Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Planeswalker — Tibalt

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

When Valki enters, each opponent reveals their hand. For each opponent, exile a creature card they revealed this way until Valki leaves the battlefield.

triggered —

Choose a creature card exiled with Valki with mana value X. Valki becomes a copy of that card.

activated {X} — copies a permanent

As Tibalt enters, you get an emblem with "You may play cards exiled with Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells."

static — gets an emblem

Exile the top card of each player's library.

activated +2 —

Exile target artifact or creature.

activated −3 —

Exile all graveyards. Add {R}{R}{R}.

activated −8 — hits a graveyard

activated −8 — adds 3 mana

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a creature, copy anything, exile a card, exile an artifact, an artifact leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature it applies emblem to, an artifact it applies emblem to, an enchantment it applies emblem to, a planeswalker it applies emblem to, an instant it applies emblem to, a sorcery it applies emblem to, a battle it applies emblem to.

Works well with

a God attacks — 125 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Kratos, Stoic Father — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor attacks, Kratos, Stoic Father puts a counter on a permanent

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor an extra ability
  2. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor an extra ability
  3. Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor an extra ability

309 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is exiled — 336 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  6. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  7. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  8. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  9. Varis, Silverymoon Ranger — triggers
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — triggers

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. The War Games — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Psychomancer — When Psychomancer is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it makes a token
  3. Ashnod's Intervention — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  4. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  6. Soulherder — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Kaya's Ghostform — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Bontu — When God-Eternal Bontu is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it returns itself from the graveyard
  3. God-Eternal Kefnet — When God-Eternal Kefnet is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Urza's Sylex — When Urza's Sylex is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it searches a library
  5. Ilharg, the Raze-Boar — When Ilharg, the Raze-Boar is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it returns itself from the graveyard
  6. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it triggers
  7. God-Eternal Rhonas — When God-Eternal Rhonas is exiled thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, it triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

118 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers

500 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

882 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies emblem to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Extravagant Replication — Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor gives Extravagant Replication its emblem

19,390 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor enters:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent

3,034 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Valki is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

687 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.