Covenant of Blood
Sorcery
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Covenant of Blood deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #25204
Covenant of Blood drains each opponent for a meaningful chunk of life and pads yours by the same amount — the effect is real, but convoke means you're tapping down your board to cast it. In Commander, that life swing across three opponents is the entire appeal; anywhere else, tapping creatures to cast a sorcery is a liability you'll feel.
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 |
Commander is where Covenant of Blood actually earns its slot — draining three opponents simultaneously multiplies the life swing, and token-heavy strategies can convoke it out for near-zero mana investment. In Pauper it's legal and the convoke cost is achievable, but racing with life drain at sorcery speed is too slow against the format's efficient threats. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have access to faster, more resilient life-drain payoffs, so Covenant of Blood sits firmly below the competitive threshold in those formats. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the multiplayer math is the draw, and a tokens-focused oathbreaker can deploy it cheaply enough to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Covenant of Blood is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a draft chaff pile rather than buy. The price reflects its narrow role and near-zero cross-format demand, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.