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A-Blood Artist

JMP · uncommon · Released 2022-04-07

Power

brawl
fringetier-2Game-defining
commander
fringetier-2Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:
aristocratscombo
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

death-triggerdrainlifegain-payoff

Risks

requires-creature-density

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:
vampire
anti:

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

2cmc 0/1 vampire; triggers on any creature death (including itself) for drain 1 + lifegain 1. Premier sacrifice-outlet payoff in aristocrats and death-trigger combo—signature in black creature-death shells. Vampire synergy is secondary. Requires creature density to function; dead without a sacrifice outlet or consistent creature deaths.

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