The Bloodsky Massacre

Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create a 2/3 red Demon Berserker creature token with menace.
II — Whenever a Berserker attacks this turn, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
III — Add {R} for each Berserker you control. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{B}{R}
Color identity
BR
Rarity
rare
Set
Kaldheim Promos
Price
$0.19
EDHREC rank
#22584
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The Bloodsky Massacre card art
The Bloodsky Massacre hits the board as a free 6/6 Demon token on turn three if you've already got a Berserker in play — then rewards you with card draw whenever that Demon or your commander attacks. The cost is real: you need a Berserker on board before you cast it, which means it's a dead card in the wrong hand.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is where The Bloodsky Massacre earns its slot, specifically in Berserker tribal builds or Demon-token strategies where the free 6/6 body is nearly guaranteed and the attack trigger generates sustained card advantage. In Modern and Pioneer, the tribal condition is hard enough to meet consistently that it loses out to more reliable three-drops. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the card is too narrow and the formats too fast. Oathbreaker could support it in the right shell, but the same tribal-dependency caveat applies.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.19 bulk tier

At $0.19, The Bloodsky Massacre is deep bulk — you're essentially picking it up for free when ordering staples. That price reflects its narrow tribal requirement; it won't climb unless a Berserker-matters commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.