Valgavoth, Terror Eater

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Valgavoth, Terror Eater: Legendary Creature - Elder Demon, Duskmourn: House of Horror. Flying, lifelink. Ward-Sacrifice three nonland permanents. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{6}{B}{B}{B}
Mana value
9
Type
Legendary Creature - Elder Demon
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
9/9
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK)
Released
2024-09-27
Collector number
120
Artist
Antonio José Manzanedo
Commander rank
1,312 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Lifelink, Ward
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Valgavoth, Terror Eater is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black legendary creature from Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK), an expansion set released in September 2024. It is collector number 120 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {6}{B}{B}{B} (six generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 9. It is a 9/9 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $25.79 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-04).

Card 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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $25.79 (as of 2026-11-04).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Valgavoth, Terror Eater by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Valgavoth, Terror Eater has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #352Mythic2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #407Mythic2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos (PDSK) #120pMythic2024
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos (PDSK) #120sMythic2024

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Valgavoth, Terror Eater, newest first.

  • You follow all timing rules for spells cast and lands played using the permission granted by Valgavoth's last ability.
  • The spells you cast using the permission granted by Valgavoth's last ability have an alternative cost that's paying life equal to their mana value. You can't choose to pay their mana cost and may not pay any other alternative costs. You may still pay for additional costs, such as kicker costs, and you may pay mana for those as normal. If the spell has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

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