Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines
Creature — Vampire Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Vampire
Flying
Sacrifice three other creatures: Transform this creature.
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #11841
Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines lands and immediately demands three creature sacrifices from an opponent — or it clears the table when it transforms. The cost is real: you sacrifice three creatures too, which makes it a card that wants a token-flooded battlefield or a dedicated discard-and-reanimate shell like Anje Falkenrath rather than any random black deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Anje Falkenrath is a madness deck, and Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines costs three black mana when cast via madness — Anje's looting triggers feed it directly into play while simultaneously stocking the graveyard with fodder to recur later.
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 Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines actually earns its slot: multiplayer tables run enough creatures that forcing an opponent to sacrifice three is a devastating tempo swing, and the transformed backside wiping all non-Vampire creatures hits a wide enough range of boards to close games. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy or Modern, the six-mana front face is too slow and the madness cost of three is conditional enough that it never finds a home in serious lists. Pioneer decks built around aristocrats or Vampire tribal can technically play it, but the payoff rarely justifies the setup against faster linear strategies. Stick to Commander — that's the format built for this kind of swingy, high-ceiling effect.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines is bulk — a card this pushed in the right shell for under half a dollar is straightforward value. Bulk rares with narrow but deep Commander niches tend to sit here indefinitely, so don't expect the price to move much unless Vampire tribal spikes in popularity.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.