Blood Cultist
Shards of Alara 157 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
tap: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"To immortality."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blood Cultist was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced the concept of three-color 'shards,' with this specific card belonging to the Grixis shard, a world defined by its obsession with death, entropy, and the recycling of life force. It was designed to capture the flavor of a necromantic zealot who gains power by consuming the remnants of fallen creatures.
The card was illustrated by Matt Cavotta, who sought to emphasize the macabre and ritualistic nature of the Grixis cults. His artwork leans into the jagged, dark aesthetics typical of the plane, depicting a robed figure amidst a swirl of necrotic energy. Upon release, it became a notable utility creature in the Limited format due to its ability to ping targets and grow stronger, cementing its place as a quintessential example of the set's color-pie-focused design philosophy.
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