A-Blood Artist
JMP · uncommon · Released 2022-04-07
Power
brawl
fringe→tier-2Game-defining
commander
fringe→tier-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.
Featured in decks
- Disa the Restless's Lhurgoyf Graveyard Reanimator2026-06-26
- Sheoldred's Card Draw Control2026-04-15