Tutoring any card from your library directly to the top of your deck every single time you swing for combat turns your commander into a relentless, repeatable Tutor on a stick. On Moxfield’s high-power and cEDH Mono-Black charts, Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire from Kaldheim stands out as a lethal tempo enabler that guarantees smooth combo setups, instant Doomsday piles, and total library control.
As a 2/3 Demon Rogue legend with Deathtouch costing just three mana (), Varragoth deters defenders while activating his Boast ability for whenever he attacks. By searching your library for any card and placing it on top, Varragoth effortlessly sets up game-ending plays with top-deck interaction pieces like Bolas’s Citadel, Peer into the Abyss, or instant win combos via Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Varragoth list, detailing how to abuse Boast tutors, maximize top-deck manipulation, and lock down fast Mono-Black victories.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Varragoth requires fast ritual mana, early combat swing opportunities, top-deck synergy pieces, and fast combo execution.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Ramp out fast mana using Dark Ritual, Jeweled Lotus, or Sol Ring to deploy Varragoth on turn one or two.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Attack with Varragoth (leveraging Deathtouch) and activate Boast for to fetch key engine cards like Bolas’s Citadel or Ad Nauseam directly to the top of your deck.
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Late Game (Turns 4+): Execute instant win combos: play Bolas’s Citadel to cast your tutored top-deck cards for life, or assemble Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog for infinite life drain.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Boast Tutors & Win Lines
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Varragoth by leveraging his Boast activation alongside hyper-efficient Mono-Black win conditions.
Bolas’s Citadel / Sensei’s Divining Top
The premier top-deck casting engine. Varragoth tutors cards straight to the top of your library, allowing Bolas’s Citadel to cast them immediately by paying life rather than mana.
Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog
A compact two-card Mono-Black instant win. Targeting yourself endlessly with Chain of Smog triggers Professor Onyx’s Magecraft ability to drain all opponents for infinite life.
Peer into the Abyss / Ad Nauseam
Massive hand-drawing spells. Tutoring these to the top of your deck with Varragoth guarantees you draw half your library to assemble ritual mana and fast protection.
Opposition Agent / Dauthi Voidwalker
Oppressive Mono-Black stax and hatebears. Shuts down opponent library tutoring and graveyard plays while keeping the coast clear for Varragoth’s attacks.
3. Copy & Paste Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
1 Ad Nauseam
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Animate Dead
1 Arcane Signet
1 Beseech the Mirror
1 Black Market Connections
1 Blood Pet
1 Bloodcelebrant
1 Bolas's Citadel
1 Cabal Ritual
1 Chain of Smog
1 Chrome Mox
1 City of Traitors
1 Command Beacon
1 Culling the Weak
1 Dark Ritual
1 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Deadly Rollick
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Doomsday
1 Entomb
1 Feed the Swarm
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Grim Monolith
1 Imperial Seal
1 Infernal Contract
1 Jet Medallion
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Key to the City
1 Leshrac's Sigil
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Marsh Flats
1 Mental Misstep
1 Misdirection
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Necropotence
1 Opposition Agent
1 Orcish Bowmasters
1 Peer into the Abyss
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Polluted Delta
1 Professor Onyx
1 Rain of Filth
1 Reanimate
1 Scheming Symmetry
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Snuff Out
1 Tainted Pact
1 Thoughtseize
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Unmask
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Walking Ballista
1 Wishclaw Talisman
1 Withering Boon
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Agadeem's Awakening
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Malakir Rebirth
1 Nymris, Oona's Trickster
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Praetor's Grasp
1 Saw in Half
1 Sacrifice
1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Urza's Saga
1 Bloodstained Mire
20 Swamp
Summary: Tutor Every Turn, Win at Will
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire because his low mana cost and combat Boast ability give you continuous access to any card in your deck. By pairing top-deck manipulation engines, ritual mana, and instant-win pairs, Varragoth controls every stage of the game. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, Boast for your win condition, and dominate your next Commander pod.
