Blood Host
Creature — Vampire
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24463
Blood Host converts any sacrifice outlet into a lifelink beatstick — each creature you feed it grows the Host and pads your life total, which matters in attrition-heavy Commander pods. Five mana for a 4/4 base with no immediate board impact is the real cost, and decks that can't feed it quickly will find it underperforming.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Blood Host is a Commander card — full stop. In 100-card singleton pods with longer games and token-heavy aristocrats builds, the incremental life gain and growing body have time to matter. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, five mana for a creature that does nothing the turn it enters is too slow, and dedicated sacrifice synergies there already have faster, more redundant payoffs. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for the same reason. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander dynamic at a slightly faster pace, which may strain Blood Host's five-mana ask depending on the pod.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Blood Host is deep bulk — pick it up freely in trade binders or as a throw-in. Demand is narrow enough that this price is stable; don't expect movement unless a high-profile aristocrats commander pushes sacrifice payoffs back into the spotlight.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.