Valentin, Dean of the Vein
$0.88
$0.88Legendary 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
$0.14
Teacher's Pest+19% Synergy
$0.37
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+18% Synergy
$0.91
Shopkeeper's Bane+18% Synergy
$0.25
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
$5.98
Prosperous Innkeeper+59% Synergy
$0.17
Dina, Soul Steeper+53% Synergy
$0.28
Mortality Spear+52% Synergy
$0.26
Radiant Fountain+51% Synergy
$2.96
Gala Greeters+49% Synergy
$1.27
Scavenging Ooze+47% Synergy
$0.34
Spike Feeder+47% Synergy
$1.91
Inspiring Call+47% Synergy
$0.37
Sapseep Forest+45% Synergy
$0.50
Top Cards
The staple cards most Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks run as their core.
Pest Infestation+43% Synergy
$0.46
Kami of Whispered Hopes+42% Synergy
$2.44
Winding Constrictor+38% Synergy
$0.47
Virulent Emissary+34% Synergy
$0.97
Hardened Scales+34% Synergy
$2.09
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$1.35
Blood Artist+23% Synergy
$2.55
Cultivate+11% Synergy
$0.34
Beast Within+11% Synergy
$0.46
Assassin's Trophy-4% Synergy
$0.70
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
$17.54
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$37.69
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$60.01
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$76.77
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Social Climber+38% Synergy
$0.19
Blood Researcher+37% Synergy
$0.16
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+35% Synergy
$11.01
Tenured Inkcaster+35% Synergy
$0.28
Blossoming Bogbeast+34% Synergy
$0.36
Marauding Blight-Priest+33% Synergy
$0.28
Basking Broodscale+33% Synergy
$0.19
Evolution Witness+31% Synergy
$0.27
Veinwitch Coven+31% Synergy
$0.24
Spectrum Sentinel+30% Synergy
$0.38
Corpsejack Menace+28% Synergy
$0.86
Herd Baloth+28% Synergy
$0.29
Kazandu Nectarpot+28% Synergy
$0.23
Deathgreeter+28% Synergy
$3.32
Fetid Gargantua+28% Synergy
$0.07
Witch of the Moors+26% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+26% Synergy
$0.38
Armorcraft Judge+26% Synergy
$0.25
Creeping Bloodsucker+25% Synergy
$3.93
Courser of Kruphix+25% Synergy
$2.50
Prize Pig+25% Synergy
$0.34
Accomplished Alchemist+21% Synergy
$0.37
Incubation Druid+20% Synergy
$2.41
Cursed Wombat+20% Synergy
$0.21
Sedgemoor Witch+19% Synergy
$6.56
Devoted Druid+18% Synergy
$0.41
Leyline Prowler+17% Synergy
$0.34
Fertilid+17% Synergy
$0.29
Haywire Mite+16% Synergy
$0.39
Deathrite Shaman+16% Synergy
$8.99
Jaddi Offshoot+16% Synergy
$0.28
Vampire Nighthawk+16% Synergy
$0.25
Ezzaroot Channeler+16% Synergy
$1.23
Honor Troll+16% Synergy
$0.16
Witherbloom Apprentice+15% Synergy
$0.51
Defiler of Vigor+15% Synergy
$3.26
Leech Collector+14% Synergy
$0.18
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$1.22
Noxious Newt+12% Synergy
$0.27
Mosswood Dreadknight+12% Synergy
$0.40
Zulaport Cutthroat+11% Synergy
$1.00
Champion of Lambholt+11% Synergy
$3.97
Scheming Silvertongue+11% Synergy
$1.28
Birds of Paradise+10% Synergy
$7.76
Elves of Deep Shadow+6% Synergy
$3.71
Beast Whisperer+2% Synergy
$7.69
Sakura-Tribe Elder+1% Synergy
$0.34
Llanowar Elves0% Synergy
$0.38
Fyndhorn Elves0% Synergy
$1.94
Elvish Mystic-7% Synergy
$0.43
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain deck ahead.
Tend the Pests+36% Synergy
$0.56
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+28% Synergy
$5.05
Infuse with Vitality+21% Synergy
$0.18
Fortifying Draught+11% Synergy
$0.08
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$0.70
Inscription of Abundance+9% Synergy
$0.33
Weather the Storm+9% Synergy
$1.12
Pulse of Murasa+7% Synergy
$0.28
Deathsprout+6% Synergy
$0.41
Efflorescence+6% Synergy
$0.15
Nature's Claim+5% Synergy
$1.03
Blunt the Assault+5% Synergy
$0.23
Village Rites+4% Synergy
$0.69
Infernal Grasp+4% Synergy
$0.56
Lifestream's Blessing+4% Synergy
$1.11
Putrefy+3% Synergy
$0.25
Roiling Regrowth+3% Synergy
$0.31
Golgari Charm+2% Synergy
$1.63
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$2.42
Krosan Grip+2% Synergy
$1.69
Tear Asunder+1% Synergy
$0.32
Snakeskin Veil+1% Synergy
$0.21
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.57
Atomize+1% Synergy
$11.73
Plumb the Forbidden0% Synergy
$0.36
Return of the Wildspeaker-1% Synergy
$1.00
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.15
Witherbloom Charm-3% Synergy
$0.32
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$2.59
Heroic Intervention-7% Synergy
$14.29
Dark Ritual-10% Synergy
$11.92
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Valentin, Dean of the Vein.
Shamanic Revelation+19% Synergy
$1.00
Essence Pulse+19% Synergy
$0.35
Vicious Rivalry+16% Synergy
$0.37
Sign in Blood+14% Synergy
$4.10
Night's Whisper+12% Synergy
$0.26
Feed the Swarm+12% Synergy
$0.20
Read the Bones+11% Synergy
$0.29
Send in the Pest+11% Synergy
$0.17
Scale the Heights+11% Synergy
$0.13
Toxic Deluge+10% Synergy
$3.31
Healing Technique+10% Synergy
$0.39
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$1.96
Dig Up+9% Synergy
$0.38
Grapple with Death+8% Synergy
$0.21
Pest Summoning+8% Synergy
$0.14
Devouring Tendrils+8% Synergy
$0.12
Rampant Growth+7% Synergy
$0.47
Urborg Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.15
Zimone's Experiment+7% Synergy
$0.22
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.41
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.53
Deadly Brew+5% Synergy
$0.30
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$0.56
Gaze of Granite+5% Synergy
$0.20
Containment Breach+5% Synergy
$0.17
Hunt for Specimens+5% Synergy
$0.11
Game Over+5% Synergy
$0.36
Knockout Maneuver+5% Synergy
$0.12
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$3.82
Withering Curse+4% Synergy
$1.33
Witherbloom Command+4% Synergy
$0.25
Find // Finality+4% Synergy
$0.18
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.78
Kodama's Reach+3% Synergy
$1.54
Ezuri's Predation+3% Synergy
$2.14
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.37
Harmonize0% Synergy
$0.27
Damnation0% Synergy
$20.72
Three Visits-1% Synergy
$4.60
Bala Ged Recovery-1% Synergy
$5.68
Casualties of War-3% Synergy
$0.26
Immoral Bargain-6% Synergy
$0.54
Rise of the Witch-king-6% Synergy
$0.94
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$8.61
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
Well of Lost Dreams+37% Synergy
$3.50
Tablet of the Guilds+32% Synergy
$0.38
Fountain of Renewal+28% Synergy
$0.70
Aetherflux Reservoir+17% Synergy
$19.53
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+14% Synergy
$5.02
Wurm's Tooth+14% Synergy
$0.22
The Great Henge+13% Synergy
$62.89
Cosmos Elixir+11% Synergy
$2.28
Sun Droplet+10% Synergy
$0.41
Alhammarret's Archive+9% Synergy
$10.64
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$6.96
Staff of the Wild Magus+8% Synergy
$0.14
Bow of Nylea+7% Synergy
$3.83
Pestilent Cauldron+7% Synergy
$0.32
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.34
Demon's Horn+7% Synergy
$0.93
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$8.47
The Ozolith+6% Synergy
$65.54
Elixir of Immortality+5% Synergy
$0.87
Excalibur II+5% Synergy
$0.88
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$11.21
Cauldron of Essence-5% Synergy
$3.16
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$3.66
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$14.95
Swiftfoot Boots-10% Synergy
$2.46
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$4.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Blight Mound+22% Synergy
$0.42
Trudge Garden+22% Synergy
$0.26
Druid Class+17% Synergy
$1.76
Sanguine Bond+16% Synergy
$6.44
Retreat to Kazandu+14% Synergy
$0.73
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.33
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.26
Revenge of Ravens+11% Synergy
$0.45
Moldervine Reclamation+10% Synergy
$0.30
Bastion of Remembrance+10% Synergy
$0.29
Lifegift+10% Synergy
$9.16
Branching Evolution+9% Synergy
$6.18
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$37.29
Leyline of Vitality+9% Synergy
$3.45
Vampiric Rites+8% Synergy
$0.18
Loading Zone+8% Synergy
$1.16
Primeval Bounty+8% Synergy
$0.29
Retreat to Hagra+6% Synergy
$2.73
Stocking the Pantry+6% Synergy
$0.31
Sanctum of Stone Fangs+5% Synergy
$1.36
Sothera, the Supervoid+5% Synergy
$1.95
Glorious Sunrise+5% Synergy
$2.23
Sylvan Library+4% Synergy
$28.04
Hollowmurk Siege+4% Synergy
$0.96
Tribute to the World Tree+4% Synergy
$12.72
Colossal Majesty+4% Synergy
$1.58
Comforting Counsel+2% Synergy
$0.31
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$13.42
Binding the Old Gods0% Synergy
$0.27
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$28.37
Wild Growth-1% Synergy
$0.47
Guardian Project-1% Synergy
$12.11
Deathreap Ritual-4% Synergy
$0.35
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$1.22
Doubling Season-10% Synergy
$32.23
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain game plan.
Professor Dellian Fel+5% Synergy
$4.24
Vraska, Golgari Queen+5% Synergy
$5.56
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
High Market+21% Synergy
$0.78
Adventurer's Inn+14% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Locthwain+6% Synergy
$3.77
Restless Cottage+5% Synergy
$1.89
Karn's Bastion+5% Synergy
$2.27
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$14.11
Glimmerpost+5% Synergy
$0.31
Gingerbread Cabin+3% Synergy
$0.36
Mosswort Bridge+2% Synergy
$0.33
The Shire+1% Synergy
$3.69
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire0% Synergy
$11.29
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood0% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.29
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.40
Grim Backwoods-3% Synergy
$0.23
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.36
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$63.85
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$0.95
Boseiju, Who Endures-9% Synergy
$49.11
Phyrexian Tower-10% Synergy
$25.29
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-11% Synergy
$14.92
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+55% Synergy
$0.39
Paradise Plume+9% Synergy
$0.33
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$1.04
Talisman of Resilience+4% Synergy
$0.33
Golgari Signet+2% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.84
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.69
Lands
The mana base behind Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain decks.
Jungle Hollow+42% Synergy
$0.23
Riveteers Overlook+27% Synergy
$0.27
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$1.22
Witherbloom Campus+12% Synergy
$0.25
Revitalizing Repast+9% Synergy
$0.70
Woodland Chasm+8% Synergy
$0.60
Nurturing Peatland+7% Synergy
$6.50
Llanowar Wastes+6% Synergy
$0.54
Titan's Grave+5% Synergy
$0.19
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$0.56
Tainted Wood+4% Synergy
$0.34
Golgari Rot Farm+4% Synergy
$0.31
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.31
Blighted Woodland+4% Synergy
$0.38
Necroblossom Snarl+3% Synergy
$0.39
Illegitimate Business+3% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$2.42
Forest0% Synergy
$0.17
Temple of Malady0% Synergy
$0.30
Golgari Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.11
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$34.97
Viridescent Bog-1% Synergy
$0.27
Haunted Mire-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blooming Marsh-1% Synergy
$2.22
Bala Ged Recovery-1% Synergy
$5.68
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.14
Exotic Orchard-2% Synergy
$0.24
Darkbore Pathway-2% Synergy
$6.14
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.15
Darkmoss Bridge-3% Synergy
$0.29
Festering Thicket-3% Synergy
$0.25
Deathcap Glade-4% Synergy
$2.21
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.33
Terramorphic Expanse-4% Synergy
$0.29
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.34
Woodland Cemetery-5% Synergy
$0.46
Fabled Passage-5% Synergy
$1.05
Undergrowth Stadium-6% Synergy
$5.69
Bayou-6% Synergy
Vernal Fen-7% Synergy
$0.43
Wastewood Verge-7% Synergy
$10.36
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$12.91
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.31
Verdant Catacombs-11% Synergy
$28.51
Turbulent Fen-12% Synergy
$6.49
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.39
Overgrown Tomb-17% Synergy
$10.00
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