Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BR
3.6±0.2
Precon level
Comparable to stock precons: clear plan, but slower mana and lower card efficiency.
High confidence225 pts
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (56% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana3
1+10
B+7
1R+6
Mana rocks7
2+6
2+5
2+5
2+4
2+4
2+2
3+4
Mana dorks1
2+4
Other acceleration1
BBRR+6
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+1ⓘ
Tutors1
R+7
Draw engines1
2B/RB/R+1
Cantrips & burst draw2
2+2
1B+2
Value engines7
1+2
1B+1
1R+1
XRRR+1
2R+1
3RR+8
5BR+1
Control Strategy Bonus (18.4 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Spot removal11
R+2
R+2
BR+8
1R+5
1B+5
1B+5
1B+5
BR+5
2R+5
BBR+2
3BB+2
Board wipes3
3RR+1
4RR+1
8R+5
Stax & hate14
1R+5
RR+5
RR+2
1R+2
1B+1
1BB+2
1RR+1
BBB+1
3B+1
2BR+1
3R+1
3B+1
+2 more
Protection7
B+1
2+6
2+4
2+1
3+1
2R+1
3R+1
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+8ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Dual & shock lands3
+5
+4
+4
Premium utility lands2
+5
+4
Utility lands5
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Taplands6
+3
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Basic lands2
+11
+9
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+12.4ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 damage multiplier+4ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+1ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
1B+5
BBRR+6
4RR+1
Win conditions4
2R+7
4R+1
3RR+1
4RR+6
Combat threats5
1B+1
1R+1
1RR+5
XRRR+1
2R+1
Drain effects8
B+1
1B+1
1R+1
1BR+2
1RR+1
BBB+1
2BR+1
3B+1

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 3.6 (Bracket 2)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3
Interaction85Mana base75Speed71
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Game changers 1
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes3 total

Stax (Commander)15 cards

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

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Burn8 cards

8 damage dealers. Burn opponents down with direct damage.

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Group Slug6 cards

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

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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.