Blood Mist
Enchantment
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gains double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #8815
Blood Mist gives a creature double strike for a turn at three mana — straightforward, high-ceiling combat trick. Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder turns that into a blowout, since doubling a creature's power on the first strike means the regular strike hits even harder.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder's ability to add a creature's power to its own damage means double strike effectively quadruples the output — Blood Mist on a big attacker under Orfeo isn't a buff, it's a finisher.
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 Mist is a Commander card through and through — three mana at sorcery speed is too slow for any competitive constructed format where combat tricks need to be instant-speed to matter. In Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, it simply doesn't make the cut against faster, cheaper interaction. Commander is where it earns a slot: one-shot potential is real, combat phases are longer and more meaningful, and the format's slower pace makes sorcery-speed acceptable when the payoff is lethal damage on a single swing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Blood Mist is deep bulk — you're paying nearly nothing for what it does. Bulk rares at this price point don't tend to hold value or climb, but that's irrelevant when the card is this affordable as a functional include.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.