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Varolz, the Scar-Striped - Decklist

Creatures 46$25.30

  1. Baloth Prime1Baloth Prime$0.19
  2. Bayou Groff1Bayou Groff$0.12
  3. Boneyard Wurm1Boneyard Wurm$0.11
  4. Brawn1Brawn$0.40
  5. Bristlebane Battler1Bristlebane Battler$0.32
  6. Clackbridge Troll1Clackbridge Troll$0.65
  7. Corpsejack Menace1Corpsejack Menace$0.28
  8. Daemogoth Titan1Daemogoth Titan$1.20
  9. Daemogoth Woe-Eater1Daemogoth Woe-Eater$0.33
  10. Death's Shadow1Death's Shadow$0.90
  11. Egon, God of Death // Throne of Death1Egon, God of Death // Throne of Death$0.33
  12. Elvish Mystic1Elvish Mystic$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Force of Savagery1Force of Savagery$0.65
  2. Golgari Grave-Troll1Golgari Grave-Troll$0.89
  3. Golgari Thug1Golgari Thug$0.35
  4. Grim Flayer1Grim Flayer$0.23
  5. Groundbreaker1Groundbreaker$1.39
  6. Gyre Sage1Gyre Sage$0.64
  7. Hunted Bonebrute1Hunted Bonebrute$0.16
  8. Hunted Troll1Hunted Troll$0.76
  9. Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant1Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant$0.29
  10. Llanowar Elves1Llanowar Elves$0.24
  11. Lord of Extinction1Lord of Extinction$0.78
  12. Lotleth Troll1Lotleth Troll$0.16

Creatures continued

  1. Lupine Prototype1Lupine Prototype$0.25
  2. Nessian Boar1Nessian Boar$0.29
  3. Nyxathid1Nyxathid$0.34
  4. Old Stickfingers1Old Stickfingers$0.34
  5. Patchwork Beastie1Patchwork Beastie$0.25
  6. Plague Reaver1Plague Reaver$0.36
  7. Rampant Frogantua1Rampant Frogantua$0.38
  8. Riftsweeper1Riftsweeper$0.48
  9. Rot-Curse Rakshasa1Rot-Curse Rakshasa$1.71
  10. Rotting Regisaur1Rotting Regisaur$1.73
  11. Satyr Wayfinder1Satyr Wayfinder$0.11
  12. Shakedown Heavy1Shakedown Heavy$0.34

Creatures continued

  1. Sheltering Ancient1Sheltering Ancient$1.90
  2. Skull Prophet1Skull Prophet$0.70
  3. Skullbriar, the Walking Grave1Skullbriar, the Walking Grave$1.68
  4. Souls of the Lost1Souls of the Lost$0.33
  5. Splinterfright1Splinterfright$0.26
  6. Stinkweed Imp1Stinkweed Imp$1.14
  7. Stitcher's Supplier1Stitcher's Supplier$0.26
  8. Thrun, Breaker of Silence1Thrun, Breaker of Silence$0.32
  9. Vile Entomber1Vile Entomber$0.24
  10. Yargle, Glutton of Urborg1Yargle, Glutton of Urborg$0.14

Instants 3$1.04

  1. Golgari Charm1Golgari Charm$0.77
  2. Grapple with the Past1Grapple with the Past$0.13
  3. Grisly Salvage1Grisly Salvage$0.14

Sorceries 6$2.95

  1. Culling Ritual1Culling Ritual$0.56
  2. Final Parting1Final Parting$0.59
  3. Gaze of Granite1Gaze of Granite$0.20
  4. Jarad's Orders1Jarad's Orders$0.94
  5. Malevolent Rumble1Malevolent Rumble$0.49
  6. Mulch1Mulch$0.17

Artifacts 3$1.32

  1. Convergence of Dominion1Convergence of Dominion$0.93
  2. Embalmer's Tools1Embalmer's Tools$0.18
  3. Key to the City1Key to the City$0.21

Enchantments 3$2.95

  1. Death's Presence1Death's Presence$0.35
  2. Greater Good1Greater Good$1.57
  3. Rancor1Rancor$1.03

Lands 38 / 38$13.35

  1. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  5. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  6. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  7. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  8. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  9. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  10. Golgari Guildgate1Golgari Guildgate$0.14
  11. Golgari Rot Farm1Golgari Rot Farm$0.27

Lands continued

  1. Grim Backwoods1Grim Backwoods$0.16
  2. Haunted Mire1Haunted Mire$0.28
  3. Jungle Hollow1Jungle Hollow$0.15
  4. Llanowar Wastes1Llanowar Wastes$0.59
  5. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  6. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Necroblossom Snarl1Necroblossom Snarl$0.34
  9. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  10. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  11. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18

Lands continued

  1. Svogthos, the Restless Tomb1Svogthos, the Restless Tomb$0.21
  2. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  3. Tainted Wood1Tainted Wood$0.30
  4. Temple of Malady1Temple of Malady$0.17
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Twilight Mire1Twilight Mire$0.34
  8. Vernal Fen1Vernal Fen$0.35
  9. Viridescent Bog1Viridescent Bog$0.22
  10. Woodland Cemetery1Woodland Cemetery$0.62
  11. Woodland Chasm1Woodland Chasm$0.43

About this Varolz, the Scar-Striped deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Varolz, the Scar-Striped, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $47.36 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Varolz, the Scar-Striped decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Death's Shadow, Corpsejack Menace and Force of Savagery. The picks most particular to this commander are Nyxathid, Lotleth Troll and Rotting Regisaur, which turn up here far more often than in other Golgari decks.

Its average mana value is 2.87. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Sheltering Ancient ($1.90), Rotting Regisaur ($1.73) and Rot-Curse Rakshasa ($1.71); 39 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $37.53, and with no limit $1157.27; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.87
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match74%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 23 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Varolz, the Scar-Striped and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 4 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Varolz, the Scar-Striped at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Varolz, the Scar-Striped decks usually play.

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