Blood Burglar
Creature — Vampire Rogue
During your turn, this creature has lifelink.(Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #19178
Blood Burglar is a 2/2 lifelink vampire for two mana — passable stats, relevant creature type, zero text beyond that. It earns a slot only in tribal vampire builds where the body and the tribe tag matter more than what the card actually does.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blood Burglar is a fringe inclusion in dedicated vampire tribal decks — Edgar Markov and Edgar, Charmed Groom lists that want every vampire they can find will consider it, but it competes with vampires that bring actual abilities at the same cost. In Pauper, a 2/2 lifelink for two is a real stat line and Blood Burglar can pull weight in black aggressive shells or life-drain strategies. Modern, Legacy, Pioneer, and Vintage have no interest — the card does nothing those formats can't find better on turn two.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Blood Burglar is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. That price isn't going anywhere; the demand ceiling is strictly casual vampire tribal, and there are enough copies in circulation to keep it there.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.