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
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22080
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
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
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.