Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
4.0±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(261 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Star Compass+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Other acceleration1
1RThunderscape Familiar+6
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines3
BRStormfist Crusader+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw2
2RRTectonic Giant+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines4
1Basilisk Collar+2
X2RThe Rollercrusher Ride+4
1RRMechanized Warfare+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Spot removal8
BRRakdos Charm+9
BRDreadbore+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
X2RThe Rollercrusher Ride+4
BBRBedevil+2
3BBOb Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+2
Board wipes3
3BBMassacre Girl+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate17
1RRoiling Vortex+5
2Ankh of Mishra+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
1RRZo-Zu the Punisher+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
3Crawlspace+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3RManabarbs+1
+5 more
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Fetchlands2
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands5
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Graven Cairns+2
Canyon Slough+2
Tainted Peak+2
Taplands5
Temple of Malice+3
Foreboding Ruins+2
Bloodfell Caves+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+10
Swamp+10
Combat Damage Synergy: 4 damage multipliers+16ⓘ
Synergy pieces1
5Psychosis Crawler+4
Win conditions4
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
1RRRTorbran, Thane of Red Fell+1
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
Combat threats1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects8
BKederekt Parasite+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BRevenge of Ravens+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
5BWound Reflection+1
Token generators1
3RRKazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+2
Reanimation1
BReanimate+8
Damage multipliers1
3RRDictate of the Twin Gods+8

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.0 → Bracket 2
Interaction80Mana base75Threats65

1.0 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.5 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes6 total

Lifegain10 cards

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

Dying Wish,Rampaging Ferocidon,The Lord of Pain,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Sulfuric Vortex
Legends Matter9 cards

9 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Mogis, God of Slaughter,The Lord of Pain,Zo-Zu the Punisher,Torbran, Thane of Red Fell,Kaervek the Merciless
Group Slug8 cards

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

The Lord of Pain,Spellshock,Sulfuric Vortex,Manabarbs,Roiling Vortex

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.