Blood Spatter Analysis
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, it deals 3 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever one or more creatures die, mill a card and put a bloodstain counter on this enchantment. Then sacrifice it if it has five or more bloodstain counters on it. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #18564
Blood Spatter Analysis lets you exile a creature from any graveyard and draw a card for two mana — instant speed, no hoops. That rate is competitive enough to run in decks that want graveyard hate stapled to card advantage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blood Spatter Analysis fills a slot that most decks struggle to justify: dedicated graveyard hate that doesn't cost you a card. Reanimator and self-mill strategies are ubiquitous at most tables, so exiling a key target while replacing itself is a genuine two-for-one. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, dedicated hate pieces like Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void are simply stronger, so Blood Spatter Analysis sits on the fringes at best. Standard is the one constructed format where its efficiency stands out more, since the hate options are narrower and drawing a card off removal is more meaningful in a longer game.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Blood Spatter Analysis is bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk rare prices rarely climb unless a card breaks into competitive 60-card play, and that's unlikely here, so buy it for the effect and don't expect it to appreciate.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.