Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
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: Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, create a black Vampire creature token. Its power is equal to that creature's power and its toughness is equal to that creature's toughness.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $6.87
- EDHREC rank
- #15864
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet threatens to steal any creature your opponents control by paying eight mana and tapping it — an effect that snowballs fast in multiplayer games where threats are plentiful. The eight-mana activation is the ceiling on how often you pull it off, but a 7/6 lifelinker that steals bodies is a finisher even if you only use it once.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet is most at home — eight mana is a real ask in 1v1 formats, but in a four-player game you regularly hit that threshold, and stealing a single creature from any of three opponents can flip the board state. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but never played; the rate is too slow against decks ending the game on turns one through three. Modern has the same problem — a seven-mana creature that doesn't immediately win the game isn't competing with what that format demands. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card variant where it could appear as a finisher, though the smaller life totals and faster pace still work against it.
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Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Grave Betrayal does a version of the same thing on a permanent basis for seven mana, automatically converting any creature that dies under any opponent's control into a Zombie you control — no activation cost required, though it's an enchantment rather than a threat with a body. If you want a creature that stays cheaper and still generates value from opponents' boards, Puppeteer Clique hits the graveyard instead of the field but costs five mana and requires no activation, making it a faster, more reliable swap for most decks that just want the theft effect without committing to the full Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet price tag.
Price Context
Current price
$6.87 mid tier
At $6.87, Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate include, cheap enough that it won't break a Commander budget. It's never been a Standard staple and sees essentially no competitive play, so the price reflects casual demand only; don't expect it to spike, but it's unlikely to drop much further either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.