Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
3.2±0.3
Precon level
Comparable to stock precons: clear plan, but slower mana and lower card efficiency.
High confidence(188 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (25% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
2Mind Stone+2
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+1
Other acceleration1
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines5
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
1BBMask of Griselbrand+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw7
2Mind Stone+2
BBSign in Blood+2
1RGrab the Prize+1
2BBlood Pact+1
2RLight Up the Stage+1
4Solemn Simulacrum+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines3
1Basilisk Collar+2
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Control Strategy Bonus (11 interaction cards)+15ⓘ
Spot removal8
BRRakdos Charm+8
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
1RUntimely Malfunction+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
3BSuspended Sentence+7
4BSadistic Shell Game+2
Board wipes6
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
3BBMassacre Girl+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate19
1RRoiling Vortex+5
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
3Scrawling Crawler+1
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3BFate Unraveler+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3RManabarbs+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
+7 more
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+8ⓘ
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands7
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+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+9
Swamp+9
Synergy pieces8
1BBlood Artist+5
2BBastion of Remembrance+5
1BRMayhem Devil+5
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
3BFalkenrath Noble+1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Win conditions3
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
Combat threats2
1RRStar Athlete+5
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
Drain effects11
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
1BRVial Smasher the Fierce+2
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
4BPersistent Constrictor+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
Interaction82Mana base75Threats60

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

Themes6 total

Stax (Commander)19 cards

This deck uses resource denial and disruption to slow opponents down.

Blood Seeker,Fate Unraveler,Grievous Wound,Harsh Mentor,Kaervek the Merciless
Aristocrats15 cards

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

Bastion of Remembrance,Blood Artist,Falkenrath Noble,Gleeful Arsonist,Kardur, Doomscourge
Lifegain14 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Bastion of Remembrance,Blood Artist,Bloodfell Caves,Falkenrath Noble

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.