Blood Tyrant
Creature β Vampire
Blood Tyrant
Creature β Vampire
Card Text
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player loses 1 life. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each 1 life lost this way.
Whenever a player loses the game, put five +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 7
- Colors
- Black, Red, Blue
- Color Identity
- Black, Red, Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #13,601
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (18)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) | #81 | rare | en | Karl Kopinski | $0.35 | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | en | Karl Kopinski | $0.33 | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | en | Karl Kopinski | $0.50 | $0.34 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | de | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | de | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | es | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | es | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | fr | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | fr | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | it | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | it | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | ja | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | ja | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | pt | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | pt | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | ru | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #183 | rare | zhs | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
| Conflux (CON) | #99 | rare | zhs | Karl Kopinski | β | β |
Official Rulings (3)
Blood Tyrantβs third ability will trigger no matter how a player loses the game: due to a state-based action (as a result of having a life total of 0 or less, trying to draw a card from an empty library, or having ten poison counters), a spell or ability that says that player loses the game, a concession, or a game loss awarded by a judge.
In a multiplayer game using the limited range of influence option (such as a Grand Melee game), if a spell or ability says that you win the game, it instead causes all of your opponents within your range of influence to lose the game. This is another way by which Blood Tyrantβs third ability can trigger.
Blood Tyrantβs second ability causes each player to lose 1 life, including you. Blood Tyrant will count each playerβs life loss, including yours, when determining how many +1/+1 counters it gets.
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