Ruthless Cullblade
Creature — Vampire Warrior
This creature gets +2/+1 as long as an opponent has 10 or less life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Worldwake Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28046
Ruthless Cullblade is a two-mana 2/1 that grows to a 4/3 whenever an opponent is at 10 or less life — a meaningful threat in the right shell, but completely dependent on a condition you don't always control. Outside of dedicated life-drain or damage-racing strategies, it's a mediocre body that sits at 2/1 far longer than you want.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ruthless Cullblade fits narrowest in aggressive black strategies — Rakdos or Orzhov life-drain decks where you're actively dragging opponents toward that 10-life threshold. The problem is that four opponents means three of them are usually well above 10, and a 2/1 that only sometimes becomes a 4/3 is unlikely to threaten a table. In Pauper it has more relevance, where aggressive black two-drops compete in a tighter card pool and the 4/3 body is actually large for the format. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — Ruthless Cullblade doesn't approach the power level those formats demand.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Ruthless Cullblade at the moment, but as a bulk common from a mid-2000s set it almost certainly sits well under $1. Pick it up in person from a bulk bin rather than paying shipping on it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.