Valakut Invoker
Creature — Human Shaman
: This creature deals 3 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #15328
Valakut Invoker staples a repeatable 6-damage fireball to a 2/3 body — the catch is the 8-mana activation, which is prohibitive in most fair contexts. In Agatha of the Vile Cauldron shells, that cost collapses to nothing, turning every creature with a counter into a ranged kill shot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron exiles Valakut Invoker to grant its tap ability to every creature she buffs, converting a clunky 8-mana outlet into a board-wide win condition the moment you have enough mana creatures in play.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Valakut Invoker is unplayable in competitive formats — Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all move too fast for an 8-mana sink on a 3-drop. Pauper is the one exception worth noting: if a slow, controlling red deck ever wanted a late-game mana dump at common, it qualifies, though nothing currently wants it there either. Commander is where it actually earns a slot, strictly inside Agatha of the Vile Cauldron, where the activation cost becomes irrelevant and the repeatable direct damage closes games.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Valakut Invoker is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not budgeting for it. Don't expect that to change; the card has one narrow home and no casual crossover appeal to push demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.