---
name: "Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "C18-28"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "26ae37ab-91f8-4113-beb0-1154f9b62d28"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/varchild-betrayer-of-kjeldor-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever Varchild deals combat damage to a player, that player creates that many 1/1 red Survivor creature tokens.
Survivors your opponents control can't block, and they can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
When Varchild leaves the battlefield, gain control of all Survivors.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Varchild's War-Riders](/printing/varchilds-war-riders-me1.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Varchild's Crusader](/printing/varchilds-crusader-all.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Slaughter Specialist](/printing/slaughter-specialist-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
4. [Khârn the Betrayer](/printing/khârn-the-betrayer-40k.md) — Legendary Creature — Astartes Berserker
5. [Vraska the Unseen](/printing/vraska-the-unseen-ddm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska
6. [Elder Arthur Maxson](/printing/elder-arthur-maxson-pip.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #C18-28
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`