Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Knight
Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, the next time target creature would deal combat damage to one or more players this combat, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, create that many 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature tokens with toxic 1 and "This token can't block."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #9465
Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold enters swinging: a 3/4 with battle cry that floods the board with Phyrexian Mite tokens on attack, generating the artifact count that makes Time Sieve a live card every combat step. The cost is four mana in white-black, which is fair for what amounts to a self-sustaining token engine that also buffs your whole attacking team.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos is the natural home — both cards produce Phyrexian Mite tokens, and Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold's battle cry turns every Mite into a real threat while the token flood accelerates Brimaz's compleation counters.
Vishgraz, the Doomhive
Vishgraz, the Doomhive wants a wide Phyrexian board to enter with as many +1/+1 counters as possible, and Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold's attack trigger reliably adds to that Mite count while the battle cry makes each swarm attack meaningfully more dangerous.
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 |
Commander is where Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold does her best work — the Phyrexian Mite engine scales across a long game, and Esper token strategies have enough support to build around her as both a commander and a 99 inclusion. In Modern and Pioneer, she's legal but has never broken through, because four mana for a non-evasive creature requires an immediate board impact that faster formats punish before the tokens matter. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically open to her but the power ceiling of those formats leaves no room for a value-oriented four-drop with no protection. Oathbreaker is a reasonable fit for the same reasons Commander is — multiplayer, longer games, and artifact-token synergies all work in her favor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold is deep bulk — she's a mythic that never found a competitive home outside Commander, which keeps supply high and price low. There's no pressure to buy multiples, but she's an easy include whenever a Phyrexian or token build calls for her.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.