Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
3.2±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Medium confidence(185 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (28% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Séance Board+4
2Thought Vessel+4
2Mind Stone+2
Other acceleration1
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines7
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
3Scrawling Crawler+1
1BBMask of Griselbrand+1
1BRTheater of Horrors+1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
Cantrips & burst draw5
2Mind Stone+2
1BRFlorian, Voldaren Scion+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines4
1Basilisk Collar+2
RRPowerbalance+5
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Other2
1RLasting Tarfire+1
2RCitadel of Pain+1
Spot removal7
BRRakdos Charm+8
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
2BWithering Torment+2
2BCome Back Wrong+1
3BSuspended Sentence+7
Board wipes4
3BBMassacre Girl+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate14
1BBlood Seeker+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
3Scrawling Crawler+1
3BFate Unraveler+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3RManabarbs+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
+2 more
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Other2
4BSadistic Shell Game+1
3RRSoul Immolation+1
Fetchlands3
Bloodstained Mire+8
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
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 lands9
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Mount Doom+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Temple of the False God+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands5
5B/RB/RBloodsoaked Insight+2
Temple of Malice+3
Foreboding Ruins+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+7
Swamp+8
Synergy pieces3
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
Win conditions3
1BBlood Artist+5
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
Combat threats3
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
BBRRRakdos, Lord of Riots+6
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects10
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
3BFalkenrath Noble+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
3R3RSpiked Corridor // Torture Pit+4
Reanimation1
2BCome Back Wrong+1
Other4
1RMagebane Lizard+1
1BMai, Scornful Striker+1
3RBarbflare Gremlin+1
5Stuffy Doll+1

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.2 → Bracket 2
Mana base84Interaction68Threats51

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

Themes8 total

Aristocrats11 cards

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

Blood Artist,Gleeful Arsonist,Falkenrath Noble,Kardur, Doomscourge,Mogis, God of Slaughter
Lifegain11 cards

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

Blood Artist,Rampaging Ferocidon,Falkenrath Noble,Kardur, Doomscourge,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Legends Matter10 cards

10 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Mai, Scornful Striker,Florian, Voldaren Scion,Kardur, Doomscourge,Mogis, God of Slaughter,Rakdos, Lord of Riots

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.