Art: Victor Adame Minguez · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
RLegendary Creature — Human Shaman · from $0.09
At the beginning of combat on your turn, for each Aura and Equipment attached to Valduk, create a 3/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile those tokens at the beginning of the next end step.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 10 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 11 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 12 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 13 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 14 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 15 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 16 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 17 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 18 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 19 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 20 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 21 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 22 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 23 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 24 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 25 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 26 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 27 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 28 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 29 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 30 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 31 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 32 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 33 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 34 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 35 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 36 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 37 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 38 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 39 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 40 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 41 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 42 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 43 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 44 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 45 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 46 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 47 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 48 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 49 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 50 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 51 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 52 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 53 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 54 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 55 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 56 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 57 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 58 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 59 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 60 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 61 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 62 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 63 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 64 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 65 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 66 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 67 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 68 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 69 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 70 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 71 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 72 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 73 | Thrill of Possibility | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 74 | Secluded Courtyard | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 75 | Ornithopter of Paradise | Creature | 2 | $0.35 |
| 76 | Sensei's Divining Top | Artifact | 1 | $36.48 |
| 77 | Sword of the Animist | Artifact | 2 | $2.79 |
| 78 | Mithril Coat | Artifact | 3 | $27.09 |
| 79 | Gamble | Sorcery | 1 | $16.21 |
| 80 | Mox Opal | Artifact | 0 | $229.58 |
| 81 | Unclaimed Territory | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 82 | Mox Diamond | Artifact | 0 | $1108.66 |
| 83 | Foundry Inspector | Creature | 3 | $0.28 |
| 84 | Everflowing Chalice | Artifact | 0 | $0.28 |
| 85 | Basilisk Collar | Artifact | 1 | $2.73 |
| 86 | Academy Manufactor | Creature | 3 | $8.00 |
| 87 | Inventors' Fair | Land | 0 | $15.74 |
| 88 | Panharmonicon | Artifact | 4 | $4.98 |
| 89 | Unexpected Windfall | Instant | 4 | $1.87 |
| 90 | Jet Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $13.02 |
| 91 | Etali, Primal Storm | Creature | 6 | $0.46 |
| 92 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | Creature | 1 | $39.93 |
| 93 | Darksteel Citadel | Artifact | 0 | $0.45 |
| 94 | Mana Geyser | Sorcery | 5 | $0.52 |
| 95 | Ruby Medallion | Artifact | 2 | $14.04 |
| 96 | Scavenger Grounds | Land | 0 | $0.23 |
| 97 | Seething Song | Instant | 3 | $6.78 |
| 98 | The Ozolith | Artifact | 1 | $60.88 |
| 99 | Shadowspear | Artifact | 1 | $21.06 |
| 100 | Phyrexian Altar | Artifact | 3 | $54.22 |
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Combos with Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
5 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Breath of Fury + Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Infinite combat damage · Infinite combat phases · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens with haste
Aggravated Assault + Phyrexian Altar + Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Aggravated Assault + Thermopod + Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite red mana · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Hellkite Charger + Thermopod + Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite red mana · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Hellkite Charger + Phyrexian Altar + Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 11th of 23 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggMay 15, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Ghalib Caminero
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.