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 +1/+1 Counters decks.
Bogwater Lumaret+38% Synergy
$0.22
Teacher's Pest+32% Synergy
$0.37
Follow the Lumarets+32% Synergy
$0.14
Vicious Rivalry+20% Synergy
$0.37
Cauldron of Essence-2% Synergy
$3.16
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Valentin, Dean of the Vein's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Essence Warden+64% Synergy
$5.98
Radiant Fountain+51% Synergy
$2.96
Prosperous Innkeeper+51% Synergy
$0.17
Gala Greeters+44% Synergy
$1.27
Sapseep Forest+43% Synergy
$0.50
Mortality Spear+42% Synergy
$0.26
Inspiring Call+41% Synergy
$0.37
Dina, Soul Steeper+41% Synergy
$0.28
Scavenging Ooze+39% Synergy
$0.34
Basking Broodscale+39% Synergy
$0.19
Top Cards
The staple cards most Valentin, Dean of the Vein +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Spike Feeder+36% Synergy
$1.91
Hardened Scales+35% Synergy
$2.09
Social Climber+35% Synergy
$0.19
Pest Infestation+34% Synergy
$0.46
Kami of Whispered Hopes+33% Synergy
$2.44
Virulent Emissary+31% Synergy
$0.97
Rampant Growth+6% Synergy
$0.47
Putrefy+5% Synergy
$0.25
Cultivate+3% Synergy
$0.34
Beast Within+2% Synergy
$0.46
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Valentin, Dean of the Vein +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel+12% Synergy
$17.54
Ancient Tomb+3% Synergy
$131.68
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$76.77
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Tenured Inkcaster+34% Synergy
$0.28
Blood Researcher+33% Synergy
$0.16
Evolution Witness+31% Synergy
$0.27
Winding Constrictor+30% Synergy
$0.47
Corpsejack Menace+28% Synergy
$0.86
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+28% Synergy
$11.01
Herd Baloth+27% Synergy
$0.29
Spectrum Sentinel+27% Synergy
$0.38
Blossoming Bogbeast+25% Synergy
$0.36
Armorcraft Judge+25% Synergy
$0.25
Vampire Nighthawk+24% Synergy
$0.25
Kazandu Nectarpot+23% Synergy
$0.23
Marauding Blight-Priest+23% Synergy
$0.28
Accomplished Alchemist+23% Synergy
$0.37
Jaddi Offshoot+22% Synergy
$0.28
Fetid Gargantua+21% Synergy
$0.07
Beledros Witherbloom+20% Synergy
$1.35
Shopkeeper's Bane+20% Synergy
$0.25
Defiler of Vigor+20% Synergy
$3.26
Cursed Wombat+20% Synergy
$0.21
Courser of Kruphix+19% Synergy
$2.50
Witch of the Moors+18% Synergy
$0.34
Prize Pig+17% Synergy
$0.34
Scurry Oak+16% Synergy
$1.64
Incubation Druid+16% Synergy
$2.41
Veinwitch Coven+16% Synergy
$0.24
Ezzaroot Channeler+16% Synergy
$1.23
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+16% Synergy
$0.38
Poisoner's Apprentice+16% Synergy
$0.11
Deathgreeter+15% Synergy
$3.32
Leech Collector+15% Synergy
$0.18
Devoted Druid+14% Synergy
$0.41
Scheming Silvertongue+13% Synergy
$1.28
Noxious Newt+13% Synergy
$0.27
Deathrite Shaman+12% Synergy
$8.99
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+12% Synergy
$0.91
Witherbloom Apprentice+11% Synergy
$0.51
Beast Whisperer+10% Synergy
$7.69
Essenceknit Scholar+8% Synergy
$0.26
Blood Artist+7% Synergy
$2.55
Pest Mascot+7% Synergy
$0.20
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.22
Zulaport Cutthroat+4% Synergy
$1.00
Toski, Bearer of Secrets+4% Synergy
$7.98
Haywire Mite+3% Synergy
$0.39
Birds of Paradise+2% Synergy
$7.76
Elves of Deep Shadow-2% Synergy
$3.71
Llanowar Elves-3% Synergy
$0.38
Sakura-Tribe Elder-5% Synergy
$0.34
Elvish Mystic-8% Synergy
$0.43
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Valentin, Dean of the Vein's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Tend the Pests+27% Synergy
$0.56
Infuse with Vitality+26% Synergy
$0.18
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+22% Synergy
$5.05
Inscription of Abundance+17% Synergy
$0.33
Weather the Storm+16% Synergy
$1.12
Efflorescence+16% Synergy
$0.15
Revitalizing Repast+14% Synergy
$0.70
Rushed Rebirth+11% Synergy
$0.40
Golgari Charm+10% Synergy
$1.63
Snakeskin Veil+9% Synergy
$0.21
Fortifying Draught+8% Synergy
$0.08
Pulse of Murasa+8% Synergy
$0.28
Witherbloom Charm+7% Synergy
$0.32
Nature's Claim+6% Synergy
$1.03
Fog+6% Synergy
$1.36
Khalni Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.45
Silkguard+6% Synergy
$0.47
Blunt the Assault+6% Synergy
$0.23
Status // Statue+6% Synergy
$0.10
Infernal Grasp+5% Synergy
$0.56
Lifestream's Blessing+5% Synergy
$1.11
Atomize+4% Synergy
$11.73
Roiling Regrowth+4% Synergy
$0.31
Tainted Strike+4% Synergy
$2.46
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.69
Gaea's Gift+3% Synergy
$0.77
Entish Restoration+2% Synergy
$3.57
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.15
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.57
Deathsprout+1% Synergy
$0.41
Tear Asunder0% Synergy
$0.32
Village Rites-1% Synergy
$0.69
Return of the Wildspeaker-1% Synergy
$1.00
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$2.42
Abrupt Decay-5% Synergy
$2.59
Deadly Dispute-8% Synergy
$0.32
Heroic Intervention-12% Synergy
$14.29
Assassin's Trophy-15% Synergy
$0.70
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Valentin, Dean of the Vein.
Withering Curse+13% Synergy
$1.33
Send in the Pest+12% Synergy
$0.17
Essence Pulse+12% Synergy
$0.35
Scale the Heights+12% Synergy
$0.13
Healing Technique+12% Synergy
$0.39
Nature's Lore+11% Synergy
$1.96
Toxic Deluge+10% Synergy
$3.31
Bala Ged Recovery+10% Synergy
$5.68
Rishkar's Expertise+10% Synergy
$3.82
Dig Up+10% Synergy
$0.38
Urborg Repossession+10% Synergy
$0.15
Grapple with Death+9% Synergy
$0.21
Witherbloom Command+9% Synergy
$0.25
Bridgeworks Battle+8% Synergy
$0.56
Carnivorous Canopy+8% Synergy
$0.28
Devouring Tendrils+8% Synergy
$0.12
Bond of Flourishing+8% Synergy
$0.09
Zimone's Experiment+8% Synergy
$0.22
Farseek+7% Synergy
$0.53
Shamanic Revelation+7% Synergy
$1.00
Pest Summoning+7% Synergy
$0.14
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$0.26
Game Over+6% Synergy
$0.36
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.28
Ambition's Cost+5% Synergy
$0.34
Knockout Maneuver+5% Synergy
$0.12
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$4.10
Read the Bones+4% Synergy
$0.29
Ezuri's Predation+4% Synergy
$2.14
Gaze of Granite+4% Synergy
$0.20
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.20
Deadly Brew+3% Synergy
$0.30
Season of Gathering+3% Synergy
$6.86
Unnatural Restoration+3% Synergy
$1.51
Three Visits-1% Synergy
$4.60
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.27
Casualties of War-2% Synergy
$0.26
Kodama's Reach-3% Synergy
$1.54
Culling Ritual-4% Synergy
$0.41
Reanimate-11% Synergy
$8.61
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Valentin, Dean of the Vein +1/+1 Counters decks.
Fountain of Renewal+33% Synergy
$0.70
Tablet of the Guilds+24% Synergy
$0.38
Well of Lost Dreams+24% Synergy
$3.50
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+22% Synergy
$5.02
The Great Henge+19% Synergy
$62.89
Cosmos Elixir+19% Synergy
$2.28
Aetherflux Reservoir+15% Synergy
$19.53
Bow of Nylea+14% Synergy
$3.83
The Ozolith+10% Synergy
$65.54
Bontu's Monument+9% Synergy
$6.96
Prism Ring+8% Synergy
$0.34
Sun Droplet+8% Synergy
$0.41
Wurm's Tooth+8% Synergy
$0.22
Staff of the Wild Magus+8% Synergy
$0.14
Elixir of Immortality+7% Synergy
$0.87
Demon's Horn+6% Synergy
$0.93
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$8.47
Sensei's Divining Top+5% Synergy
$46.92
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+5% Synergy
$39.14
Alhammarret's Archive+5% Synergy
$10.64
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$3.66
Emerald Medallion+2% Synergy
$2.87
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$2.46
Ashnod's Altar-6% Synergy
$14.95
Skullclamp-25% Synergy
$4.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Valentin, Dean of the Vein decks.
Druid Class+20% Synergy
$1.76
Greed+18% Synergy
$0.26
Retreat to Kazandu+16% Synergy
$0.73
Trudge Garden+15% Synergy
$0.26
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$4.33
Blight Mound+12% Synergy
$0.42
Exquisite Blood+12% Synergy
$37.29
Stocking the Pantry+12% Synergy
$0.31
Retreat to Hagra+10% Synergy
$2.73
Gift of Paradise+10% Synergy
$0.34
Binding the Old Gods+9% Synergy
$0.27
Hollowmurk Siege+9% Synergy
$0.96
Lifegift+8% Synergy
$9.16
Leyline of Vitality+8% Synergy
$3.45
Branching Evolution+7% Synergy
$6.18
Innkeeper's Talent+7% Synergy
$7.95
Court of Garenbrig+7% Synergy
$15.55
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.45
Vampiric Rites+6% Synergy
$0.18
Azusa's Many Journeys+6% Synergy
$0.26
Trespasser's Curse+6% Synergy
$0.34
Primeval Bounty+6% Synergy
$0.29
Well Rested+6% Synergy
$2.79
Loading Zone+5% Synergy
$1.16
Colossal Majesty+5% Synergy
$1.58
Wild Growth+4% Synergy
$0.47
Sylvan Library+4% Synergy
$28.04
Bastion of Remembrance+3% Synergy
$0.29
Utopia Sprawl+3% Synergy
$1.81
Sanguine Bond+3% Synergy
$6.44
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$28.37
Primal Vigor+1% Synergy
$14.56
Moldervine Reclamation-3% Synergy
$0.30
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$13.42
Doubling Season-6% Synergy
$32.23
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Valentin, Dean of the Vein's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Professor Dellian Fel+7% Synergy
$4.24
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+6% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Valentin, Dean of the Vein +1/+1 Counters decks.
Adventurer's Inn+14% Synergy
$0.30
Glimmerpost+13% Synergy
$0.31
War Room+7% Synergy
$2.87
High Market+6% Synergy
$0.78
Witch's Clinic+6% Synergy
$14.11
Seraph Sanctuary+6% Synergy
$1.52
Bonders' Enclave+5% Synergy
$0.71
Great Arashin City+5% Synergy
$0.25
The Shire+4% Synergy
$3.69
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.41
Rogue's Passage+3% Synergy
$0.40
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+3% Synergy
$0.35
Restless Cottage+1% Synergy
$1.89
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.33
Karn's Bastion0% Synergy
$2.27
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.28
Tranquil Thicket-2% Synergy
$0.19
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$11.29
Grim Backwoods-5% Synergy
$0.23
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.36
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-8% Synergy
$63.85
Bojuka Bog-12% Synergy
$0.95
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-12% Synergy
$14.92
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Valentin, Dean of the Vein's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Pristine Talisman+45% Synergy
$0.39
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$1.04
Paradise Plume+6% Synergy
$0.33
Herd Heirloom+3% Synergy
$4.44
Golgari Signet-2% Synergy
$0.30
Talisman of Resilience-5% Synergy
$0.33
Sol Ring-9% Synergy
$1.84
Arcane Signet-22% Synergy
$0.69
Lands
The mana base behind Valentin, Dean of the Vein's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Jungle Hollow+51% Synergy
$0.23
Riveteers Overlook+32% Synergy
$0.27
Woodland Chasm+15% Synergy
$0.60
Revitalizing Repast+14% Synergy
$0.70
Titan's Grave+14% Synergy
$0.19
Witherbloom Campus+13% Synergy
$0.25
Haunted Mire+10% Synergy
$0.30
Bala Ged Recovery+10% Synergy
$5.68
Illegitimate Business+10% Synergy
$0.21
Bridgeworks Battle+8% Synergy
$0.56
Study Hall+7% Synergy
$0.20
Disciple of Freyalise+6% Synergy
$1.22
Khalni Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.45
Deathcap Glade+4% Synergy
$2.21
Darkmoss Bridge+4% Synergy
$0.29
Golgari Guildgate+4% Synergy
$0.11
Reflecting Pool+4% Synergy
$15.20
Opal Palace+4% Synergy
$0.26
Nurturing Peatland+3% Synergy
$6.50
Forest+2% Synergy
$0.17
Blighted Woodland+2% Synergy
$0.38
Festering Gulch+2% Synergy
$0.30
Tainted Wood+1% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard+1% Synergy
$0.24
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.15
Golgari Rot Farm-1% Synergy
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.29
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$2.42
Evolving Wilds-2% Synergy
$0.33
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.31
Darkbore Pathway-4% Synergy
$6.14
Blooming Marsh-4% Synergy
$2.22
Swamp-6% Synergy
$0.14
Llanowar Wastes-6% Synergy
$0.54
Command Tower-7% Synergy
$0.34
Necroblossom Snarl-7% Synergy
$0.39
Fabled Passage-7% Synergy
$1.05
Viridescent Bog-8% Synergy
$0.27
Vernal Fen-8% Synergy
$0.43
Wastewood Verge-9% Synergy
$10.36
Temple of Malady-10% Synergy
$0.30
Underground Mortuary-10% Synergy
$12.91
Undergrowth Stadium-13% Synergy
$5.69
Woodland Cemetery-15% Synergy
$0.46
Verdant Catacombs-16% Synergy
$28.51
Twilight Mire-18% Synergy
$0.39
Overgrown Tomb-22% Synergy
$10.00
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