Bloodhunter Bat
Creature — Bat
Flying
When this creature enters, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters 25
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #16788
Bloodhunter Bat enters the battlefield, drains two life from an opponent, and gives you two back — four points of total life swing on a 2/2 Flying body for four mana. That rate is too slow for most competitive tables, but in Zoraline, Cosmos Caller shells that reward repeated flicker or reanimate triggers, the ETB does real work.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller copies spells when you pay life, creating a loop where Bloodhunter Bat's lifegain offsets those costs — each flicker or recurrence of the Bat fuels the engine rather than taxing it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bloodhunter Bat is a role-player, not a staple — it earns its slot only in decks that abuse ETB triggers repeatedly, because a single four-mana drain-two does nothing to close a four-player game. Pauper is where the card sees its most honest competition: at common, it competes with a dense field of efficient black creatures, and the rate rarely clears the bar for constructed inclusion. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Bloodhunter Bat is simply outclassed — formats that fast have no patience for a 2/2 that costs four and doesn't immediately threaten the board or generate card advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Bloodhunter Bat is deep bulk — buy the copy you need without a second thought and expect zero price movement in either direction. It's the kind of card that exists at this price permanently, propped up only by casual demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.