Bloodgift Demon
Creature — Demon
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.76
- EDHREC rank
- #3427
Bloodgift Demon puts a card in your hand every upkeep and a 5/4 flying body on the board — the cost is one life, which is almost never relevant. At five mana in black, you're paying for a threat that refuels you, and Ardyn, the Usurper decks in particular treat that life payment as a resource rather than a drawback.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
Ardyn, the Usurper wants creatures that drain life or force life payments, and Bloodgift Demon delivers both — a recurring life loss trigger on opponents and a fat flier that pressures life totals directly.
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Be'lakor, the Dark Master draws a card every time a Demon enters, so Bloodgift Demon enters as a two-for-one and then keeps generating value each upkeep for the rest of the game.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Lord of Riots reduces the cost of Demons based on life lost, and Bloodgift Demon's upkeep trigger chips opponents down so future Demons — including itself in recast scenarios — come out cheaper.
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior gives Demons lifelink, which means Bloodgift Demon's combat damage offsets the upkeep life loss entirely while the draw trigger accumulates unbothered.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse turns every draw into life gain for you and life loss for opponents, so Bloodgift Demon's forced upkeep draw becomes a two-point life swing each turn on top of the card.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bloodgift Demon actually lives — a 5/4 flier with a built-in draw engine is a legitimate threat at any table, and the one-life cost is trivial across a 40-life game. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; five mana for a vanilla-rate body with a slow draw trigger doesn't compete with what those formats are doing on turns three and four. Modern is the same story — Bloodgift Demon is too slow and too fair for a format that ends games before the draw trigger accrues. Oathbreaker is legal and worth considering in black Planeswalker builds that want the air pressure and card advantage on the same card.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.76 bulk tier
At $0.76, Bloodgift Demon is bulk — you're picking up a legitimate card-advantage engine for less than a draft pick. That price is stable; it sees consistent Commander play but has enough printings to keep supply high and the ceiling low.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ardyn, the Usurper
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.