Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Flying, lifelink Ward—Sacrifice three nonland permanents. If a card you didn't control would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead. During your turn, you may play cards exiled with Valgavoth. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
A ready-made Valgavoth decklist
Complete 100-card mono-black deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Valgavoth decks play in EDH
Valgavoth, Terror Eater is a mono-black commander costing 6BBB, and its legendary creature - elder demon line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Valgavoth, Terror Eater decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $107Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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What colours can I use in a Valgavoth, Terror Eater deck?
Valgavoth, Terror Eater has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Valgavoth, Terror Eater?
The cards played most often in Valgavoth, Terror Eater decks include The Master of Lake-town, Troop of Ponies, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. 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 Valgavoth, Terror Eater deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $107 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 Valgavoth, Terror Eater 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.