Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
First strike, haste
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has haste.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #16337
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch turns every unleashed creature you play into an immediate threat — first strike and haste on a 4/4 body means she pressures the table the turn she lands. The four-mana cost is fair for what she delivers, but she lives or dies by how heavily your deck leans into the unleash mechanic.
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 |
In Commander, Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch slots naturally as either the general or a utility piece in Rakdos unleash builds, where she accelerates your board's clock by granting haste to every unleashed creature — a meaningful payoff if you've built around that synergy. Outside of dedicated unleash shells she loses most of her upside and becomes a vanilla 4/4 first striker, which isn't worth a slot. In Legacy and Vintage the competition at four mana is brutal and she sees no meaningful play. Pioneer and Modern have more aggressive Rakdos options that don't require a tribal commitment, so she doesn't show up in competitive lists there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bargain bin. Don't expect the price to move; unleash is a narrow mechanic with a small dedicated audience, and demand will stay low.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.