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Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · 1WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, surveil 2 if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. If it's the second time, each opponent discards a card. If it's the third time, put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal: 35
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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: B (70/100)
- Consistency53
- Speed55
- Interaction44
- Resilience95
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 7 Plains, 5 Swamp)
Mesa Enchantress · Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Doomwake Giant · Spirited Companion · Starfield Mystic · Soaring Lightbringer · Lord Skitter's Blessing · Waste Not · Ghostly Dancers · Alseid of Life's Bounty · Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab · Demon of Fate's Design · Ondu Spiritdancer · Grim Guardian · Darksteel Mutation · Grand Entryway // Elegant Rotunda · Nowhere to Run · Orzhov Signet · Phyrexian Arena · Spellbook Vendor · Talisman of Hierarchy · Animate Dead · Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor · Archon of Sun's Grace · Swords to Plowshares · Ethereal Armor · Balemurk Leech · Psemilla, Meletian Poet · Underworld Coinsmith · Flickering Ward · Sheltered by Ghosts · Grasp of Fate · Blind Obedience · Path to Exile · Thoughtrender Lamia · Enduring Innocence · Sigil of the Empty Throne · Sphere of Safety · Starnheim Courser · Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk · Ghostly Prison · Ripples of Undeath · Valgavoth, Terror Eater · Athreos, Shroud-Veiled · Fear of Surveillance · Kaya's Ghostform · Overlord of the Balemurk · Sun Titan · Shardmage's Rescue · All That Glitters · Funeral Room // Awakening Hall · Seal of Cleansing · Surgical Suite // Hospital Room · Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber · Black Market Connections · Authority of the Consuls · Fear of Lost Teeth · Hallowed Haunting · Changing Loyalty · Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette · Geth's Grimoire · Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel · Hopeless Nightmare · Command Tower · Valgavoth's Lair · Isolated Chapel · Caves of Koilos · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Tainted Field · Godless Shrine · Orzhov Basilica · Fetid Heath · Shineshadow Snarl · Temple of Silence · Vault of Champions · Shattered Sanctum · Shadowy Backstreet · Bojuka Bog · Exotic Orchard · Marsh Flats · Bleachbone Verge · Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway · Desolate Mire · Adagia, Windswept Bastion · Concealed Courtyard · Geier Reach Sanitarium
🃏 Recommended cards for Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa Enchantress | 79% | +71% |
| Valgavoth's Lair | 70% | +68% |
| Doomwake Giant | 69% | +65% |
| Spirited Companion | 67% | +63% |
| Soaring Lightbringer | 63% | +62% |
| Waste Not | 61% | +60% |
| Starfield Mystic | 67% | +60% |
| Ghostly Dancers | 59% | +57% |
| Demon of Fate's Design | 58% | +57% |
| Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab | 58% | +57% |
| Lord Skitter's Blessing | 61% | +56% |
| Alseid of Life's Bounty | 58% | +56% |
| Grand Entryway // Elegant Rotunda | 53% | +53% |
| Ondu Spiritdancer | 57% | +52% |
| Nowhere to Run | 53% | +51% |
| Grim Guardian | 54% | +51% |
| Spellbook Vendor | 52% | +50% |
| Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor | 49% | +48% |
| Hall of Heliod's Generosity | 52% | +44% |
| Psemilla, Meletian Poet | 44% | +44% |
| Balemurk Leech | 44% | +43% |
| Darksteel Mutation | 53% | +42% |
| Archon of Sun's Grace | 48% | +42% |
| Underworld Coinsmith | 42% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal 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.
- Mesa Enchantress
- Valgavoth's Lair
- Doomwake Giant
- Spirited Companion
- Soaring Lightbringer
- Starfield Mystic
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
- Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- Animate Dead
- Sphere of Safety
- Ripples of Undeath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ondu Spiritdancer
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Starfield of Nyx
- Daxos the Returned
- Necromancy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal's color identity?
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal is Orzhov (black and white): 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 Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 26 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal deck run?
Real Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal 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 Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mesa Enchantress, Valgavoth's Lair, Doomwake Giant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal decks.
What combos does Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal have?
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal 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 Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mesa Enchantress, Valgavoth's Lair, Doomwake Giant 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.