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Varchild's War-Riders

{1}{R}

Creature — Human Warrior

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"What tries to crush our spirit only strengthens our resolve." —Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain

Border
black
Frame
1993
Pull rate
~1 in 55
Illustrator
Susan Van Camp
Found in
Alliances Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.)
3/4

Plays as: Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$6.60
$3.72 low$0.32 gap
Cheapest playable copy$6.60· across 2 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with "cumulative upkeep {1}" has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.

  • WotCSep 16, 2007

    The rampage bonus is calculated only once per combat, when the triggered ability resolves. Adding or removing blockers later in combat won't change the bonus.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    In a multiplayer game, you can put the Survivor tokens onto the battlefield under the control of different players.