Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
6.4±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Exquisite Blood,Sanguine Bond
High confidence(416 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (27% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana4
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
BBurnt Offering+3
Ancient Tomb+9
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Rakdos Signet+4
Treasure generators1
2RDescent into Avernus+5
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors4
RGamble+7
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BDiabolic Intent+8
2BBDiabolic Tutor+3
Draw engines5
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
2BBEnduring Tenacity+5
2BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin+1
Recursion1
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
Value engines5
1Basilisk Collar+2
3RRAll Will Be One+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
3R4RRCharred Foyer // Warped Space+4
Spot removal6
BRRakdos Charm+9
1RUntimely Malfunction+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
2BWithering Torment+2
BBRBedevil+2
Graveyard hate1
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
Board wipes6
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
2BBDamnation+5
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
6RRRWorldfire+10
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate12
1RRoiling Vortex+5
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
3BBPainful Quandary+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
6BBArchfiend of Despair+3
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
3Darksteel Plate+1
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+4ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Graven Cairns+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Temple of the False God+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Tainted Peak+2
Canyon Slough+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands7
Temple of Malice+3
Valgavoth's Lair+2
Bloodfell Caves+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+7
Swamp+7
6 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 90%)+47ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 damage multiplier+4ⓘ
Combo pieces8
2BBEnduring Tenacity+1
2BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter
4BExquisite Blood+9
3BBSanguine Bond+8
3BBBloodthirsty Conqueror+3
3RRAll Will Be One+2
6RRRWorldfire+3
Synergy pieces2
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
Win conditions5
1BBlood Artist+5
1RFling+1
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
4RBrash Taunter+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Combat threats1
2RScreaming Nemesis+1
Sacrifice outlets1
BBurnt Offering+3
Drain effects12
BBloodchief Ascension+1
BKederekt Parasite+1
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
1BBlood Seeker+1
2RDescent into Avernus+5
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3BFalkenrath Noble+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
3BBPolluted Bonds+1
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
6BBArchfiend of Despair+3
Reanimation1
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
Other1
1RUnderworld Breach+10

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.4 (Bracket 3)+Game Changers→ Bracket 4
Threats94Interaction84Mana base80
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Game changers 4
Demonic TutorGambleUnderworld BreachAncient Tomb
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Mass land denial (1)
Worldfire
✓2-card combo
✕Extra turns — none

Themes7 total

Lifegain19 cards

19 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Sanguine Bond,Roiling Vortex,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse,Archfiend of Despair,Bloodchief Ascension
Lifedrain12 cards

12 lifedrain effects. Drain opponents' life while gaining your own.

Sanguine Bond,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse,Archfiend of Despair,Bloodchief Ascension,Polluted Bonds
Aristocrats11 cards

11 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Syr Konrad, the Grim,Enduring Tenacity,Valgavoth, Terror Eater,Meathook Massacre II,Gleeful Arsonist

Combos6 total