What are the best cards for The Valeyard?

Across 1,021 public decks, the most-played cards with The Valeyard are Great Intelligence's Plan (96%), This Is How It Ends (95%) and Ensnared by the Mara (95%).

Which cards have the best synergy with The Valeyard?

The cards played far more often with The Valeyard than usual: Messenger Jays (208× its usual rate), Grudge Keeper (195× its usual rate) and Model of Unity (175× its usual rate).

What colors is The Valeyard?

The Valeyard is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is The Valeyard?

The Valeyard leads 1,021 public decks in our corpus, #1,196 of 3,757 commanders.

The Valeyard

UBRGrixis commanders1,021 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Time Lord Noble2UBR$0.39

The Valeyard appears in 1,021 public decks. The most-played cards are Great Intelligence's Plan, This Is How It Ends and Ensnared by the Mara. The strongest synergies by lift are Messenger Jays, Grudge Keeper and Model of Unity.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Great Intelligence's Plan

Sorcery

4UB6

95.6%

976 decks+3.50$0.48

#2This Is How It Ends

Instant

3B4

94.9%

969 decks+3.75$0.33

#3Ensnared by the Mara

Sorcery

2RR4

94.7%

967 decks+3.26$7.33

#4Davros, Dalek Creator

Legendary Artifact Creature — Alien Scientist

1UBR4

92.3%

942 decks+3.69$0.39

#5Sycorax Commander

Creature — Alien Soldier

2BR4

92.0%

939 decks+4.05$0.36

#6Island

Basic Land — Island

91.2%

931 decks+0.01$0.20

#7Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

91.1%

930 decks+0.01$0.18

#8Truth or Consequences

Sorcery

2UR4

91.0%

929 decks+4.80$0.31

#9Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

90.8%

927 decks+0.02$0.16

#10The Dalek Emperor

Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek

5BR7

89.0%

909 decks+3.71$0.32

#11Split Decision

Instant

1U2

88.6%

905 decks+4.94$2.02

#12Command Tower

Land

88.4%

903 decks-0.04$0.27

#13Plea for Power

Sorcery

3U4

88.3%

902 decks+4.89$0.32

#14Arcane Signet

Artifact

88.1%

899 decks-0.01$0.41

#15Hunted by The Family

Sorcery

5UU7

87.8%

896 decks+4.20$0.36

#16Sol Ring

Artifact

87.1%

889 decks-0.04$1.51

#17Illusion of Choice

Instant

85.8%

876 decks+5.12$2.56

#18Capital Punishment

Sorcery

4BB6

84.2%

860 decks+5.04$5.77

#19Tyrant's Choice

Sorcery

1B2

83.3%

851 decks+5.01$0.99

#20Mob Verdict

Sorcery

2RR4

82.8%

845 decks+4.86$0.37

#21Midnight Crusader Shuttle

Artifact — Vehicle

82.8%

845 decks+4.07$0.38

#22Missy

Legendary Creature — Time Lord Rogue

3UBR6

80.9%

826 decks+3.80$0.37

#23Grudge Keeper

Creature — Zombie Wizard

1B2

80.6%

823 decks+5.27$0.27

#24Trap the Trespassers

Instant

2U3

79.4%

811 decks+5.15$0.30

#25Model of Unity

Artifact

77.7%

793 decks+5.17$0.23

#26Genesis of the Daleks

Enchantment — Saga

4BB6

75.9%

775 decks+3.74$0.39

#27Bite of the Black Rose

Sorcery

3B4

72.8%

743 decks+5.12$0.49

#28Expropriate

Sorcery

7UU9

69.0%

704 decks+3.97$15.77

#29The Master, Gallifrey's End

Legendary Creature — Time Lord Rogue

2BR4

68.5%

699 decks+3.85$0.28

#30Coercive Portal

Artifact

67.4%

688 decks+5.04$9.84

#31Exotic Orchard

Land

64.3%

656 decks+0.11$0.20

#32Nightscape Familiar

Creature — Zombie

1B2

63.4%

647 decks+0.95$0.43

#33Crumbling Necropolis

Land

62.3%

636 decks+0.27$0.36

#34Prisoner's Dilemma

Sorcery

3RR5

61.1%

624 decks+4.14$6.17

#35Dragonskull Summit

Land

59.5%

607 decks+0.23$0.67

#36Seize the Spotlight

Sorcery

2R3

57.8%

590 decks+3.14$15.77

#37Drowned Catacomb

Land

56.4%

576 decks+0.25$3.55

#38Talisman of Dominance

Artifact

55.6%

568 decks+0.03$1.92

#39Propaganda

Enchantment

2U3

54.6%

557 decks+1.27$3.72

#40Stormcarved Coast

Land

54.1%

552 decks+0.77$3.03

#41Reliquary Tower

Land

53.7%

548 decks+0.61$4.72

#42Cult of Skaro

Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek

1UBR4

53.2%

543 decks+3.52$0.31

#43Shipwreck Marsh

Land

51.6%

527 decks+0.85$7.06

#44Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

51.6%

527 decks+0.08$3.25

#45Haunted Ridge

Land

50.1%

512 decks+0.96$9.32

#46Kess, Dissident Mage

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

1UBR4

49.8%

508 decks+1.96$3.74

#47Xander's Lounge

Land — Island Swamp Mountain

49.1%

501 decks+0.30$14.46

#48Sunken Hollow

Land — Island Swamp

48.6%

496 decks+0.22$0.34

#49Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

48.2%

492 decks+0.06$2.67

#50Sulfur Falls

Land

47.8%

488 decks+0.00$0.32

#51Counterspell

Instant

UU2

47.7%

487 decks+0.15$4.38

#52Goblin Electromancer

Creature — Goblin Wizard

UR2

47.6%

486 decks+1.83$0.28

#53Messenger Jays

Creature — Bird

4U5

47.3%

483 decks+5.34$0.16

#54Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

47.1%

481 decks+0.23$0.28

#55Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

45.7%

467 decks+0.04$1.01

#56Dalek Squadron

Artifact Creature — Dalek

2B3

45.2%

461 decks+3.15$2.01

#57Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

44.8%

457 decks+1.58$0.31

#58Tempt with Mayhem

Instant

1RR3

44.7%

456 decks+4.10$1.19

#59Dalek Drone

Artifact Creature — Dalek

3BB5

42.8%

437 decks+3.13$0.36

#60Auton Soldier

Artifact Creature — Alien Soldier

4UU6

42.6%

435 decks+2.71$12.70

Highest synergy

#1Messenger Jays

Creature — Bird

4U5

483 decks+5.34

In 47% of these decks, 208× its usual rate.

#2Grudge Keeper

Creature — Zombie Wizard

1B2

823 decks+5.27

In 81% of these decks, 195× its usual rate.

#3Model of Unity

Artifact

793 decks+5.17

In 78% of these decks, 175× its usual rate.

#4Trap the Trespassers

Instant

2U3

811 decks+5.15

In 79% of these decks, 173× its usual rate.

#5Illusion of Choice

Instant

876 decks+5.12

In 86% of these decks, 167× its usual rate.

#6Bite of the Black Rose

Sorcery

3B4

743 decks+5.12

In 73% of these decks, 167× its usual rate.

#7Coercive Portal

Artifact

688 decks+5.04

In 67% of these decks, 155× its usual rate.

#8Capital Punishment

Sorcery

4BB6

860 decks+5.04

In 84% of these decks, 154× its usual rate.

#9Tyrant's Choice

Sorcery

1B2

851 decks+5.01

In 83% of these decks, 150× its usual rate.

#10Split Decision

Instant

1U2

905 decks+4.94

In 89% of these decks, 140× its usual rate.

#11Plea for Power

Sorcery

3U4

902 decks+4.89

In 88% of these decks, 133× its usual rate.

#12Fateful Tempest

Sorcery

2R3

281 decks+4.87

In 28% of these decks, 130× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about The Valeyard

What are the best cards for The Valeyard?: Across 1,021 public decks, the most-played cards with The Valeyard are Great Intelligence's Plan (96%), This Is How It Ends (95%) and Ensnared by the Mara (95%).
Which cards have the best synergy with The Valeyard?: The cards played far more often with The Valeyard than usual: Messenger Jays (208× its usual rate), Grudge Keeper (195× its usual rate) and Model of Unity (175× its usual rate).
What colors is The Valeyard?: The Valeyard is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is The Valeyard?: The Valeyard leads 1,021 public decks in our corpus, #1,196 of 3,757 commanders.