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Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Creature — Vampire Knight

Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
mythic
Set
Foundations Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#962
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Bloodthirsty Conqueror card art
Bloodthirsty Conqueror hits the table and immediately starts draining opponents on every attack, turning a go-wide vampire strategy into a life-total race nobody else wins. The cost is real — five mana is a lot to ask before the effect turns on — but Edgar Markov and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose both make that investment pay off faster than almost any other shell in the format.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Edgar Markov

Edgar Markov

49.5% of decks · synergy 0.42

Edgar Markov floods the board with vampires before Bloodthirsty Conqueror even resolves, and every attack with that army triggers the drain repeatedly — one combat step can drain a table for double digits.

03
Elenda, Saint of Dusk

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

44.7% of decks · synergy 0.36

Elenda, Saint of Dusk cares about life gain, and Bloodthirsty Conqueror delivers it on every swinging creature — each point of life gained pumps Elenda and fuels her token payoffs when she eventually dies.

04
Astarion, the Decadent

Astarion, the Decadent

40.5% of decks · synergy 0.32

Astarion, the Decadent rewards stacking life totals, and Bloodthirsty Conqueror is one of the most consistent life-gain engines in the color pair — reliable triggers every combat rather than one-shot spells.

05
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

33.4% of decks · synergy 0.29

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic already drains opponents from the command zone, and Bloodthirsty Conqueror layers on additional triggers that make each combat step as punishing as Oloro's upkeep ability.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Bloodthirsty Conqueror belongs — three opponents means triple the drain triggers per combat, and the vampire tribal density in the format's most popular decks makes it easy to slot in. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer it's legal but largely irrelevant; five mana for a creature that requires attacking is too slow against the format's answer density. Standard and Legacy have the same problem from different angles — Standard lacks the tribal infrastructure to maximize it, and Legacy has no interest in a five-mana creature that doesn't win on the spot. Treat Bloodthirsty Conqueror as a Commander-first card that happens to be printed in other formats.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Bloodthirsty Conqueror isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. Given the near-50% inclusion rate in Edgar Markov and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose lists, demand is high enough that it won't stay cheap if it hasn't spiked already.

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