Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler
Creature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Sacrifice two Blood tokens: Transform this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #10936
Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler flips into a 4/3 flying lifelinker on turn three with almost no effort in any deck that drains or sacrifices at all — the cost is just two mana and a token. In Strefan, Maurer Progenitor builds especially, it doubles as both a blood token engine and a vampire threat that advances every axis of the deck simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor needs blood tokens to cheat vampires into play, and Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler produces one every time a creature dies — which in a sacrifice-heavy vampire shell means it flips reliably by turn three and then attacks as a 4/3 flier that keeps Strefan's attack trigger loaded.
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, Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler earns its slot in any black vampire or aristocrats shell as a cheap, self-contained threat that generates a resource and becomes a meaningful attacker without any additional investment. In Pioneer and Modern, the front face is a reasonable two-drop in aggressive black strategies, though the transform condition — requiring a creature to die on your turn — demands a dedicated sacrifice outlet to flip it consistently enough to matter in a 20-life format. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient options at this cost and neither format has meaningful vampire tribal support, so Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler sees essentially no play there. It's a Commander card first, a Pioneer fringe option second, and largely irrelevant everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any order or trade binder without a second thought. It's a functional, synergistic card in the right shell, so the price is a floor, not a warning sign.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.