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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Legendary Creature — Elder Demon · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Ward—Pay 2 life.
Whenever an opponent loses life for the first time during each of their turns, put a +1/+1 counter on Valgavoth and draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €21.44
Comes in the precon Endless Punishment
Average lands in decks for Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls: 35
Group SlugBurn+1/+1 CountersAggroWheelsLifedrainPingersVoltron
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed65
- Interaction41
- Resilience62
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Kederekt Parasite · Mogis, God of Slaughter · Blasphemous Act · Fate Unraveler · Blood Seeker · Rakdos Charm · Talisman of Indulgence · Lightning Greaves · Razorkin Needlehead · Rakdos Signet · Gleeful Arsonist · Rampaging Ferocidon · Thought Vessel · Kardur, Doomscourge · Roiling Vortex · Chaos Warp · The Lord of Pain · Nightshade Harvester · Bedevil · Feed the Swarm · Spiteful Visions · Fellwar Stone · Blood Artist · Harsh Mentor · Underworld Dreams · Persistent Constrictor · Basilisk Collar · Kaervek the Merciless · Infernal Grasp · Massacre Wurm · Mind Stone · Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit · Brash Taunter · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Scrawling Crawler · Sign in Blood · Dark Ritual · Mayhem Devil · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Rug of Smothering · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Swiftfoot Boots · Manabarbs · Sulfuric Vortex · Chandra, Awakened Inferno · Bloodchief Ascension · Stormfist Crusader · Vial Smasher the Fierce · Blood Pact · Painful Quandary · Suspended Sentence · Withering Torment · Rakdos, Lord of Riots · Sadistic Shell Game · Terminate · Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin · Grab the Prize · Orcish Bowmasters · Solemn Simulacrum · Zo-Zu the Punisher · Mai, Scornful Striker · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Graven Cairns · Tainted Peak · Witch's Clinic · Leechridden Swamp · Foreboding Ruins · Shivan Gorge · Shadowblood Ridge · Blackcleave Cliffs · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Malice · Blood Crypt · Canyon Slough · Blazemire Verge · Spinerock Knoll · Bloodfell Caves · Bloodstained Mire · Luxury Suite · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Geothermal Bog
🃏 Recommended cards for Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kederekt Parasite | 92% | +80% |
| Mogis, God of Slaughter | 87% | +77% |
| Fate Unraveler | 82% | +73% |
| Blood Seeker | 80% | +72% |
| Razorkin Needlehead | 78% | +66% |
| Gleeful Arsonist | 75% | +65% |
| Rampaging Ferocidon | 72% | +64% |
| Roiling Vortex | 70% | +62% |
| Witch's Clinic | 69% | +61% |
| Nightshade Harvester | 67% | +61% |
| The Lord of Pain | 68% | +59% |
| Leechridden Swamp | 66% | +57% |
| Spiteful Visions | 65% | +56% |
| Shivan Gorge | 63% | +54% |
| Harsh Mentor | 61% | +54% |
| Persistent Constrictor | 59% | +53% |
| Underworld Dreams | 61% | +53% |
| Thought Vessel | 71% | +52% |
| Kardur, Doomscourge | 70% | +52% |
| Basilisk Collar | 58% | +47% |
| Kaervek the Merciless | 56% | +46% |
| Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit | 50% | +45% |
| Massacre Wurm | 52% | +44% |
| Lightning Greaves | 78% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Fate Unraveler
- Blood Seeker
- Rampaging Ferocidon
- Roiling Vortex
- Nightshade Harvester
- Leechridden Swamp
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kederekt Parasite
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Razorkin Needlehead
- Gleeful Arsonist
- Witch's Clinic
- The Lord of Pain
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Persistent Constrictor
- Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls's color identity?
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls deck run?
Real Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kederekt Parasite, Mogis, God of Slaughter, Fate Unraveler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls decks.
What combos does Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls have?
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fate Unraveler, Blood Seeker, Rampaging Ferocidon are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.