Art: Chris Cold · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Legendary Creature — Elder Demon · from $23.87

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.

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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

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 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	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
36	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
37	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
38	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
39	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
40	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
41	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
46	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
50	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
51	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
52	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
53	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
54	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
55	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
56	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
57	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
58	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
59	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
60	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Luxury Suite	Land	0	$8.62
76	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
77	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
78	Rakdos Signet	Artifact	2	$0.31
79	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
82	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
83	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
84	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
85	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
86	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
87	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
88	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
89	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
90	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
91	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
92	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
93	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

The 25 most-played cards in 20 settled top-16 lists running Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 20 of 20	3
2	Blasphemous Act	100% · 20 of 20	3
3	Blood Seeker	100% · 20 of 20	3
4	Command Tower	100% · 20 of 20	3
5	Dragonskull Summit	100% · 20 of 20	3
6	Fate Unraveler	100% · 20 of 20	3
7	Feed the Swarm	100% · 20 of 20	3
8	Gleeful Arsonist	100% · 20 of 20	3
9	Graven Cairns	100% · 20 of 20	3
10	Kardur, Doomscourge	100% · 20 of 20	3
11	Kederekt Parasite	100% · 20 of 20	3
12	Lightning Greaves	100% · 20 of 20	3
13	Mind Stone	100% · 20 of 20	3
14	Mogis, God of Slaughter	100% · 20 of 20	3
15	Mountain	100% · 20 of 20	3
16	Rakdos Charm	100% · 20 of 20	3
17	Rakdos Signet	100% · 20 of 20	3
18	Rampaging Ferocidon	100% · 20 of 20	3
19	Smoldering Marsh	100% · 20 of 20	3
20	Sol Ring	100% · 20 of 20	3
21	Spiteful Visions	100% · 20 of 20	3
22	Sulfurous Springs	100% · 20 of 20	3
23	Swamp	100% · 20 of 20	3
24	Talisman of Indulgence	100% · 20 of 20	3
25	The Lord of Pain	100% · 20 of 20	3

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 21 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 33 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E08 on Topdeck.ggAug 28, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Jorel Rinaldi de Oliveira
9th of 24 — Magic Stronghold Casual Commander Tuesday on Topdeck.ggAug 26, 2026 · 0–0–3 · by Rongqi Yu
5th of 16 — Mana & Mochas Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Nick Price
4th of 24 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E06 on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Paulo Berka
11th of 24 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E06 on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Jonathan schmidt
15th of 17 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 7 on Topdeck.ggJul 26, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Javier Quintana
5th of 18 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E10 on Topdeck.ggJun 12, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Paulo Berka
9th of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 12, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Neil

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Precons led by Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Official preconstructed decks with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls at the helm.

Endless Punishment
PreconCommander· Released Sep 2024

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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