Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
3.2±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(186 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines4
BRStormfist Crusader+1
1BRTheater of Horrors+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
2BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin+1
Cantrips & burst draw7
1RGrab the Prize+1
2BBlood Pact+1
1BRFlorian, Voldaren Scion+1
2RLight Up the Stage+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines2
1Basilisk Collar+2
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Counterspells1
1RTibalt's Trickery+5
Spot removal6
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
3BSuspended Sentence+7
Board wipes6
3BBMassacre Girl+1
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate13
1RRoiling Vortex+5
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
2BForsaken Wastes+5
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
3REmberwilde Captain+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
+1 more
Protection2
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Temple of the False God+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands6
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+8
Swamp+8
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 damage multiplier+4ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
1BRMayhem Devil+5
1RRStar Athlete+5
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
Win conditions6
1BBlood Artist+5
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Combat threats1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects10
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
3R3RSpiked Corridor // Torture Pit+4

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.2 → Bracket 2
Interaction83Mana base82Threats57

0.2 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.3 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Aristocrats12 cards

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

Blood Artist,Gleeful Arsonist,Kardur, Doomscourge,Massacre Girl,Massacre Wurm
Lifegain10 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Blood Artist,Bloodfell Caves,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Kardur, Doomscourge
Legends Matter10 cards

10 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Florian, Voldaren Scion,Kaervek the Merciless,Kardur, Doomscourge,Massacre Girl,Mogis, God of Slaughter

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.