---
name: "Valgavoth, Terror Eater"
mana_cost: "{6}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Lifelink", "Ward"]
set: "PDSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos"
collector_number: "120p"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Antonio José Manzanedo"
oracle_id: "cae3ec72-436d-4086-9dcb-17b3d92ad5c4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/valgavoth-terror-eater-pdsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 9/9
- **Keywords:** Flying, Lifelink, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying, lifelink
Ward—Sacrifice three nonland permanents.
If a card you didn't control would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
During your turn, you may play cards exiled with Valgavoth. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls](/printing/valgavoth-harrower-of-souls-dsc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
2. [Teval, Arbiter of Virtue](/printing/teval-arbiter-of-virtue-tdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
3. [Stalwart Valkyrie](/printing/stalwart-valkyrie-j25.md) — Creature — Angel Warrior
4. [Fiend of the Shadows](/printing/fiend-of-the-shadows-afc.md) — Creature — Vampire Wizard
5. [Lorcan, Warlock Collector](/printing/lorcan-warlock-collector-afc.md) — Legendary Creature — Devil
6. [Demon of Death's Gate](/printing/demon-of-deaths-gate-m11.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos (PDSK) #120p
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Antonio José Manzanedo
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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