Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
4.1±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(268 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (55% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
2RJeska's Will+5
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ⓘ
Draw engines4
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
2BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw1
2RJeska's Will+4
Value engines1
1Basilisk Collar+2
Spot removal7
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
BRTerminate+5
1RUntimely Malfunction+5
2RChaos Warp+5
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Board wipes3
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate16
1RRoiling Vortex+5
2Ankh of Mishra+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
3Rug of Smothering+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
1RRZo-Zu the Punisher+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3RManabarbs+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
+4 more
Protection4
1BImp's Mischief+6
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
3RBolt Bend+1
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+5ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Dual & shock lands4
Blood Crypt+6
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Blazemire Verge+2
Graven Cairns+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Valgavoth's Lair+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+12
Swamp+9
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 damage multipliers+8ⓘ
Synergy pieces1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
Win conditions4
XBBTorment of Hailfire+7
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Combat threats2
2RScreaming Nemesis+1
3RRTwinflame Tyrant+8
Drain effects9
BBloodchief Ascension+1
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
3BBBloodthirsty Conqueror+1
3BBPolluted Bonds+1
Token generators1
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
Reanimation1
BReanimate+8

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.1 (Bracket 2)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3
Interaction84Mana base75Speed62
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Game changers 2
Jeska's WillOrcish Bowmasters
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes4 total

Lifegain10 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Bloodchief Ascension,Bloodthirsty Conqueror,Kardur, Doomscourge,Polluted Bonds
Legends Matter8 cards

8 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Kardur, Doomscourge,Mai, Scornful Striker,Mogis, God of Slaughter,Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Group Slug7 cards

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

Citadel of Pain,Magebane Lizard,Manabarbs,Roiling Vortex,Scrawling Crawler

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.