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Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
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Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor

{2}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Whenever Varchild deals combat damage to a player, that player creates that many 1/1 red Survivor creature tokens.

Survivors your opponents control can't block, and they can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

When Varchild leaves the battlefield, gain control of all Survivors.

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Set
Commander 2018 (C18 #28)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2018-08-10
Artist
Lucas Graciano
EDHREC rank
#6,006
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.20
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Varchild's War-Riders 82 %+81.8 %
  2. Fumiko the Lowblood 65 %+64.0 %
  3. Rampaging Ferocidon 68 %+63.7 %
  4. Tenza, Godo's Maul 60 %+56.9 %
  5. Disrupt Decorum 65 %+56.5 %
  6. Goblin Spymaster 56 %+54.8 %
  7. Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer 55 %+53.9 %
  8. Frontier Warmonger 55 %+51.1 %
  9. Spectacular Showdown 54 %+50.8 %
  10. Rogue's Passage 75 %+50.2 %
  11. Life of the Party 50 %+48.4 %
  12. Agitator Ant 48 %+44.4 %
  13. Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs 50 %+43.8 %
  14. Komainu Battle Armor 46 %+43.1 %
  15. Prowler's Helm 43 %+42.2 %
  16. Vengeful Ancestor 44 %+41.1 %
  17. Blades of Velis Vel 41 %+40.3 %
  18. Goblin Diplomats 40 %+38.7 %
  19. Trailblazer's Boots 42 %+38.0 %
  20. Blackblade Reforged 45 %+37.9 %
  21. Lizard Blades 42 %+36.4 %
  22. Curse of Opulence 46 %+36.1 %
  23. Incite Rebellion 35 %+34.5 %
  24. Sanctum of Eternity 34 %+33.3 %
  25. Rite of the Raging Storm 34 %+32.6 %
  26. Coat of Arms 37 %+32.5 %
  27. Embercleave 38 %+32.4 %
  28. Grenzo, Havoc Raiser 41 %+32.1 %
  29. Humble Defector 37 %+31.9 %
  30. Skullclamp 48 %+30.8 %
  31. Goblin Bombardment 46 %+30.7 %
  32. Warmonger Hellkite 30 %+29.9 %
  33. Sword of the Animist 39 %+29.7 %
  34. Whispersilk Cloak 35 %+29.6 %
  35. Commander's Plate 42 %+29.3 %
  36. War's Toll 31 %+29.1 %
  37. Bothersome Quasit 31 %+28.8 %
  38. Geode Rager 29 %+27.7 %
  39. Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 32 %+27.4 %
  40. Insurrection 31 %+27.2 %
  41. Delina, Wild Mage 28 %+26.1 %
  42. Castle Embereth 42 %+25.4 %
  43. Avatar of Slaughter 26 %+24.9 %
  44. Angel's Trumpet 25 %+24.6 %
  45. Gauntlet of Power 30 %+24.5 %
  46. Death Kiss 26 %+23.8 %
  47. Gimli, Counter of Kills 25 %+23.6 %
  48. Sword of Hearth and Home 26 %+23.0 %
  49. Loxodon Warhammer 26 %+22.0 %
  50. Brotherhood Regalia 27 %+21.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 92 %-3.1 %
  2. Sol Ring 85 %+0.3 %
  3. Varchild's War-Riders 82 %+81.8 %
  4. Rogue's Passage 75 %+50.2 %
  5. Chaos Warp 72 %+11.5 %
  6. Rampaging Ferocidon 68 %+63.7 %
  7. Blasphemous Act 67 %+13.3 %
  8. Disrupt Decorum 65 %+56.5 %
  9. Fumiko the Lowblood 65 %+64.0 %
  10. Arcane Signet 62 %+1.8 %
  11. Swiftfoot Boots 62 %+21.7 %
  12. Ruby Medallion 61 %+4.4 %
  13. Tenza, Godo's Maul 60 %+56.9 %
  14. Goblin Spymaster 56 %+54.8 %
  15. Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer 55 %+53.9 %
  16. Frontier Warmonger 55 %+51.1 %
  17. Spectacular Showdown 54 %+50.8 %
  18. Vandalblast 54 %+12.8 %
  19. Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs 50 %+43.8 %
  20. Life of the Party 50 %+48.4 %
  21. Agitator Ant 48 %+44.4 %
  22. Skullclamp 48 %+30.8 %
  23. Komainu Battle Armor 46 %+43.1 %
  24. Goblin Bombardment 46 %+30.7 %
  25. Curse of Opulence 46 %+36.1 %
  26. Blackblade Reforged 45 %+37.9 %
  27. Vengeful Ancestor 44 %+41.1 %
  28. War Room 44 %+13.9 %
  29. Prowler's Helm 43 %+42.2 %
  30. Trailblazer's Boots 42 %+38.0 %
  31. Commander's Plate 42 %+29.3 %
  32. Abrade 42 %0.0 %
  33. Lizard Blades 42 %+36.4 %
  34. Castle Embereth 42 %+25.4 %
  35. Grenzo, Havoc Raiser 41 %+32.1 %
  36. Blades of Velis Vel 41 %+40.3 %
  37. Goblin Diplomats 40 %+38.7 %
  38. Sword of the Animist 39 %+29.7 %
  39. Embercleave 38 %+32.4 %
  40. Faithless Looting 37 %-2.4 %
  41. Torbran, Thane of Red Fell 37 %+14.7 %
  42. Humble Defector 37 %+31.9 %
  43. Coat of Arms 37 %+32.5 %
  44. Mind Stone 37 %+5.9 %
  45. Untimely Malfunction 36 %+7.7 %
  46. Thrill of Possibility 35 %+2.3 %
  47. Professional Face-Breaker 35 %+11.5 %
  48. Whispersilk Cloak 35 %+29.6 %
  49. Incite Rebellion 35 %+34.5 %
  50. Sanctum of Eternity 34 %+33.3 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2018-07-13

    Survivor is a creature type. Varchild's second ability affects any creatures your opponents control that happen to be Survivors, not just the Survivor tokens it creates. Similarly, its third ability affects all creatures that happen to be Survivors. A creature that's all creature types is a Survivor.

  • 2018-07-13

    The player who creates the Survivor tokens owns them, not Varchild's controller.

  • 2018-07-13

    Varchild's second ability isn't locked in as Survivor tokens are created. For example, if a player gains control of Varchild, that player's Survivor tokens may attack Varchild's former controller.

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