Valentin, Dean of the Vein

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warlock

Menace, lifelink

If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life." (Dying is being put into the graveyard from the battlefield. Tokens enter the graveyard before they cease to exist.)

Tokens

• Pest 1/1 BG

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (20)

AndWelcomeToTheJam on Abzan Express

1 month ago

Suggestions are as follows. Lifegain payoffs: Enduring Tenacity, Exemplar of Light, Amalia Benavides Aguirre, Archangel of Thune, Karlov of the Ghost Council, Attended Healer

Utility creatures: Disciple of Freyalise  ^Flip, Haywire Mite, Witch of the Moors, Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip, Rodolf Duskbringer

Flex: Pestilent Cauldron  ^Flip

Ramp: Prize Pig

Protection: Flawless Maneuver

Mass Removal: Sunfall

Land: Plaza of Heroes

Coward_Token on UB: LOTR

1 year ago

Templating confusion:

• Why doesn't Fealty to the Realm doesn't just goad?
• Why doesn't Gollum, Obsessed Stalker just say "...dealt combat damage by it..."?

I get that there's some nuance to not having the above (e.g. Helm of the Host on Gollum), but it seems minute.

Thankfully no Horsemanship on Rohan cards, AFAIK.

Boromir, Gondor's Hope: {U} feels weird flavor-wise. The sea power thing again?

The faces in Lorien Revealed look more horrified than amazed

Call of the Ring is basically a more wrath-resistant Dark Confidant in decks with a black inclusive mana value <= 1, namely: Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh (with the proper partner), Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist (skulk + 1 base power means she can often attack safely for her trigger), Frodo, Sauron's Bane (obviously). Also Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip, I guess.

Fall of Cair Andros: Man, Blasphemous Act was already overpowered. Gogo Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer (+ a haste source), the Army will probably be able to finish someone off on its own while you attack someone else with the rest of your creatures.

Rising of the Day: Randomly strictly Fervor, I actually don't like this.

Long List of Ents: Cute, but the amount of hoops you need to hop trough for one extra counter per turn feels pretty anti-climatic. But hey, if your proliferate an extra chapter counter onto this (or something) and you then cast a changeling (or something), it'll get two counters! Woho...

Quickbeam: Kinda feel like he should have haste?

Horn of Gondor: Even if it's non-free to activte, Human Krenko is pretty good.

Palantir of Orthanac: I feel people are overestimating this for the purpose of self-milling. After 2-3 counters in a graveyard deck, people are just going to let you have that free Preordain

Stardragon on Your Time has come

2 years ago

TypicalTimmy, TheOfficialCreator and Icbrgr finally got around to updating these cards will list the changes down below as mtg.design doest up date immediatly

Death-Nothing major just took Timmy's advice and made Soul Reap, Soul Reap 2 instead

Fate- Increased the mana cost and added Vigilance and Fear to the card, as most people fear their fate and fate never stops and is Always Watching and cannot be stopped

Nevermore- made it a three drop and took out the Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip esk effect and added it the Harvest instead

End- Just added a graveyard nuke to the final ability to have keep with the theme

Harvest- Made it a enchantment artifact, changed it's equip cost to also need to to exile two cards from your grave, added the Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip effect from Nevermore on to this card and made it the three Death creatures (Death Fate and Nevermore) aren't hit by it bad effects. and made it an enchantment artifact so the final ability will always go off

Let me know what you think of the changes (the pictures will probably be update the day after this post has benn posted)

TheOfficialCreator on Your Time has come

2 years ago

Nevermore seems insanely powerful and not for the reason you may think lol

It's a 2/3 flying for 2 mana that cantrips upon ETB and that Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flips with a little bit of extra effect.

And wouldn't Fate just have shroud?

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In any case, I love the flavor of these cards. The art and the abilities work together very well. The syntax is a bit all over the place, but it's pretty easy to understand what the card is supposed to do so like always it's really not that big a deal. I love your designs, keep 'em coming! ^^

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Nature's Raw Beauty | Savra, Queen of the Golgari

2 years ago

Looking good! As you're already running Plagiecrafter and Fleshbag Marauder, Merciless Executioner and Revel in Riches would be perfect additions. Spawning Pit is another great sac-outlet. Pest Infestation is a match made in heaven with Savra. In that regard, Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip is very fitting, as well.

Ganonymous on Card creation challenge

2 years ago

You… do know Wizards already did that, right? On Strixhaven, the 10 deans of the colleges are mdfc’d with the other dean of the college.

Plargg, Dean of Chaos  ^Flip

Shaile, Dean of Radiance  ^Flip

Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip

Kianne, Dean of Substance  ^Flip

Uvilda, Dean of Perfection  ^Flip

Anyway, carry on.

nbarry223 on Different Milk

2 years ago

I see Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip in here, which just looks out of place, the only thing it really has going for it is legendary, so on that note...

The Reality Chip should probably find a place in here, since it is an equipment, it's legendary, and it has a color for Mox Amber. It basically checks all the boxes. If you are able to equip it... it just helps a lot.

Here's some other legendary creatures that are half suggestions - Lavinia, Azorius Renegade could be a form of hate. If you wanted to be more combo oriented, Lazav, the Multifarious is a decent idea, since he lets you copy stuff in the grave still. Niambi, Esteemed Speaker lets you bluff being a control deck, while still playing him. Valki, God of Lies  ^Flip just has decent value.

Jackfrost23 on The Black Sacrament

3 years ago

Cards you should consider: Bone Shards, Bontu the Glorified, Bloodthrone Vampire, Plumb the Forbidden, Inquisition of Kozilek, Priest of Forgotten Gods, Severed Strands, Rankle, Master of Pranks, Fatal Push, Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip, Callous Bloodmage, Sedgemoor Witch, Hunt for Specimens/Cram Session with Necrotic Fumes/Pest Summoning, Pestilent Cauldron  ^Flip, Shamble Back, Valentin, Dean of the Vein  ^Flip, Westvale Abbey  ^Flip, Vampire of the Dire Moon