Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$1.00
$1.00Legendary 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
#2169
Current Rank
#1990
Last Week
#1982
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.
Ravening Warg+2% Synergy
$0.16
Dathon and Picard at El-Adrel+2% Synergy
Dreaded Bat-Cloud+1% Synergy
$0.18
Troop of Ponies+1% Synergy
$0.29
Attercop+0% Synergy
$0.18
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Valentin, Dean of the Vein's abilities and overall game plan.
Essence Warden+49% Synergy
$7.61
Dina, Soul Steeper+47% Synergy
$0.31
Prosperous Innkeeper+44% Synergy
$0.24
Mortality Spear+43% Synergy
$0.30
Gala Greeters+35% Synergy
$2.20
Bogwater Lumaret+35% Synergy
$0.27
Basking Broodscale+34% Synergy
$0.26
Spike Feeder+34% Synergy
$3.61
Inspiring Call+33% Synergy
$0.34
Scavenging Ooze+33% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Virulent Emissary+33% Synergy
$1.15
Pest Infestation+31% Synergy
$0.56
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+28% Synergy
$0.80
Teacher's Pest+27% Synergy
$0.28
Beledros Witherbloom+27% Synergy
$1.34
Hardened Scales+25% Synergy
$3.56
Blood Artist+17% Synergy
$2.97
Cauldron of Essence+9% Synergy
$2.79
Cultivate+0% Synergy
$0.39
Assassin's Trophy-9% Synergy
$1.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+7% Synergy
$16.23
Worldly Tutor-1% Synergy
$31.71
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$54.51
Crop Rotation-3% Synergy
$3.70
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$66.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Kami of Whispered Hopes+29% Synergy
$4.75
Social Climber+29% Synergy
$0.21
Evolution Witness+28% Synergy
$0.30
Blossoming Bogbeast+27% Synergy
$0.37
Marauding Blight-Priest+27% Synergy
$0.29
Blood Researcher+26% Synergy
$0.18
Tenured Inkcaster+24% Synergy
$0.30
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+24% Synergy
$11.42
Herd Baloth+23% Synergy
$0.36
Witch of the Moors+23% Synergy
$0.40
Deathgreeter+22% Synergy
$3.32
Veinwitch Coven+22% Synergy
$0.30
Winding Constrictor+22% Synergy
$0.48
Corpsejack Menace+20% Synergy
$0.92
Kazandu Nectarpot+18% Synergy
$0.28
Accomplished Alchemist+18% Synergy
$0.42
Fetid Gargantua+18% Synergy
$0.13
Essenceknit Scholar+17% Synergy
$0.24
Scheming Silvertongue+17% Synergy
$1.08
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+17% Synergy
$0.37
Creeping Bloodsucker+17% Synergy
$5.03
Blech, Loafing Pest+16% Synergy
$0.35
Spectrum Sentinel+16% Synergy
$0.36
Sedgemoor Witch+16% Synergy
$4.64
Jaddi Offshoot+15% Synergy
$0.29
Courser of Kruphix+15% Synergy
$2.67
Incubation Druid+14% Synergy
$2.72
Armorcraft Judge+14% Synergy
$0.17
Witherbloom Apprentice+14% Synergy
$0.50
Honor Troll+14% Synergy
$0.18
Leyline Prowler+12% Synergy
$0.42
Devoted Druid+12% Synergy
$1.32
Fertilid+12% Synergy
$0.32
Pest Mascot+11% Synergy
$0.23
Ribtruss Roaster+11% Synergy
$0.27
Pest Rescuer+9% Synergy
$0.65
Lluwen, Exchange Student+9% Synergy
$0.24
Eccentric Pestfinder+9% Synergy
$0.33
Deathrite Shaman+8% Synergy
$8.53
Haywire Mite+8% Synergy
$0.45
Zulaport Cutthroat+7% Synergy
$1.23
Disciple of Freyalise+5% Synergy
$5.50
Birds of Paradise+3% Synergy
$9.78
Viscera Seer+1% Synergy
$0.38
Beast Whisperer+0% Synergy
$8.80
Elves of Deep Shadow+0% Synergy
$5.65
Fyndhorn Elves-1% Synergy
$2.31
Llanowar Elves-2% Synergy
$0.33
Sakura-Tribe Elder-3% Synergy
$0.31
Elvish Mystic-5% Synergy
$5.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Valentin, Dean of the Vein safe.
Tend the Pests+29% Synergy
$0.58
Infuse with Vitality+20% Synergy
$0.21
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+19% Synergy
$5.47
Fortifying Draught+9% Synergy
$0.07
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$1.61
Village Rites+8% Synergy
$0.76
Weather the Storm+7% Synergy
$1.05
Witherbloom Charm+5% Synergy
$0.29
Plumb the Forbidden+5% Synergy
$0.42
Efflorescence+5% Synergy
$0.13
Pulse of Murasa+5% Synergy
$0.32
Inscription of Abundance+4% Synergy
$0.38
Rushed Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.41
Dina's Guidance+2% Synergy
$0.91
Nature's Claim+2% Synergy
$1.56
Deathsprout+2% Synergy
$0.37
Infernal Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.34
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.62
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$15.04
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.32
Corrupted Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.38
Snakeskin Veil+1% Synergy
$0.30
Krosan Grip+1% Synergy
$1.72
Fog+1% Synergy
$1.83
Putrefy+0% Synergy
$0.26
Collective Resistance+0% Synergy
$1.87
Golgari Charm0% Synergy
$2.21
Veil of Summer0% Synergy
$4.41
Tear Asunder0% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.61
Beast Within-1% Synergy
$0.72
Abrupt Decay-3% Synergy
$2.58
Return of the Wildspeaker-4% Synergy
$2.54
Deadly Dispute-4% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$6.31
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$30.53
Heroic Intervention-10% Synergy
$15.49
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Valentin, Dean of the Vein's game plan and control the board.
Grapple with Death+14% Synergy
$0.20
Essence Pulse+13% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Brew+11% Synergy
$0.31
Feed the Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.21
Pest Summoning+9% Synergy
$0.18
Withering Curse+9% Synergy
$1.26
Follow the Lumarets+9% Synergy
$0.11
Send in the Pest+8% Synergy
$0.19
Shamanic Revelation+8% Synergy
$1.39
Containment Breach+7% Synergy
$0.16
Vicious Rivalry+7% Synergy
$0.31
Witherbloom Command+7% Synergy
$0.25
Root Manipulation+7% Synergy
$0.22
Scale the Heights+7% Synergy
$0.13
Hunt for Specimens+7% Synergy
$0.20
Devouring Tendrils+7% Synergy
$0.11
Sign in Blood+6% Synergy
$3.34
Healing Technique+5% Synergy
$0.36
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$5.45
Urborg Repossession+4% Synergy
$0.12
Germination Practicum+4% Synergy
$9.05
Culling Ritual+3% Synergy
$0.88
Dig Up+3% Synergy
$0.38
Rishkar's Expertise+3% Synergy
$4.80
Read the Bones+3% Synergy
$0.31
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$1.98
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$4.26
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.02
Immoral Bargain+1% Synergy
$0.50
Unearth+1% Synergy
$0.51
Shared Roots+1% Synergy
$0.38
Nature's Lore+0% Synergy
$2.99
Rampant Growth0% Synergy
$0.64
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.42
Damnation0% Synergy
$21.24
Kodama's Reach0% Synergy
$1.98
Three Visits-1% Synergy
$5.62
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.30
Farseek-2% Synergy
$0.45
Casualties of War-4% Synergy
$0.26
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$17.27
Victimize-7% Synergy
$1.25
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$9.23
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Well of Lost Dreams+25% Synergy
$5.10
Tablet of the Guilds+22% Synergy
$0.48
Fountain of Renewal+21% Synergy
$0.66
Pestilent Cauldron+14% Synergy
$0.35
Aetherflux Reservoir+11% Synergy
$22.00
Wurm's Tooth+7% Synergy
$0.23
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+7% Synergy
$6.90
Cosmos Elixir+6% Synergy
$2.81
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$10.48
Bow of Nylea+5% Synergy
$4.33
Bontu's Monument+5% Synergy
$4.76
Sun Droplet+4% Synergy
$0.37
The Great Henge+4% Synergy
$65.96
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$1.00
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$14.70
The Ozolith+3% Synergy
$64.25
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$11.28
Ashnod's Altar-3% Synergy
$16.79
Skullclamp-9% Synergy
$5.84
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$2.30
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Valentin, Dean of the Vein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Blight Mound+19% Synergy
$0.37
Trudge Garden+17% Synergy
$0.30
Comforting Counsel+17% Synergy
$0.31
Sanguine Bond+15% Synergy
$7.31
Retreat to Kazandu+13% Synergy
$0.46
Bastion of Remembrance+10% Synergy
$0.39
Druid Class+10% Synergy
$1.56
Heroic Feast+10% Synergy
$0.28
Feral Appetite+9% Synergy
$0.29
Moldervine Reclamation+7% Synergy
$0.27
Greed+7% Synergy
$0.34
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.11
Lifegift+7% Synergy
$10.19
Exquisite Blood+6% Synergy
$37.09
Phyrexian Arena+6% Synergy
$4.56
Revenge of Ravens+6% Synergy
$0.58
Primeval Bounty+6% Synergy
$0.35
Retreat to Hagra+5% Synergy
$2.03
Leyline of Vitality+5% Synergy
$3.13
Branching Evolution+4% Synergy
$8.38
Gift of Paradise+4% Synergy
$0.29
Stocking the Pantry+3% Synergy
$0.33
Terrasymbiosis+3% Synergy
$9.47
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$3.01
Hollowmurk Siege+2% Synergy
$0.99
Tribute to the World Tree+1% Synergy
$14.50
Binding the Old Gods+1% Synergy
$0.31
Utopia Sprawl+0% Synergy
$1.85
The Meathook Massacre+0% Synergy
$25.10
Wild Growth+0% Synergy
$0.65
Black Market Connections+0% Synergy
$9.09
Bitterblossom+0% Synergy
$31.64
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$27.80
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$13.89
Deathreap Ritual-2% Synergy
$0.34
Insidious Roots-3% Synergy
$1.62
Doubling Season-8% Synergy
$34.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Valentin, Dean of the Vein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Dellian Fel+17% Synergy
$4.48
Professor Onyx+3% Synergy
$5.23
Vraska, Golgari Queen+2% Synergy
$5.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Radiant Fountain+33% Synergy
$2.26
Sapseep Forest+31% Synergy
$0.59
High Market+14% Synergy
$0.50
Adventurer's Inn+12% Synergy
$0.30
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$14.88
Castle Locthwain+4% Synergy
$4.32
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.27
Karn's Bastion+2% Synergy
$2.03
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.40
Gingerbread Cabin+1% Synergy
$0.40
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.38
The Shire+0% Synergy
$3.90
Restless Cottage0% Synergy
$1.79
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$32.75
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.21
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-3% Synergy
$0.38
Dryad Arbor-4% Synergy
$3.77
Boseiju, Who Endures-5% Synergy
$52.33
Grim Backwoods-6% Synergy
$0.28
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-7% Synergy
$58.36
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$27.88
Rogue's Passage-7% Synergy
$0.43
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$3.85
Bojuka Bog-11% Synergy
$1.46
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-12% Synergy
$18.33
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pristine Talisman+36% Synergy
$0.34
Paradise Plume+5% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Resilience0% Synergy
$0.38
Golgari Signet-4% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.56
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.64
Lands
The mana base foundation for Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Jungle Hollow+28% Synergy
$0.16
Riveteers Overlook+19% Synergy
$0.23
Witherbloom Campus+11% Synergy
$0.23
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$1.61
Subterranean Cavern+9% Synergy
$0.27
Illegitimate Business+7% Synergy
$0.21
Disciple of Freyalise+5% Synergy
$5.50
Titan's Grave+4% Synergy
$0.20
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$1.98
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.22
Blighted Woodland+2% Synergy
$0.40
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.02
Woodland Chasm+2% Synergy
$0.53
Necroblossom Snarl+1% Synergy
$0.48
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$15.04
Golgari Guildgate+1% Synergy
$0.11
Nurturing Peatland+0% Synergy
$6.50
Darkbore Pathway+0% Synergy
$6.53
Turbulent Fen0% Synergy
$8.06
Haunted Mire0% Synergy
$0.29
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.61
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.20
Forest-2% Synergy
$0.08
Festering Thicket-2% Synergy
$0.28
Golgari Rot Farm-2% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Malady-2% Synergy
$0.30
Blooming Marsh-3% Synergy
$3.04
Tainted Wood-3% Synergy
$0.39
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.25
Wastewood Verge-4% Synergy
$9.89
Bayou-4% Synergy
Swamp-4% Synergy
$0.09
Vernal Fen-4% Synergy
$0.55
Fabled Passage-5% Synergy
$1.12
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Deathcap Glade-6% Synergy
$2.70
Viridescent Bog-6% Synergy
$0.33
Underground Mortuary-6% Synergy
$15.85
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$6.16
Llanowar Wastes-7% Synergy
$0.65
Command Tower-9% Synergy
$0.30
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.26
Verdant Catacombs-10% Synergy
$30.27
Overgrown Tomb-12% Synergy
$7.83
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.33
Woodland Cemetery-13% Synergy
$0.66
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