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Wall of Blood

Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Mirrodin
Price
$1.76
EDHREC rank
#6206
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Wall of Blood card art
Wall of Blood lets you convert your life total into raw power — pay down to 1 and you're swinging with a creature that can end the game on the spot. Rowan, Scion of War turns that same life payment into a mana discount engine, which makes Wall of Blood one of the most efficient enablers in that shell.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Rowan, Scion of War

Rowan, Scion of War

58.2% of decks · synergy 0.57

Rowan, Scion of War's ability discounts spells based on life lost this turn, and Wall of Blood lets you dial that discount to the maximum in a single activation — dump your life total, then cast your entire hand for free or near-free.

02
Mister Negative

Mister Negative

57.9% of decks · synergy 0.56

Mister Negative cares about -1/-1 counters and life loss as a resource, and Wall of Blood provides an on-demand, repeatable way to pay life in large chunks, fueling whatever threshold Mister Negative needs to hit.

03

Cecil, Dark Knight

27.5% of decks · synergy 0.26

Cecil, Dark Knight wants life payment as a build-around mechanic, and Wall of Blood is one of the cleanest ways to burn through your life total quickly and predictably on your own schedule.

04
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

20.1% of decks · synergy 0.19

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord can sacrifice a creature to deal damage equal to its power to each opponent, and Wall of Blood turns a single life-dump into a one-shot kill — pay down to 1, give Jarad a 40-power target, sacrifice it.

05
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride

The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride

19.2% of decks · synergy 0.18

The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride rewards life payment and large power creatures, and Wall of Blood can spike to an arbitrarily high power at instant speed, making it a flexible threat or sacrifice fodder whenever The Gitrog needs it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Wall of Blood actually matters — the life-total math works in your favor with 40 starting life, and the combo payoffs that want a massive power creature or a huge life drop are concentrated in that format. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with faster, more reliable combo infrastructure and rarely sees play. Modern legality is similarly theoretical; no competitive Modern shell has found a use for it. Wall of Blood is, in practice, a Commander-only card.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.76 cheap tier

At $1.76, Wall of Blood sits in comfortable budget territory for a card with genuine combo upside — you're not paying a premium. It's a niche piece with a specific home, so don't expect the price to swing much in either direction.

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