The Valeyard
If an opponent would face a villainous choice, they face that choice an additional time. (They can make the same or different choices.) While voting, you may vote an additional time.
How The Valeyard decks play in EDH
The Valeyard is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 2UBR, and its legendary creature - time lord noble line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones The Valeyard decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $54.99Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Valeyard decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The ValeyardThe Valeyard deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Valeyard deck?
The Valeyard has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Valeyard?
The cards played most often in The Valeyard decks include Clash of Elements, Geist of Saint Thalia, Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The Valeyard deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $54.99 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The Valeyard deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.