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Infuse with Vitality

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains deathtouch and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
You gain 2 life.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{B}{G}
Color identity
BG
Rarity
common
Set
Strixhaven: School of Mages
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#10218
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Infuse with Vitality card art
Infuse with Vitality gives a creature deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn, then sacrifices it — all for two mana at instant speed, which means it doubles as a sacrifice outlet on demand. Commanders like Dina, Soul Steeper and engines built around Viscera Seer turn that forced sacrifice from a drawback into the whole point.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dina, Soul Steeper

Dina, Soul Steeper

36.3% of decks · synergy 0.34

Dina, Soul Steeper drains opponents every time you gain life, so the lifelink creatures she wants to sacrifice anyway become free value — Infuse with Vitality lets you eat one in response to removal, trigger the drain, and keep the board state clean.

02
Beledros Witherbloom

Beledros Witherbloom

14.2% of decks · synergy 0.12

Beledros Witherbloom trades life for mana and rewards repeated sacrifice, making the forced sacrifice on Infuse with Vitality a feature rather than a cost — especially when the creature being sacrificed has already done its work attacking or blocking.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Infuse with Vitality is a Commander card at heart — the forced sacrifice is a liability in formats where you need every creature to stick, but in EDH's sacrifice-matters shells it's an asset. Pauper is the one other format where it sees real play, slotting into black-green aristocrats lists that want instant-speed sacrifice triggers on the cheap. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition from better protection spells and more efficient sacrifice outlets keeps it off most radars. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it — the effect isn't close to powerful enough at that level.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Infuse with Vitality is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. That price is stable; it's not a candidate for a spike unless a new sacrifice commander pushes it into the spotlight.

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