Valentin, Dean of the Vein: Lifegain
$0.86
$0.86Legendary 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
$0.25
Follow the Lumarets+21% Synergy
$0.11
Teacher's Pest+19% Synergy
$0.30
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+18% Synergy
$0.97
Shopkeeper's Bane+18% Synergy
$0.18
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+71% Synergy
$3.75
Prosperous Innkeeper+60% Synergy
$0.23
Dina, Soul Steeper+54% Synergy
$0.33
Mortality Spear+52% Synergy
$0.30
Radiant Fountain+50% Synergy
$0.38
Gala Greeters+49% Synergy
$2.05
Spike Feeder+47% Synergy
$0.78
Inspiring Call+47% Synergy
$0.35
Scavenging Ooze+47% Synergy
$0.28
Sapseep Forest+45% Synergy
$0.44
Top Cards
The staple cards most Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks run as their core.
Pest Infestation+44% Synergy
$0.55
Kami of Whispered Hopes+42% Synergy
$2.44
Winding Constrictor+38% Synergy
$0.40
Hardened Scales+35% Synergy
$1.83
Virulent Emissary+34% Synergy
$0.70
Beledros Witherbloom+28% Synergy
$1.42
Blood Artist+23% Synergy
$1.47
Beast Within+12% Synergy
$0.46
Cultivate+11% Synergy
$0.30
Assassin's Trophy-3% Synergy
$0.75
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
$17.35
Necropotence+2% Synergy
$37.03
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$62.01
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$70.03
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Social Climber+38% Synergy
$0.21
Blood Researcher+37% Synergy
$0.10
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+35% Synergy
$11.60
Blossoming Bogbeast+34% Synergy
$0.35
Tenured Inkcaster+34% Synergy
$0.29
Marauding Blight-Priest+33% Synergy
$0.31
Veinwitch Coven+32% Synergy
$0.32
Basking Broodscale+32% Synergy
$0.25
Evolution Witness+30% Synergy
$0.37
Spectrum Sentinel+30% Synergy
$0.40
Corpsejack Menace+28% Synergy
$0.91
Herd Baloth+28% Synergy
$0.34
Deathgreeter+28% Synergy
$3.19
Fetid Gargantua+28% Synergy
$0.17
Kazandu Nectarpot+27% Synergy
$0.22
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+27% Synergy
$0.38
Witch of the Moors+26% Synergy
$0.37
Creeping Bloodsucker+25% Synergy
$5.05
Armorcraft Judge+25% Synergy
$0.25
Prize Pig+25% Synergy
$0.34
Courser of Kruphix+24% Synergy
$2.34
Accomplished Alchemist+21% Synergy
$0.40
Sedgemoor Witch+20% Synergy
$10.99
Incubation Druid+20% Synergy
$2.06
Cursed Wombat+20% Synergy
$0.24
Devoted Druid+18% Synergy
$0.42
Ezzaroot Channeler+17% Synergy
$1.26
Haywire Mite+16% Synergy
$0.38
Leyline Prowler+16% Synergy
$0.35
Defiler of Vigor+16% Synergy
$3.03
Jaddi Offshoot+16% Synergy
$0.32
Fertilid+16% Synergy
$0.25
Vampire Nighthawk+16% Synergy
$0.26
Honor Troll+16% Synergy
$0.13
Deathrite Shaman+15% Synergy
$8.90
Witherbloom Apprentice+15% Synergy
$0.64
Leech Collector+14% Synergy
$0.23
Poisoner's Apprentice+14% Synergy
$0.15
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$1.68
Zulaport Cutthroat+12% Synergy
$0.79
Noxious Newt+12% Synergy
$0.23
Scheming Silvertongue+11% Synergy
$1.20
Birds of Paradise+10% Synergy
$13.48
Ayara, First of Locthwain+10% Synergy
$9.63
Elves of Deep Shadow+6% Synergy
$4.39
Beast Whisperer+3% Synergy
$9.41
Sakura-Tribe Elder+1% Synergy
$0.30
Fyndhorn Elves+1% Synergy
$2.54
Llanowar Elves0% Synergy
$0.25
Elvish Mystic-7% Synergy
$0.41
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain deck ahead.
Tend the Pests+35% Synergy
$0.64
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+28% Synergy
$4.47
Infuse with Vitality+21% Synergy
$0.13
Fortifying Draught+11% Synergy
$0.08
Weather the Storm+9% Synergy
$1.15
Revitalizing Repast+8% Synergy
$0.95
Inscription of Abundance+8% Synergy
$0.69
Pulse of Murasa+7% Synergy
$0.32
Deathsprout+6% Synergy
$0.40
Efflorescence+6% Synergy
$0.11
Infernal Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.28
Blunt the Assault+5% Synergy
$0.19
Nature's Claim+4% Synergy
$1.03
Lifestream's Blessing+4% Synergy
$1.21
Putrefy+3% Synergy
$0.27
Village Rites+3% Synergy
$0.74
Roiling Regrowth+3% Synergy
$0.36
Golgari Charm+2% Synergy
$1.27
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.00
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.61
Krosan Grip+2% Synergy
$1.60
Atomize+2% Synergy
$11.84
Tear Asunder+1% Synergy
$0.33
Snakeskin Veil+1% Synergy
$0.26
Return of the Wildspeaker0% Synergy
$0.77
Plumb the Forbidden0% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$12.67
Witherbloom Charm-3% Synergy
$0.28
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$2.14
Heroic Intervention-7% Synergy
$13.39
Dark Ritual-10% Synergy
$4.19
Deadly Dispute-11% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Valentin, Dean of the Vein.
Essence Pulse+19% Synergy
$0.36
Shamanic Revelation+18% Synergy
$1.31
Vicious Rivalry+16% Synergy
$0.44
Sign in Blood+15% Synergy
$2.85
Night's Whisper+13% Synergy
$0.31
Feed the Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.33
Read the Bones+11% Synergy
$0.31
Send in the Pest+11% Synergy
$0.21
Toxic Deluge+10% Synergy
$4.98
Scale the Heights+10% Synergy
$0.10
Healing Technique+10% Synergy
$0.38
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$2.31
Dig Up+9% Synergy
$0.37
Grapple with Death+8% Synergy
$0.22
Pest Summoning+8% Synergy
$0.16
Devouring Tendrils+8% Synergy
$0.12
Urborg Repossession+7% Synergy
$0.16
Zimone's Experiment+7% Synergy
$0.23
Rampant Growth+6% Synergy
$0.42
Farseek+6% Synergy
$0.71
Culling Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.43
Deadly Brew+5% Synergy
$0.29
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$0.61
Gaze of Granite+5% Synergy
$0.23
Game Over+5% Synergy
$0.33
Containment Breach+5% Synergy
$0.18
Hunt for Specimens+5% Synergy
$0.15
Knockout Maneuver+5% Synergy
$0.10
Kodama's Reach+4% Synergy
$1.14
Withering Curse+4% Synergy
$2.06
Witherbloom Command+4% Synergy
$0.28
Find // Finality+4% Synergy
$0.18
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.67
Rishkar's Expertise+3% Synergy
$3.64
Ezuri's Predation+3% Synergy
$1.59
Three Visits0% Synergy
$5.51
Bala Ged Recovery0% Synergy
$6.57
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.38
Harmonize0% Synergy
$0.30
Damnation0% Synergy
$21.38
Casualties of War-3% Synergy
$0.30
Immoral Bargain-6% Synergy
$1.16
Rise of the Witch-king-6% Synergy
$0.77
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$8.59
Victimize-13% Synergy
$2.02
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
Well of Lost Dreams+38% Synergy
$4.85
Tablet of the Guilds+32% Synergy
$0.42
Fountain of Renewal+28% Synergy
$0.47
Aetherflux Reservoir+17% Synergy
$23.88
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+15% Synergy
$3.87
Wurm's Tooth+14% Synergy
$0.25
The Great Henge+13% Synergy
$67.97
Cosmos Elixir+11% Synergy
$2.92
Sun Droplet+10% Synergy
$0.37
Alhammarret's Archive+9% Synergy
$11.35
Bow of Nylea+8% Synergy
$5.81
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$5.36
Pestilent Cauldron+8% Synergy
$0.25
Staff of the Wild Magus+8% Synergy
$0.18
Demon's Horn+7% Synergy
$0.73
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.32
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$6.79
The Ozolith+6% Synergy
$68.87
Elixir of Immortality+5% Synergy
$0.80
Excalibur II+5% Synergy
$0.55
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$11.47
Cauldron of Essence-5% Synergy
$5.19
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$3.93
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$15.31
Swiftfoot Boots-11% Synergy
$2.99
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$6.62
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Blight Mound+23% Synergy
$0.61
Trudge Garden+22% Synergy
$0.28
Druid Class+17% Synergy
$2.26
Sanguine Bond+16% Synergy
$5.63
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.02
Retreat to Kazandu+13% Synergy
$1.49
Moldervine Reclamation+11% Synergy
$0.26
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.37
Revenge of Ravens+11% Synergy
$0.63
Bastion of Remembrance+10% Synergy
$0.35
Branching Evolution+10% Synergy
$6.41
Lifegift+10% Synergy
$7.09
Leyline of Vitality+9% Synergy
$2.82
Exquisite Blood+8% Synergy
$36.84
Loading Zone+8% Synergy
$1.33
Primeval Bounty+8% Synergy
$0.31
Vampiric Rites+7% Synergy
$0.17
Retreat to Hagra+6% Synergy
$2.99
Stocking the Pantry+6% Synergy
$0.29
Sanctum of Stone Fangs+5% Synergy
$1.61
Sothera, the Supervoid+5% Synergy
$3.11
Glorious Sunrise+5% Synergy
$2.22
Sylvan Library+4% Synergy
$26.85
Hollowmurk Siege+4% Synergy
$1.18
Tribute to the World Tree+4% Synergy
$12.70
Colossal Majesty+4% Synergy
$1.61
Phyrexian Reclamation+3% Synergy
$2.52
Comforting Counsel+2% Synergy
$0.36
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$18.31
Binding the Old Gods0% Synergy
$0.32
The Meathook Massacre0% Synergy
$24.87
Wild Growth-2% Synergy
$0.40
Guardian Project-2% Synergy
$12.08
Deathreap Ritual-5% Synergy
$0.34
Insidious Roots-5% Synergy
$2.16
Doubling Season-9% Synergy
$32.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain game plan.
Vraska, Golgari Queen+6% Synergy
$6.49
Professor Dellian Fel+5% Synergy
$10.25
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Valentin, Dean of the Vein Lifegain decks.
High Market+21% Synergy
$0.48
Adventurer's Inn+14% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Locthwain+6% Synergy
$4.00
Restless Cottage+5% Synergy
$2.19
Karn's Bastion+5% Synergy
$2.16
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$12.93
Glimmerpost+5% Synergy
$0.28
Gingerbread Cabin+3% Synergy
$0.34
Mosswort Bridge+3% Synergy
$0.34
The Shire+1% Synergy
$2.58
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.57
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood-1% Synergy
$0.27
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.36
Grim Backwoods-3% Synergy
$0.27
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$2.76
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$57.13
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$0.63
Boseiju, Who Endures-9% Synergy
$53.40
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-10% Synergy
$15.55
Phyrexian Tower-10% Synergy
$26.16
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+55% Synergy
$0.36
Paradise Plume+10% Synergy
$0.40
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$0.73
Talisman of Resilience+3% Synergy
$0.33
Golgari Signet+1% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.46
Lands
The mana base behind Valentin, Dean of the Vein's Lifegain decks.
Jungle Hollow+41% Synergy
$0.12
Riveteers Overlook+27% Synergy
$0.30
Disciple of Freyalise+13% Synergy
$1.68
Witherbloom Campus+12% Synergy
$0.35
Revitalizing Repast+8% Synergy
$0.95
Woodland Chasm+8% Synergy
$0.54
Nurturing Peatland+7% Synergy
$6.66
Llanowar Wastes+6% Synergy
$0.43
Titan's Grave+5% Synergy
$0.19
Bridgeworks Battle+5% Synergy
$0.61
Necroblossom Snarl+4% Synergy
$0.32
Tainted Wood+3% Synergy
$0.28
Golgari Rot Farm+3% Synergy
$0.30
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.24
Blighted Woodland+3% Synergy
$0.38
Illegitimate Business+3% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.00
Forest0% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Malady0% Synergy
$0.29
Bala Ged Recovery0% Synergy
$6.57
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$12.67
Golgari Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.11
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$39.06
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.36
Viridescent Bog-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blooming Marsh-1% Synergy
$2.08
Darkbore Pathway-2% Synergy
$5.75
Haunted Mire-2% Synergy
$0.31
Swamp-3% Synergy
$0.07
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.39
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Darkmoss Bridge-3% Synergy
$0.27
Festering Thicket-3% Synergy
$0.33
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.25
Deathcap Glade-4% Synergy
$1.60
Woodland Cemetery-5% Synergy
$0.39
Undergrowth Stadium-5% Synergy
$5.71
Fabled Passage-5% Synergy
$1.02
Vernal Fen-6% Synergy
$0.52
Wastewood Verge-6% Synergy
$12.76
Bayou-6% Synergy
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$16.55
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.32
Verdant Catacombs-11% Synergy
$32.22
Turbulent Fen-11% Synergy
$8.00
Twilight Mire-13% Synergy
$0.35
Overgrown Tomb-16% Synergy
$10.05
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Valentin, Dean of the Vein: Lifegain.
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Dina, Soul Steeper
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Gallowbraid
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Kuro, Pitlord
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
Beledros Witherbloom
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Elanor Gardner
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Galadriel, Gift-Giver
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Sorin of House Markov
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Astarion, the Decadent
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Ravos, Soultender // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Merry, Warden of Isengard // Pippin, Warden of Isengard