Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
, Sacrifice a creature: Lyzolda deals 2 damage to any target if the sacrificed creature was red. Draw a card if the sacrificed creature was black.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #18153
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch turns every expendable creature into either a Lightning Bolt or a card, and does it at instant speed for two mana — that's a real rate on a three-mana commander. The cost is that she needs black or red creatures to unlock each mode, which means her ceiling is tied directly to how consistently your deck can feed her.
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 |
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats move too fast for a three-mana creature that requires setup to generate value. Commander is where she lives, either at the helm of a Rakdos sacrifice deck or in the 99 of any shell that wants a low-cost, repeatable outlet for dying creatures. As a commander, she rewards token producers and recursive creatures heavily; the damage mode punishes stumbling opponents and the draw mode keeps the engine churning through resources. Oathbreaker is legal but an awkward fit — the format's tighter card restrictions make it harder to build the fodder density she needs.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Lyzolda, the Blood Witch is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy deliberately. That price is stable; she's not a casual breakout waiting to spike, but she's also not going lower.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.