Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
3.3±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(196 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Other acceleration1
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines4
BRStormfist Crusader+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw3
1RGrab the Prize+1
2BBlood Pact+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines2
1Basilisk Collar+2
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Spot removal8
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
BRTerminate+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BWithering Torment+2
3BSuspended Sentence+7
Board wipes6
2BToxic Deluge+8
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate19
1RRoiling Vortex+5
2Ankh of Mishra+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
3Rug of Smothering+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3RManabarbs+1
+7 more
Protection2
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+4ⓘ
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
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands5
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Foreboding Ruins+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
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
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
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
Drain effects13
BBloodchief Ascension+1
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
1RRSulfuric Vortex+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
3BBPolluted Bonds+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
+1 more

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.3 → Bracket 2
Interaction86Mana base75Threats64

0.3 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.2 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes8 total

Lifegain13 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Blood Artist,Bloodchief Ascension,Bloodfell Caves,Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Aristocrats9 cards

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

Blood Artist,Gleeful Arsonist,Kardur, Doomscourge,Massacre Wurm,Mayhem Devil
Group Slug9 cards

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

Manabarbs,Mayhem Devil,Roiling Vortex,Scrawling Crawler,Spiteful Visions

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.