Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
Oracle Text:
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.
Power/Toughness: 9/9
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Duskmourn: House of Horror
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Character Background
Valgavoth, Terror Eater is a massive mythic finisher that best supports a control or grindy value plan, where you trade resources early and then lock the table out with inevitability. Flying and lifelink make it a huge stabilizer, while ward—sacrifice three nonland permanents—forces opponents to overcommit just to answer it. The exile replacement effect is especially nasty in multiplayer: milling, discard, and even creature deaths on the opponent’s side can become fuel for you, turning their cards into your future options. In deckbuilding, pair Valgavoth with effects that force cards into opponents’ graveyards, such as symmetrical discard or mass mill, so you can cast their best spells for life instead of mana. It also works well with life gain and protection pieces, since paying life to cast exiled cards can get costly. Lore-wise, it feels like a predatory house-devourer, feeding on what others lose and weaponizing their own resources.
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