---
name: "Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward"]
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Cold"
oracle_id: "5401439c-4068-4490-8d53-8ffd0026dd7d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/valgavoth-harrower-of-souls-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying
Ward—Pay 2 life.
Whenever an opponent loses life for the first time during each of their turns, put a +1/+1 counter on Valgavoth and draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valgavoth, Terror Eater](/printing/valgavoth-terror-eater-pdsk.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
2. [Savage Gorger](/printing/savage-gorger-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Kothophed, Soul Hoarder](/printing/kothophed-soul-hoarder-ori.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
4. [Vilis, Broker of Blood](/printing/vilis-broker-of-blood-gn3.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
5. [Vampire Scrivener](/printing/vampire-scrivener-j25.md) — Creature — Vampire Warlock
6. [Westgate Regent](/printing/westgate-regent-pafr.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #6
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Cold
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`