synergy
$16.06
Fabled Passage-6% Synergy
$3.30
Llanowar Wastes-6% Synergy
$0.50
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$5.56
Command Tower-8% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.27
Verdant Catacombs-10% Synergy
$32.02
Overgrown Tomb-12% Synergy
$9.58
Woodland Cemetery-13% Synergy
$0.39
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.39
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