Consecrated by Blood
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and "Sacrifice two other creatures: Regenerate this creature." (The next time the creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22256
Consecrated by Blood turns any two creatures into a flying, lifelink, double-striking threat — plus it replaces itself when those creatures die. The cost is real: you need two sacrificed creatures and a vulnerable enchantment on board, which makes it a build-around rather than a generic include.
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 |
Consecrated by Blood belongs in Commander, full stop. The sacrifice synergies, aristocrats payoffs, and recursive creatures that populate the format make the two-creature cost trivial, and the card draw on death turns removal into upside. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, the setup cost is prohibitive — four mana and two creatures is far too slow when opponents are winning on turn two or three. Modern and Pioneer have enough creature density for it to function mechanically, but dedicated Aura strategies there run cheaper, more focused payoffs. Commander remains the format where Consecrated by Blood earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Consecrated by Blood sits firmly in bulk territory — you're picking this up as a throw-in or from a bulk bin. Bulk rares with genuine Commander demand tend to creep up once a popular deck adopts them, but until a high-profile build features Consecrated by Blood as a key piece, expect it to stay at this floor.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.