Regal Bloodlord
Creature — Vampire Soldier
Flying
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #12070
Regal Bloodlord generates a 1/1 flying Bat token at the end of each combat where you gained life — a repeatable, low-effort engine that compounds fast in the right shell. At four mana for a 2/4 flier, the body is acceptable and the trigger is the entire reason you're here; Zoraline, Cosmos Caller decks in particular hit this trigger nearly every combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller's constellation of life-gain triggers fires every turn cycle, turning Regal Bloodlord into a bat factory that floods the board with evasive bodies to fuel further sacrifice or go-wide pressure.
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 |
Regal Bloodlord is a Commander card through and through — the life-gain synergy ecosystems that make it tick exist almost exclusively in 100-card singleton. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too narrow; dedicated life-gain payoffs there either convert gain into direct damage or close games faster than a 1/1-per-combat clock ever could. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for obvious power-level reasons. Regal Bloodlord is exactly what it looks like: a casual Commander piece that rewards you for doing what your deck was already doing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Regal Bloodlord is deep bulk — easy to pick up in trade binders or as a throw-in. There's no pressure to buy in now or later; this is a card you grab when you need it and forget about otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.