Blood Tithe
Sorcery
Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #10617
Blood Tithe hits every opponent for 3 life and pads your total by the same amount — at four mana, that's a 12-life swing in a four-player pod before you count any triggers. The cost is real: sorcery speed and no built-in payoff means it underperforms outside dedicated drain shells, but in Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth builds it routinely closes out the last 10 life points.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose converts every point of life you gain from Blood Tithe into additional damage to all opponents, turning a four-mana drain spell into a multi-player finishing blow rather than incremental chip damage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Blood Tithe is a Commander card through and through — the 'each opponent' clause is blank in any 1v1 format where it's just a four-mana Drain Life for 3. In Pauper it's legal but competes with more efficient lifedrain options at common, and the sorcery speed hurts in a format built around tempo. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but no competitive shell wants a four-mana sorcery at parity in a two-player game. Commander is the one place where the three-target clause transforms it from marginal to genuinely impactful, especially in life-total-matters builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
K'rrik, Son of YawgmothRepay in KindBlood TitheBlood Celebrant
Each opponent loses the game; Near-infinite lifeloss
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Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Blood Tithe is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or throw-in trade. That price is stable; there's no scarcity driving it up and no spike risk given how many printings exist.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.