Varchild's War-Riders
ALLAlliances/#83/1996Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listColour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$5.49
Cardmarket€5.09
ManaPool$3.26
TCGplayer$5.41
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.75
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $5.49High $7.99Low $5.49▼ 31.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$5.41TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 0.4%30d▼ 7.0%90d▼ 18.3%
90d high
$6.74
90d low
$5.41
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$5.41
Alliances
- Down 7.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 20% below its 90 day high of $6.74.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$65.00
AnyGrade 9
$19.00
AnyGrade 8
$16.98
AnyGrade 7
$2.98
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Warrior
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.)
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Keywords
TrampleRampageCumulative upkeep
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (3)
wotc1 Oct 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.
wotc16 Sept 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.
wotc4 Oct 2004
In a multiplayer game, you can put the Survivor tokens onto the battlefield under the control of different players.
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About this card
Varchild's War-Riders
Varchild's War-Riders is a Creature — Human Warrior, with mana cost {1}{R} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $5.41 (down 7.0% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Varchild's War-Riders FAQ
How much is Varchild's War-Riders worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Varchild's War-Riders is $5.41. It is down 7.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $5.41 to $6.74.
What is the cheapest printing of Varchild's War-Riders?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Alliances at $5.41 on TCGplayer.
What set was Varchild's War-Riders first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALL #83, released 1996-06-10.
Is Varchild's War-Riders legal in Commander?
Yes, Varchild's War-Riders is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Varchild's War-Riders legal in Modern?
Varchild's War-Riders is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Varchild's War-Riders legal in Standard?
Varchild's War-Riders is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Varchild's War-Riders do?
Varchild's War-Riders is a Creature — Human Warrior with mana cost {1}{R}. Its Oracle text reads: "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.)".