Skymarch Bloodletter
Creature — Vampire Soldier
Flying
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #18748
Skymarch Bloodletter enters and drains each opponent for 1, which in a four-player Commander pod is a 3-point life swing for three mana on a 2/2 flier. Solid rate for aristocrats and vampire tribal; too slow for anything that needs a higher ceiling.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Skymarch Bloodletter punches above its mana cost because the drain hits every opponent simultaneously — three mana for a 3-point life swing across the table is respectable in a 40-life format built around attrition. In Pauper it's legal but competes against a denser field of efficient commons, and the 2/2 body rarely survives long enough to matter in that faster environment. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage all have access to strictly better options at this slot, so Skymarch Bloodletter simply doesn't show up there. Commander is where it belongs, specifically in aristocrats or vampire tribal shells that can blink, reanimate, or repeatedly sacrifice it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Skymarch Bloodletter is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin, not a binder. Bulk commons rarely move unless a breakout Commander deck pushes demand, and nothing about this card's role suggests that's coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.