The Valeyard
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Noble
If an opponent would face a villainous choice, they face that choice an additional time. (They can make the same or different choices.)
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- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8371
The Valeyard turns every spell your opponents cast into card advantage for you — a passive engine that scales with the table rather than just its controller. The cost is real: six mana is a significant ask, and the effect does nothing until someone else acts.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman appears in over 63% of The Valeyard builds because both cards reward opponents doing things — Eggman punishes them for it while The Valeyard harvests the cards, creating a feedback loop where the table's activity fuels your hand.
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator generates tokens when opponents lose life, and The Valeyard ensures you're drawing into more ways to threaten that life total — together they convert the table's spellcasting into both board presence and cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where The Valeyard earns its keep — three opponents casting spells every turn cycle means the card advantage compounds fast, and six mana is far more acceptable in a format where games go long. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; six-mana do-nothing-immediately permanents don't survive long enough to pay off in those formats. Oathbreaker gives it a narrower window, but a fast enough signature spell can set up the engine early enough to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for The Valeyard isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its 63% inclusion rate in Dr. Eggman decks and strong showing across Doctor Who commander builds, copies don't typically sit cheap for long.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.