Bloodvial Purveyor
Creature — Vampire
Flying, trample
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player creates a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each Blood token defending player controls.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #12489
Bloodvial Purveyor puts a 5/5 flier on the board and taxes every opponent's spellcasting — all for four mana. In Kambal, Profiteering Mayor decks, the Blood token riders turn each of those taxed spells into a life-drain event, which is exactly the engine the deck wants.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor triggers off every Blood token an opponent creates, so Bloodvial Purveyor's forced Blood-on-cast clause becomes a reliable drain engine on every opponent's turn — not just incidental taxation.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bloodvial Purveyor is where it belongs in Commander: four players generating tokens and taking life hits every time anyone casts a spell scales far better in a multiplayer pod than in any 1v1 context. In competitive Legacy or Vintage, a four-mana creature with no immediate protection or board impact is simply too slow against faster, more interactive decks. Pioneer is theoretically possible in a Blood token shell, but the card sees essentially no play there — the payoff isn't dense enough without Kambal and his imitators. Stick to EDH, where Bloodvial Purveyor's passive tax compounds across three opponents simultaneously.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Bloodvial Purveyor is pure bulk — easy to acquire, easy to slot in. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes rarely spike meaningfully, so don't expect the price to move unless a future Kambal-adjacent commander drives a second wave of demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.