(6.50) The Valeyard, Devil's Advocate (0/0, ) by The.Witness

Format: Commander

Commander: The Valeyard

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis political burn and attrition deck commanded by The Valeyard. The primary game plan revolves around deploying the commander to double the penalties of villainous choice cards and gain extra votes on council dilemmas. By combining group-slug cards like Prisoner's Dilemma, Ensnared by the Mara, and Davros, Dalek Creator, the deck constantly presents opponents with lose-lose decisions that deplete life totals, empty hands, and clear boards. Acceleration through mid-tier mana rocks leads into a turn 5 commander assembly, followed by major dilemma spells on turn 6. The deck closes games around turn 8 using massive mana sinks such as Torment of Hailfire or Exsanguinate, capitalizing on the heavy damage already dealt. While resilient to losing its commander thanks to strong standalone legends like Nekusar, the Mindrazer and Davros, Dalek Creator, the deck remains vulnerable to focused countermagic and aggressive early combat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Adric, Mathematical Genius
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Bite of the Black Rose
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Bladegriff Prototype
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Bounty Board
  • 1 Capital Punishment
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cormela, Glamour Thief
  • 1 Damocles Base, Sword of Kang
  • 1 Davros, Dalek Creator
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Ensnared by the Mara
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fateful Tempest
  • 1 Fire Lord Azula
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Genesis of the Daleks
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Gonti, Night Minister
  • 1 Great Intelligence's Plan
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Illusion of Choice
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
  • 1 Keen Duelist
  • 1 Killing Wave
  • 1 Lethal Vapors
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Magar of the Magic Strings
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Misleading Signpost
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mizzix of the Izmagnus
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nekusar, the Mindrazer
  • 1 Nightscape Familiar
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Palantír of Orthanc
  • 1 Plea for Power
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring
  • 1 Prisoner's Dilemma
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Sanctum of Eternity
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Tempt with Immortality
  • 1 Tempting Contract
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Valeyard
  • 1 This Is How It Ends
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Trenzalore Clocktower
  • 1 Truth or Consequences
  • 1 Tyrant's Choice
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizards of Thay
  • 1 Xander's Lounge
  • 1 Xantcha, Sleeper Agent