Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$1.00
$1.00Legendary Creature — Vampire Warlock
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Valentin, Dean of the Vein players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Bogwater Lumaret+25% Synergy
$0.22
Follow the Lumarets+21% Synergy
$0.09
Teacher's Pest+19% Synergy
$0.23
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+18% Synergy
$0.85
Shopkeeper's Bane+18% Synergy
$0.15
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Essence Warden+70% Synergy
$7.89
Prosperous Innkeeper+59% Synergy
$0.26
Dina, Soul Steeper+53% Synergy
$0.29
Mortality Spear+52% Synergy
$0.29
Radiant Fountain+51% Synergy
$3.52
Gala Greeters+49% Synergy
$2.02
Scavenging Ooze+47% Synergy
$0.31
Spike Feeder+47% Synergy
$3.77
Inspiring Call+47% Synergy
$0.39
Sapseep Forest+45% Synergy
$0.59
Top Cards
The staple cards most Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks run as their core.
Pest Infestation+43% Synergy
$0.55
Kami of Whispered Hopes+42% Synergy
$4.17
Winding Constrictor+38% Synergy
$0.46
Virulent Emissary+34% Synergy
$0.62
Hardened Scales+34% Synergy
$3.14
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$1.29
Blood Artist+23% Synergy
$3.83
Cultivate+11% Synergy
$0.41
Beast Within+11% Synergy
$0.65
Assassin's Trophy-4% Synergy
$1.17
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel+17% Synergy
$15.83
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$38.23
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$54.03
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$69.17
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Social Climber+38% Synergy
$0.18
Blood Researcher+37% Synergy
$0.17
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+35% Synergy
$10.36
Tenured Inkcaster+35% Synergy
$0.28
Blossoming Bogbeast+34% Synergy
$0.32
Marauding Blight-Priest+33% Synergy
$0.30
Basking Broodscale+33% Synergy
$0.32
Evolution Witness+31% Synergy
$0.28
Veinwitch Coven+31% Synergy
$0.33
Spectrum Sentinel+30% Synergy
$0.40
Corpsejack Menace+28% Synergy
$0.94
Herd Baloth+28% Synergy
$0.37
Kazandu Nectarpot+28% Synergy
$0.31
Deathgreeter+28% Synergy
$2.99
Fetid Gargantua+28% Synergy
$0.14
Witch of the Moors+26% Synergy
$0.40
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+26% Synergy
$0.40
Armorcraft Judge+26% Synergy
$0.18
Creeping Bloodsucker+25% Synergy
$4.95
Courser of Kruphix+25% Synergy
$2.01
Prize Pig+25% Synergy
$0.37
Accomplished Alchemist+21% Synergy
$0.41
Incubation Druid+20% Synergy
$2.94
Cursed Wombat+20% Synergy
$0.23
Sedgemoor Witch+19% Synergy
$3.87
Devoted Druid+18% Synergy
$1.26
Leyline Prowler+17% Synergy
$0.43
Fertilid+17% Synergy
$0.31
Haywire Mite+16% Synergy
$0.51
Deathrite Shaman+16% Synergy
$9.08
Jaddi Offshoot+16% Synergy
$0.29
Vampire Nighthawk+16% Synergy
$0.20
Ezzaroot Channeler+16% Synergy
$1.27
Honor Troll+16% Synergy
$0.16
Witherbloom Apprentice+15% Synergy
$0.38
Defiler of Vigor+15% Synergy
$3.25
Leech Collector+14% Synergy
$0.28
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$5.26
Noxious Newt+12% Synergy
$0.29
Mosswood Dreadknight+12% Synergy
$0.45
Zulaport Cutthroat+11% Synergy
$1.35
Champion of Lambholt+11% Synergy
$4.79
Scheming Silvertongue+11% Synergy
$1.71
Birds of Paradise+10% Synergy
$8.98
Elves of Deep Shadow+6% Synergy
$5.23
Beast Whisperer+2% Synergy
$9.08
Sakura-Tribe Elder+1% Synergy
$0.47
Llanowar Elves0% Synergy
$0.31
Fyndhorn Elves0% Synergy
$1.96
Elvish Mystic-7% Synergy
$5.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain deck ahead.
Tend the Pests+36% Synergy
$0.55
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+28% Synergy
$4.58
Infuse with Vitality+21% Synergy
$0.19
Fortifying Draught+11% Synergy
$0.08
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$2.10
Inscription of Abundance+9% Synergy
$0.37
Weather the Storm+9% Synergy
$1.23
Pulse of Murasa+7% Synergy
$0.30
Deathsprout+6% Synergy
$0.37
Efflorescence+6% Synergy
$0.09
Nature's Claim+5% Synergy
$1.31
Blunt the Assault+5% Synergy
$0.17
Village Rites+4% Synergy
$0.93
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.32
Lifestream's Blessing+4% Synergy
$0.41
Putrefy+3% Synergy
$0.32
Roiling Regrowth+3% Synergy
$0.34
Golgari Charm+2% Synergy
$1.90
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$5.74
Krosan Grip+2% Synergy
$1.73
Tear Asunder+1% Synergy
$0.61
Snakeskin Veil+1% Synergy
$0.25
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.62
Atomize+1% Synergy
$8.69
Plumb the Forbidden0% Synergy
$0.42
Return of the Wildspeaker-1% Synergy
$2.56
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.30
Witherbloom Charm-3% Synergy
$0.30
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$2.62
Heroic Intervention-7% Synergy
$17.60
Dark Ritual-10% Synergy
$7.28
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.27
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Valentin, Dean of the Vein.
Shamanic Revelation+19% Synergy
$1.55
Essence Pulse+19% Synergy
$0.32
Vicious Rivalry+16% Synergy
$0.30
Sign in Blood+14% Synergy
$3.14
Night's Whisper+12% Synergy
$6.25
Feed the Swarm+12% Synergy
$0.24
Read the Bones+11% Synergy
$0.30
Send in the Pest+11% Synergy
$0.26
Scale the Heights+11% Synergy
$0.14
Toxic Deluge+10% Synergy
$5.02
Healing Technique+10% Synergy
$0.38
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$2.23
Dig Up+9% Synergy
$0.41
Grapple with Death+8% Synergy
$0.22
Pest Summoning+8% Synergy
$0.21
Devouring Tendrils+8% Synergy
$0.11
Rampant Growth+7% Synergy
$1.28
Urborg Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.15
Zimone's Experiment+7% Synergy
$0.21
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.53
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.46
Deadly Brew+5% Synergy
$0.30
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$1.29
Gaze of Granite+5% Synergy
$0.23
Containment Breach+5% Synergy
$0.17
Hunt for Specimens+5% Synergy
$0.19
Game Over+5% Synergy
$0.35
Knockout Maneuver+5% Synergy
$0.10
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$5.48
Withering Curse+4% Synergy
$1.01
Witherbloom Command+4% Synergy
$0.31
Find // Finality+4% Synergy
$0.20
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$1.04
Kodama's Reach+3% Synergy
$1.77
Ezuri's Predation+3% Synergy
$3.14
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.41
Harmonize0% Synergy
$0.23
Damnation0% Synergy
$21.01
Three Visits-1% Synergy
$5.55
Bala Ged Recovery-1% Synergy
$7.05
Casualties of War-3% Synergy
$0.31
Immoral Bargain-6% Synergy
$0.52
Rise of the Witch-king-6% Synergy
$0.51
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$10.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
Well of Lost Dreams+37% Synergy
$5.72
Tablet of the Guilds+32% Synergy
$0.38
Fountain of Renewal+28% Synergy
$1.02
Aetherflux Reservoir+17% Synergy
$21.72
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+14% Synergy
$7.00
Wurm's Tooth+14% Synergy
$0.23
The Great Henge+13% Synergy
$65.74
Cosmos Elixir+11% Synergy
$2.80
Sun Droplet+10% Synergy
$0.40
Alhammarret's Archive+9% Synergy
$10.49
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$4.60
Staff of the Wild Magus+8% Synergy
$0.20
Bow of Nylea+7% Synergy
$4.52
Pestilent Cauldron+7% Synergy
$0.37
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.35
Demon's Horn+7% Synergy
$1.20
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$9.52
The Ozolith+6% Synergy
$61.33
Elixir of Immortality+5% Synergy
$1.05
Excalibur II+5% Synergy
$0.80
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$12.08
Cauldron of Essence-5% Synergy
$2.78
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$4.10
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$16.64
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$1.98
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$5.18
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Blight Mound+22% Synergy
$0.41
Trudge Garden+22% Synergy
$0.28
Druid Class+17% Synergy
$1.25
Sanguine Bond+16% Synergy
$7.95
Retreat to Kazandu+14% Synergy
$0.47
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.16
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.33
Revenge of Ravens+11% Synergy
$0.38
Moldervine Reclamation+10% Synergy
$0.34
Bastion of Remembrance+10% Synergy
$0.30
Lifegift+10% Synergy
$11.42
Branching Evolution+9% Synergy
$8.04
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$40.36
Leyline of Vitality+9% Synergy
$3.22
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.17
Loading Zone+8% Synergy
$2.06
Primeval Bounty+8% Synergy
$0.33
Retreat to Hagra+6% Synergy
$1.89
Stocking the Pantry+6% Synergy
$0.30
Sanctum of Stone Fangs+5% Synergy
$1.09
Sothera, the Supervoid+5% Synergy
$3.30
Glorious Sunrise+5% Synergy
$2.06
Sylvan Library+4% Synergy
$27.56
Hollowmurk Siege+4% Synergy
$1.11
Tribute to the World Tree+4% Synergy
$14.69
Colossal Majesty+4% Synergy
$1.15
Comforting Counsel+2% Synergy
$0.25
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$10.53
Binding the Old Gods0% Synergy
$0.32
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$24.81
Wild Growth-1% Synergy
$0.58
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$15.41
Deathreap Ritual-4% Synergy
$0.36
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$1.67
Doubling Season-10% Synergy
$35.16
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain game plan.
Professor Dellian Fel+5% Synergy
$5.41
Vraska, Golgari Queen+5% Synergy
$4.96
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
High Market+21% Synergy
$0.53
Adventurer's Inn+14% Synergy
$0.23
Castle Locthwain+6% Synergy
$4.31
Restless Cottage+5% Synergy
$1.75
Karn's Bastion+5% Synergy
$2.71
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$14.45
Glimmerpost+5% Synergy
$0.29
Gingerbread Cabin+3% Synergy
$0.43
Mosswort Bridge+2% Synergy
$0.37
The Shire+1% Synergy
$2.34
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire0% Synergy
$10.64
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood0% Synergy
$0.38
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.32
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.77
Grim Backwoods-3% Synergy
$0.28
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$4.23
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$55.48
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$1.40
Boseiju, Who Endures-9% Synergy
$49.49
Phyrexian Tower-10% Synergy
$30.16
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-11% Synergy
$16.76
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+55% Synergy
$0.40
Paradise Plume+9% Synergy
$0.37
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$0.93
Talisman of Resilience+4% Synergy
$0.47
Golgari Signet+2% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.34
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.49
Lands
The mana base behind Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain decks.
Jungle Hollow+42% Synergy
$0.18
Riveteers Overlook+27% Synergy
$0.30
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$5.26
Witherbloom Campus+12% Synergy
$0.25
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$2.10
Woodland Chasm+8% Synergy
$0.45
Nurturing Peatland+7% Synergy
$6.42
Llanowar Wastes+6% Synergy
$1.09
Titan's Grave+5% Synergy
$0.17
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$1.29
Tainted Wood+4% Synergy
$0.38
Golgari Rot Farm+4% Synergy
$0.33
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.34
Blighted Woodland+4% Synergy
$0.40
Necroblossom Snarl+3% Synergy
$0.46
Illegitimate Business+3% Synergy
$0.25
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$5.74
Forest0% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Malady0% Synergy
$0.36
Golgari Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.13
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.56
Viridescent Bog-1% Synergy
$0.34
Haunted Mire-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blooming Marsh-1% Synergy
$3.39
Bala Ged Recovery-1% Synergy
$7.05
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.10
Exotic Orchard-2% Synergy
$0.30
Darkbore Pathway-2% Synergy
$6.45
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.30
Darkmoss Bridge-3% Synergy
$0.32
Festering Thicket-3% Synergy
$0.29
Deathcap Glade-4% Synergy
$2.39
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.29
Terramorphic Expanse-4% Synergy
$0.26
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.25
Woodland Cemetery-5% Synergy
$1.12
Fabled Passage-5% Synergy
$0.64
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$5.38
Bayou-6% Synergy
Vernal Fen-7% Synergy
$0.46
Wastewood Verge-7% Synergy
$9.59
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$16.47
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.27
Verdant Catacombs-11% Synergy
$29.04
Turbulent Fen-12% Synergy
$8.38
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.36
Overgrown Tomb-17% Synergy
$8.77
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Valentin, Dean of the Vein: Lifegain.
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Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
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Kuro, Pitlord
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Betor, Ancestor's Voice
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Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Beledros Witherbloom
Ravos, Soultender // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Treebeard, Gracious Host
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Bounteous Kirin
Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard
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Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Galadriel, Gift-Giver
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Sorin of House Markov
Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
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Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
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