Hello everyone, and welcome to my guide on Varolz, the Scar-Striped EDH. I started playing Magic during the Return to Ravanica and the first cards I owned were from the Izzet vs Golgari duel deck and I immediately attached to to the swarm. And my love hasn't stopped, I played in mostly drafts at first but finally my brother in law convinced me to build an EDH deck and when Varolz was released I thought it was a great concept for a deck and he would be my commander. At first this deck was unrefined and without real direction. I was confused I was building it like a 60 card deck and it was hard for me to think I could ever build a deck with no duplicate of cards. But over time I've refined this deck to something that the Golgari swarm could be proud of. Im still refining a few cards but it is an amazing deck which is a ton of in multiplier and sure to make your friends realize that true power comes from the grave.
Why choose Varolz???
GYou want a commander that won't draw everybody's attention and be a high removal target. BYou like a cheap commander who is always easy to cast GYou like having a commander who is also a sac outlet BYou want a commander who can make cards in your graveyard weapons, and can turn any creature on the battlefield into a monster GYou are amused by the fact your commander will is a troll
These cards all serve a similar purposes removing noncreature permanents. and Woodfall Primus and Sylvan Primordial hit planeswalkers so that's a plus. Lets start with Acidic Slime I mean this card is just value and I can always find a use for it. If Acidic Slime is good then Sylvan Primordial is BONKERS. I get to pop everybody's stuff and then I get to do some ramp mmmm I love grabbing some forest. Lastly Woodfall Primus this card just goes with Varolz like peanut butter and Jelly. And if I wanna be mean I play it and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed just sacrifice Woodfall Primus using Varolz and repeat it won't earn many friends so I tend not to pull that combo, but hey its there.
Everyone is scared of Avatar of Woe this card and getting it out for two is pretty sweet. I really like this card not much more needs to be said.
This card is pretty sweet piece of removal spell on a creature spell and it will hit most creatures I need it to in EDH. Also I love bringing it back to hand with Genesis or straight to battlefield with Sheoldered, the Whispering One it makes for good stuff.
Card advantage for one small damage a turn, and on a big flying creature that can hit an opponent in the face whats not to love.
Its pretty easy to see why I chose brawn, Varolz makes himself and others big and I don't like chump blockers. It is also not difficult for me to get stuff into graveyard it fits nicely.
Strong card I sacrifice creatures often and can recur he just makes the sacrifice a little sweeter because everyone else is sacrificing with me.
It tutors cards into my graveyard not just once twice! I can grab genesis then any other creature, it isn't spectacularly fast but its funny.
I run plenty of swamps and my deck lacked four drops, he is pretty sweet.
You need card advantage then this is as good as it gets. I have hit Ob Nixilis for 10+ cards numerous times, and Lord of Extinction for 20+ cards a lot. Its a good fit in the deck and the life gain is gravy.
You want to remove annoying creatures, or just smash some face? This card does that precisely and if you have Crypt Ghast down, the people across the better be afraid.
I say its the strongest green creature in every printed, it is just so good I love it. It was in the first duel deck I every purchased and is very near and dear to my heart.
I saw this card and thought its kinda pricey but it looks pretty sweet, I definitely wasn't wrong. This card is fun and if they don't have some sort of graveyard hate then there is no getting rid of my creatures.
A pretty fun card, I'd say a staple of any EDH deck in black. Its just fun taking stuff out of peoples graveyard and milling more cards it really unique.
triskelioncombos with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed for infinite damage and is easily tutored into play with Tooth and Nail
Here's a link to my rough build http://deckbox.org/sets/665532?v=l My build is more of a mix between multilayer and 1v1, and is still a work in progress.
I Think that some of your cards like Primordial Hydrabenefit from the scavenged counters, but lose some of their value because they themselves cannot be scavenged.
I would also suggest maelstrom pulse, putrefy,krosan grip,lord of extinction(you can scavenge him) and greater good/sylvan library if you have the means/need. That being said, welcome to magic, especially EDH and feel free to take a look at my deck or ask any questions if you want/need.
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Why I love Golgari
Why choose Varolz???
BYou like a cheap commander who is always easy to cast
GYou like having a commander who is also a sac outlet
BYou want a commander who can make cards in your graveyard weapons, and can turn any creature on the battlefield into a monster
GYou are amused by the fact your commander will is a troll
My baby
1x Varolz, the Scar-Striped
Creatures (33)
1x Acidic Slime
1x Avatar of Woe
1x Big Game Hunter
1x Bloodgift Demon
1x Brawn
1x Butcher of Malakir
1x Corpse Connoisseur
1x Crypt Ghast
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
1x Eternal Witness
1x Genesis
1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
1x Lord of Extinction
1x Massacre Wurm
1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1x Myojin of Night's Reach
1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
1x Polukranos, World Eater
1x Phyrexian Dreadnought
1x Primordial Hydra
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Scute Mob
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
1x Sylvan Primordial
1x Varolz, the Scar-Striped
1x Visara the Dreadful
1x Woodfall Primus
1x Worldspine Wurm
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Beast Within
1x Harrow
1x Hero's Downfall
1x Sudden Spoiling
1x Tragic Slip
Enchantments (4)
1x Necropotence
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Survival of the Fittest
1x Underworld Connections
Planeswalker (5)
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Karn Liberated
1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
1x Liliana Vess
1x Vraska the Unseen
Artifact (6)
1x Birthing Pod
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Nim Deathmantle
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Sol Ring
1x Swiftfoot Boots
Sorcery (11)
1x Ancient Craving
1x Farseek
1x Harmonize
1x Jarad's Orders
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Living Death
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Praetor's Counsel
1x Praetor's Grasp
1x Skyshroud Claim
1x Tooth and Nail
1x Barren Moor
1x Command Tower
12x Forest
1x Golgari Guildgate
1x Golgari Rot Farm
1x Lake of the Dead
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Overgrown Tomb
14x Swamp
1x Tranquil Thicket
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Woodland Cemetery
1x Hythonia the Cruel
1x Life from the Loam
1x Liliana of the Veil
1x Lotus Bloom
1x Mind's Eye
1x Phyrexian Reclamation
1x Rampaging Baloths
1x Royal Assassin
1x Thoughtseize
Explaining my card choices
These cards all serve a similar purposes removing noncreature permanents. and Woodfall Primus and Sylvan Primordial hit planeswalkers so that's a plus. Lets start with Acidic Slime I mean this card is just value and I can always find a use for it. If Acidic Slime is good then Sylvan Primordial is BONKERS. I get to pop everybody's stuff and then I get to do some ramp mmmm I love grabbing some forest. Lastly Woodfall Primus this card just goes with Varolz like peanut butter and Jelly. And if I wanna be mean I play it and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed just sacrifice Woodfall Primus using Varolz and repeat it won't earn many friends so I tend not to pull that combo, but hey its there.
Here's a link to my rough build http://deckbox.org/sets/665532?v=l My build is more of a mix between multilayer and 1v1, and is still a work in progress.
I Think that some of your cards like Primordial Hydrabenefit from the scavenged counters, but lose some of their value because they themselves cannot be scavenged.
I would also suggest maelstrom pulse, putrefy,krosan grip,lord of extinction(you can scavenge him) and greater good/sylvan library if you have the means/need. That being said, welcome to magic, especially EDH and feel free to take a look at my deck or ask any questions if you want/need.
"I'd say this about guarantees that it won't be up till this Friday, but considering the current track record, the ETA is now probably two weeks after the set has been out."
Quote from Sirius_B
Speak for yourself, if drawing *****-headed wurms makes social justice warriors cry I'll make it my favorite hobby.