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Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor
Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Planeswalker — Tibalt
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Valki enters, each opponent reveals their hand. For each opponent, exile a creature card they revealed this way until Valki leaves the battlefield.
{X}: Choose a creature card exiled with Valki with mana value X. Valki becomes a copy of that card.
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As Tibalt enters, you get an emblem with "You may play cards exiled with Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells."
+2: Exile the top card of each player's library.
−3: Exile target artifact or creature.
−8: Exile all graveyards. Add {R}{R}{R}.
Reference price of the card: €3.23
Average lands in decks for Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor: 37
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: D (46/100)
- Consistency0
- Speed62
- Interaction41
- Resilience67
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (24 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Rakdos Signet · Blasphemous Act · Dark Ritual · Talisman of Indulgence · Prosper, Tome-Bound · Chaos Warp · Tibalt's Trickery · Fellwar Stone · Mana Geyser · Etali, Primal Storm · Feed the Swarm · Mind Stone · Seething Song · Terminate · Bedevil · Cunning Rhetoric · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Jeska's Will · Thran Dynamo · Brainstealer Dragon · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Rakdos Charm · Nalfeshnee · Plargg and Nassari · Vandalblast · Fevered Suspicion · Solemn Simulacrum · Toxic Deluge · Stolen Strategy · Dauthi Voidwalker · Hurl Through Hell · Treasure Nabber · Gonti, Night Minister · Keeper of Secrets · Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste · Rowan's Talent · Kaya's Ghostform · Rings of Brighthearth · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Damnation · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · The Ruinous Powers · Thought Vessel · Wayfarer's Bauble · You Find Some Prisoners · Deflecting Swat · Dire Fleet Daredevil · Kardur, Doomscourge · Party Thrasher · Faithless Looting · Geode Golem · Elder Brain · Wand of Wonder · Commander's Sphere · Deadly Rollick · Everflowing Chalice · Opposition Agent · Withering Torment · Arvinox, the Mind Flail · Bloodsoaked Insight // Sanguine Morass · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Sulfurous Springs · Luxury Suite · Exotic Orchard · Foreboding Ruins · Haunted Ridge · Bloodstained Mire · Tainted Peak · Rakdos Carnarium · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Bojuka Bog · Myriad Landscape · Shadowblood Ridge · Graven Cairns · Temple of Malice · Command Beacon · Blazemire Verge · Cabal Coffers · Raucous Theater · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper, Tome-Bound | 62% | +55% |
| Tibalt's Trickery | 57% | +44% |
| Cunning Rhetoric | 45% | +44% |
| Brainstealer Dragon | 44% | +42% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 50% | +42% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 45% | +42% |
| Thran Dynamo | 45% | +41% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 42% | +40% |
| Nalfeshnee | 42% | +40% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 44% | +40% |
| Mana Geyser | 51% | +38% |
| Stolen Strategy | 37% | +35% |
| Fevered Suspicion | 39% | +35% |
| Seething Song | 46% | +34% |
| Hurl Through Hell | 35% | +32% |
| Treasure Nabber | 35% | +31% |
| Rowan's Talent | 31% | +31% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 32% | +30% |
| Rings of Brighthearth | 30% | +30% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 32% | +29% |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 36% | +28% |
| The Ruinous Powers | 29% | +27% |
| Geode Golem | 27% | +27% |
| Decadent Dragon | 31% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor 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.
- Cunning Rhetoric
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Thran Dynamo
- Plargg and Nassari
- Mana Geyser
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Prosper, Tome-Bound
- Tibalt's Trickery
- Brainstealer Dragon
- Nalfeshnee
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Fevered Suspicion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Damnation
- Jeska's Will
- Opposition Agent
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor's color identity?
Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor 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 Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 1 % of the time and floods 54 %. Deck health: D (46/100).
How many lands should a Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor deck run?
Real Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor decks run 37 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 Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Prosper, Tome-Bound, Tibalt's Trickery, Cunning Rhetoric. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor decks.
What combos does Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cunning Rhetoric, Etali, Primal Storm, Gonti, Lord of Luxury 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.