Blood Operative
Guilds of Ravnica Promos 63s • rare
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos
- Collector number
- 63s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Livia Prima
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Lifelink
When this creature enters, you may exile target card from a graveyard.
Whenever you surveil, if this card is in your graveyard, you may pay 3 life. If you do, return this card to your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blood Operative was released as part of the Guilds of Ravnica set in late 2018, specifically appearing as a promotional card for the Dimir guild. In the lore of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, the Dimir serve as Ravnica's shadowy information brokers and assassins, and this card reflects that ethos by offering a creature that can repeatedly return from the graveyard to haunt opponents. The card design leans into the mechanical identity of the Dimir, utilizing the surveil keyword to manage the deck's top cards while providing a recursive threat.
The artwork for this particular printing was executed by illustrator Bastien L. Deharme, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic. Deharme utilized a moody, muted color palette dominated by the deep teals and blacks synonymous with House Dimir, emphasizing the surgical precision of the operative. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid utility piece within Standard play, noted for its ability to punish graveyard-focused strategies while providing consistent pressure in a competitive control shell.
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