Scourge of Valkas
Scourge of Valkas: Creature - Dragon, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Dragon
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 174
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Commander rank
- 1,525 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Scourge of Valkas
Scourge of Valkas is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 174 in that set, with art by Lucas Graciano. It costs {2}{R}{R}{R} (two generic and three red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Magic 2014 (2013) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
Whenever this creature or another Dragon you control enters, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of Dragons you control.
{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.31 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Scourge of Valkas by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Scourge of Valkas
Scourge of Valkas has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| MagicFest 2025 (PF25) #14 | Rare | 2025 |
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #155 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1490 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1490★ | Mythic | 2024 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #157 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #137 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) #145 | Rare | 2017 |
| Commander 2017 (C17) #142 | Mythic | 2017 |
| Magic 2014 (M14) #151 | Mythic | 2013 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Scourge of Valkas, newest first.
- The amount of damage dealt by the Dragon that entered the battlefield is based on the number of Dragons you control when the ability resolves.
- If a Dragon entering the battlefield causes Scourge of Valkas's ability to trigger but leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, that Dragon still deals damage.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Scourge of Valkas is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.