Zoyowa Lava-Tongue

BRRakdos{B}{R}$0.22
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warlock
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue card art

Deathtouch At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, each opponent may discard a card or sacrifice a permanent of their choice. Zoyowa deals 3 damage to each opponent who didn't. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)

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How Zoyowa Lava-Tongue decks play in EDH

Zoyowa Lava-Tongue is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing BR, and its legendary creature - goblin warlock 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. The cards below are the ones Zoyowa Lava-Tongue decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $10.15

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (3)

Bolg's Company
Bolg's Company
$0.35
Enterprising Scallywag
Enterprising Scallywag
$0.24
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift
$3.44

Card draw (3)

Azog, Moria's Ruin
Azog, Moria's Ruin
$0.31
Stinging Cave Crawler
Stinging Cave Crawler
$0.27
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
$0.35

Creatures (10)

Stony-Voiced Goblins
Stony-Voiced Goblins
$0.14
Fearsome Goblin Pair
Fearsome Goblin Pair
$0.19
Child of the Volcano
Child of the Volcano
$0.10
Broodrage Mycoid
Broodrage Mycoid
$0.19
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
Deep Goblin Skulltaker
$0.17
Souls of the Lost
Souls of the Lost
$0.30
Osseous Sticktwister
Osseous Sticktwister
$0.30
Chupacabra Echo
Chupacabra Echo
$0.20
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
$2.43
Perforating Artist
Perforating Artist
$0.27

Synergy & payoffs (3)

Join the Dead
Join the Dead
$0.20
Terror Tide
Terror Tide
$0.26
Canonized in Blood
Canonized in Blood
$0.25

Lands (1)

Goblin-town
Goblin-town
$0.19

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Zoyowa Lava-Tongue decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck questions

What colours can I use in a Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck?

Zoyowa Lava-Tongue has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Zoyowa Lava-Tongue?

The cards played most often in Zoyowa Lava-Tongue decks include Stony-Voiced Goblins, Bolg's Company, Goblin-town. 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 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $10.15 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 Zoyowa Lava-Tongue 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.

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