Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
4.5±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(278 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (25% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors1
1BBGrim Tutor+5
Draw engines2
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw1
2BBlood Pact+1
Value engines3
1Basilisk Collar+2
2Mindcrank+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Counterspells1
2RDeflecting Swat+9
Spot removal8
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
BRTerminate+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BOverkill+1
3BDeadly Rollick+8
3BSuspended Sentence+7
Board wipes2
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate18
1RRoiling Vortex+5
RRSmoke+5
1BBlood Seeker+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
3Rug of Smothering+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3REmberwilde Captain+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
+6 more
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+9ⓘ
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands8
2RROjer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power+2
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Taplands4
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+11
Swamp+12
3 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 41%)+24ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 4 damage multipliers+16ⓘ
Combo pieces7
BBloodchief Ascension+1
1RBlazing Sunsteel+4
2Mindcrank
4BExquisite Blood+8
4RBrash Taunter+3
3BBGrievous Wound
5BWound Reflection+3
Win conditions6
1BBlood Artist+5
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
3RRRFiery Emancipation+1
5RRRCity on Fire+1
Combat threats1
3RRTwinflame Tyrant+8
Drain effects8
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
3R3RSpiked Corridor // Torture Pit+4

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
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Power level 4.5 → Bracket 3
Threats87Interaction83Mana base75

Right at the Bracket 3 threshold

2.0 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Lifegain11 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Blood Artist,Bloodchief Ascension,Bloodfell Caves,Exquisite Blood
Aristocrats7 cards

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

Blood Artist,Gleeful Arsonist,Kardur, Doomscourge,Mogis, God of Slaughter,Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
Group Slug7 cards

7 group slug effects. Damage everyone equally, then break parity.

Barbed Wire,Burning Earth,Roiling Vortex,Scrawling Crawler,Spellshock

Combos3 total