Bloodcrazed Neonate

Creature — Vampire

This creature attacks each combat if able.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
EDHREC rank
#22080
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Bloodcrazed Neonate card art
Bloodcrazed Neonate must attack every turn and only grows when it deals combat damage to a player — a condition opponents can simply block around, making it unreliable as a threat. A 2/1 for two that demands attacks and rarely connects above its base stats is not worth a deck slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Bloodcrazed Neonate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, forced-attack drawbacks are already a liability against three opponents with blockers, and the +1/+1 counter payoff is too slow to matter. In Pauper, where two-drops need immediate board impact, Bloodcrazed Neonate trades a relevant body for a growth condition that requires combat damage to land — a steep ask in an efficient format. Across Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Bloodcrazed Neonate is a bulk common that typically sits well under $0.25 and is easy to find in any collection or bulk bin. There's no meaningful demand driving the price up, so picking one up costs almost nothing — though the real question is whether it belongs in the deck at all.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.