Varolz, the Scar-Striped
$0.61
$0.61Legendary Creature — Troll Warrior
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#996
Current Rank
#1190
Last Week
#1046
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Varolz, the Scar-Striped.
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EDH/Commander Gameplay #15 - Varolz vs Kibo vs Kosei vs Krark & Sakashima
WNL 63 | Wrath of Mom | Live MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay
Yeva, Kodama & Vial Smasher, Kenrith, Varolz - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 90
Secret Santa | Ravos + Dargo vs. Garth vs. Varolz vs. Yarok | Commander Clash S11E20
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Jhoira vs Korvold vs Varolz vs Momir Vig | Season 3 Favorites
More Varolz, the Scar-Striped VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Varolz, the Scar-Striped decks.
Slumbering Trudge+44% Synergy
$0.36
Dina's Guidance+9% Synergy
$1.24
Dina, Essence Brewer+2% Synergy
$2.01
Grave Researcher-1% Synergy
$3.08
Turbulent Fen-12% Synergy
$6.54
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Varolz, the Scar-Striped's abilities and overall game plan.
Death's Shadow+79% Synergy
$1.07
Force of Savagery+63% Synergy
$0.72
Daemogoth Titan+63% Synergy
$1.17
Brawn+58% Synergy
$0.40
Lotleth Troll+56% Synergy
$0.21
Corpsejack Menace+55% Synergy
$0.92
Hunted Horror+55% Synergy
$4.07
Yargle and Multani+54% Synergy
$3.01
Phyrexian Soulgorger+51% Synergy
$10.37
Rotting Regisaur+50% Synergy
$1.76
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Varolz, the Scar-Striped decks.
Nyxathid+50% Synergy
$0.34
Buried Alive+49% Synergy
$0.88
Moonshadow+45% Synergy
$11.45
Skull Prophet+44% Synergy
$0.50
Grisly Salvage+42% Synergy
$0.27
Jarad's Orders+41% Synergy
$1.11
Old Stickfingers+41% Synergy
$0.30
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord+36% Synergy
$1.17
Llanowar Elves+15% Synergy
$0.23
Assassin's Trophy+4% Synergy
$0.73
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Survival of the Fittest+7% Synergy
$385.40
Natural Order+3% Synergy
$35.81
Ancient Tomb+0% Synergy
$129.20
Crop Rotation-1% Synergy
$3.80
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$60.87
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$28.30
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$72.10
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Varolz, the Scar-Striped's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant+39% Synergy
$0.26
Bristlebane Battler+38% Synergy
$0.34
Fauna Shaman+34% Synergy
$2.97
Daemogoth Woe-Eater+33% Synergy
$0.27
Kami of Whispered Hopes+32% Synergy
$2.50
Splinterfright+32% Synergy
$0.34
Lord of Extinction+31% Synergy
$0.44
Phyrexian Dreadnought+30% Synergy
$291.35
Shakedown Heavy+29% Synergy
$0.37
Groundbreaker+29% Synergy
$1.27
Baloth Prime+26% Synergy
$0.33
Hunted Troll+25% Synergy
$0.65
Satyr Wayfinder+24% Synergy
$0.21
Golgari Grave-Troll+24% Synergy
$2.21
Golgari Thug+23% Synergy
$0.37
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg+23% Synergy
$0.13
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+22% Synergy
$1.97
Stitcher's Supplier+22% Synergy
$0.29
Hunted Bonebrute+21% Synergy
$0.31
Sheltering Ancient+21% Synergy
$1.63
Souls of the Lost+21% Synergy
$0.30
Lupine Prototype+21% Synergy
$0.26
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave+20% Synergy
$2.70
Monoist Sentry+19% Synergy
$0.19
Patchwork Beastie+17% Synergy
$0.15
Elves of Deep Shadow+16% Synergy
$4.48
Boneyard Wurm+16% Synergy
$0.29
Stinkweed Imp+15% Synergy
$1.79
Jenova, Ancient Calamity+15% Synergy
$2.43
Agonasaur Rex+15% Synergy
$0.91
Egon, God of Death+14% Synergy
$0.34
Winding Constrictor+13% Synergy
$0.51
Elvish Mystic+13% Synergy
$0.42
Nyx Weaver+13% Synergy
$0.31
Young Deathclaws+13% Synergy
$0.28
Thrun, Breaker of Silence+13% Synergy
$0.27
Bebop & Rocksteady+13% Synergy
$0.35
Gyre Sage+12% Synergy
$4.40
Grim Flayer+11% Synergy
$0.23
Clackbridge Troll+11% Synergy
$0.56
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan+10% Synergy
$16.79
Deathrite Shaman+10% Synergy
$9.17
Disciple of Freyalise+9% Synergy
$1.80
Birds of Paradise+8% Synergy
$11.91
Cankerbloom+8% Synergy
$0.60
Aftermath Analyst+7% Synergy
$0.90
Fyndhorn Elves+7% Synergy
$2.62
Protean Hulk+7% Synergy
$6.41
Eternal Witness+5% Synergy
$1.89
Sakura-Tribe Elder+5% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Varolz, the Scar-Striped safe.
Entomb+27% Synergy
$17.25
Abrupt Decay+14% Synergy
$2.78
Return of the Wildspeaker+13% Synergy
$0.86
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$3.33
Grapple with the Past+12% Synergy
$0.28
Golgari Charm+11% Synergy
$1.18
Overwhelming Remorse+11% Synergy
$0.18
Revitalizing Repast+11% Synergy
$0.99
Bitter Triumph+9% Synergy
$0.58
Nature's Claim+8% Synergy
$0.85
Hunter's Insight+8% Synergy
$0.41
Momentous Fall+8% Synergy
$2.98
Invigorating Surge+7% Synergy
$0.33
Putrefy+7% Synergy
$0.30
Mausoleum Secrets+6% Synergy
$0.87
Drag to the Roots+6% Synergy
$0.29
Berserk+5% Synergy
$15.87
Deathsprout+5% Synergy
$0.40
Snakeskin Veil+5% Synergy
$0.23
Inspiring Call+5% Synergy
$0.39
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.22
Krosan Grip+1% Synergy
$1.71
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+1% Synergy
$5.73
Veil of Summer+1% Synergy
$4.07
Culling the Weak+1% Synergy
$11.57
Beast Within+1% Synergy
$0.52
Return to Nature+1% Synergy
$0.21
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$3.79
Tyvar's Stand0% Synergy
$0.43
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.25
Dark Ritual-1% Synergy
$3.90
Tear Asunder-2% Synergy
$0.24
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$28.12
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.51
Heroic Intervention-13% Synergy
$14.58
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Varolz, the Scar-Striped's game plan and control the board.
Unmarked Grave+25% Synergy
$2.70
Mulch+19% Synergy
$0.27
Life from the Loam+13% Synergy
$5.09
Malevolent Rumble+12% Synergy
$0.44
Rishkar's Expertise+12% Synergy
$3.53
Final Parting+10% Synergy
$0.42
Life's Legacy+9% Synergy
$7.59
Culling Ritual+7% Synergy
$0.37
Lively Dirge+6% Synergy
$1.41
Winding Way+6% Synergy
$2.97
Commune with the Gods+5% Synergy
$0.29
Bone Shards+5% Synergy
$0.23
Drown in Filth+5% Synergy
$0.12
Treasured Find+5% Synergy
$0.30
Gaze of Granite+5% Synergy
$0.23
Traverse the Outlands+3% Synergy
$5.52
Life // Death+3% Synergy
$0.36
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.65
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$3.67
Regrowth+2% Synergy
$0.49
Rise of the Witch-king+2% Synergy
$0.70
Reanimate+2% Synergy
$8.19
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$5.05
Night's Whisper+0% Synergy
$0.34
Read the Bones+0% Synergy
$0.29
Bala Ged Recovery+0% Synergy
$7.05
Maelstrom Pulse0% Synergy
$0.34
Casualties of War-1% Synergy
$0.28
Harmonize-1% Synergy
$0.26
Living Death-1% Synergy
$2.17
Diabolic Intent-2% Synergy
$16.86
Dread Return-2% Synergy
$0.42
Rampant Growth-3% Synergy
$0.44
Farseek-4% Synergy
$0.55
Kodama's Reach-7% Synergy
$1.50
Cultivate-7% Synergy
$0.35
Three Visits-7% Synergy
$5.31
Victimize-8% Synergy
$1.70
Nature's Lore-8% Synergy
$2.40
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Key to the City+32% Synergy
$1.13
The Ozolith+23% Synergy
$70.05
Convergence of Dominion+18% Synergy
$0.80
Swiftfoot Boots+14% Synergy
$1.95
Embalmer's Tools+11% Synergy
$0.21
Mask of Griselbrand+10% Synergy
$0.62
Trailblazer's Boots+8% Synergy
$3.65
Loxodon Warhammer+5% Synergy
$2.69
The Skullspore Nexus+4% Synergy
$10.90
The Earth Crystal+4% Synergy
$11.75
Altar of Dementia+2% Synergy
$17.16
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+2% Synergy
$4.54
Whispersilk Cloak+1% Synergy
$2.25
The Great Henge+0% Synergy
$64.01
Lightning Greaves-7% Synergy
$4.44
Cauldron of Essence-21% Synergy
$4.91
Skullclamp-24% Synergy
$6.25
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Varolz, the Scar-Striped's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Greater Good+26% Synergy
$5.26
Terrasymbiosis+25% Synergy
$8.52
Branching Evolution+22% Synergy
$6.47
Rancor+22% Synergy
$1.63
Ripples of Undeath+21% Synergy
$6.19
Garruk's Uprising+17% Synergy
$0.39
Death's Presence+17% Synergy
$0.39
Insidious Roots+13% Synergy
$1.81
Loading Zone+12% Synergy
$1.03
Hardened Scales+11% Synergy
$1.63
Tortured Existence+9% Synergy
$5.22
Retribution of the Ancients+9% Synergy
$0.52
Deadbridge Chant+7% Synergy
$0.35
Chalk Outline+7% Synergy
$0.20
Dredger's Insight+6% Synergy
$0.34
Teval's Judgment+6% Synergy
$6.73
Pattern of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$5.04
Wild Growth+5% Synergy
$0.42
Hollowmurk Siege+5% Synergy
$1.08
Phyresis+5% Synergy
$2.69
Cemetery Tampering+4% Synergy
$0.36
Crawling Infestation+4% Synergy
$0.33
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$5.00
Utopia Sprawl+1% Synergy
$1.64
Sylvan Library0% Synergy
$26.78
Deathreap Ritual0% Synergy
$0.36
Phyrexian Arena-1% Synergy
$4.22
Doubling Season-10% Synergy
$32.07
Moldervine Reclamation-17% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+28% Synergy
$0.38
Dakmor Salvage+17% Synergy
$0.37
Mosswort Bridge+14% Synergy
$0.35
Geier Reach Sanitarium+10% Synergy
$1.50
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+9% Synergy
$39.40
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+9% Synergy
$4.50
Inkmoth Nexus+8% Synergy
$12.51
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb+4% Synergy
$0.37
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$10.74
Dryad Arbor+3% Synergy
$3.83
Hissing Quagmire+2% Synergy
$0.89
Shifting Woodland+2% Synergy
$4.12
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.46
Boseiju, Who Endures+0% Synergy
$50.77
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+0% Synergy
$63.55
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.33
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.32
Tranquil Thicket-1% Synergy
$0.26
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$33.04
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$26.74
Grim Backwoods-3% Synergy
$0.27
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-8% Synergy
$15.43
Bojuka Bog-9% Synergy
$0.70
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$2.94
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Golgari Signet+3% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Resilience0% Synergy
$0.39
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.13
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$1.10
Lands
The mana base foundation for Varolz, the Scar-Striped decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Revitalizing Repast+11% Synergy
$0.99
Disciple of Freyalise+9% Synergy
$1.80
Underground Mortuary+8% Synergy
$16.06
Blooming Marsh+7% Synergy
$1.90
Nurturing Peatland+6% Synergy
$7.34
Llanowar Wastes+5% Synergy
$0.50
Tainted Wood+4% Synergy
$0.36
Golgari Guildgate+4% Synergy
$0.11
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.87
Bridgeworks Battle+3% Synergy
$0.65
City of Brass+2% Synergy
$10.60
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$17.33
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$31.86
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$9.58
Polluted Delta+2% Synergy
$18.92
Bayou+2% Synergy
Misty Rainforest+2% Synergy
$36.97
Twilight Mire+2% Synergy
$0.39
Windswept Heath+1% Synergy
$11.39
Golgari Rot Farm+1% Synergy
$0.28
Wooded Foothills+1% Synergy
$17.38
Temple of Malady+1% Synergy
$0.30
Darkbore Pathway+1% Synergy
$6.04
Verdant Catacombs+0% Synergy
$32.02
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$3.79
Woodland Chasm+0% Synergy
$0.56
Bala Ged Recovery+0% Synergy
$7.05
Prismatic Vista+0% Synergy
$37.91
Swamp0% Synergy
$2.00
Forest0% Synergy
$0.09
Undergrowth Stadium-1% Synergy
$5.56
Woodland Cemetery-1% Synergy
$0.39
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.33
Festering Thicket-2% Synergy
$0.32
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.25
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Wastewood Verge-3% Synergy
$10.95
Haunted Mire-3% Synergy
$0.27
Necroblossom Snarl-3% Synergy
$0.36
Vernal Fen-4% Synergy
$0.52
Viridescent Bog-4% Synergy
$0.28
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.12
Deathcap Glade-4% Synergy
$1.97
Fabled Passage-6% Synergy
$3.30
Exotic Orchard-6% Synergy
$0.82
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.16
Jungle Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.22
Path of Ancestry-17% Synergy
$0.27
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