---
name: "Varchild's War-Riders"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Rampage", "Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Susan Van Camp"
oracle_id: "258921f2-df26-4d8a-ad34-8f44d0158ae7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/varchilds-war-riders-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Varchild's War-Riders
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Trample, Rampage, Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep—Have an opponent create a 1/1 red Survivor creature token. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Trample; rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kjeldoran Javelineer](/printing/kjeldoran-javelineer-csp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor](/printing/varchild-betrayer-of-kjeldor-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
3. [Balduvian War-Makers](/printing/balduvian-war-makers-all.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
4. [Mardu Hordechief](/printing/mardu-hordechief-ktk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Hunding Gjornersen](/printing/hunding-gjornersen-leg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Kruin Striker](/printing/kruin-striker-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #83
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Susan Van Camp
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`