Blood Seeker
Magic 2012 81 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.
A drop now is all he needs to find you later.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blood Seeker was released in the Magic 2012 core set in 2011, serving as a tactical common-rarity creature for black decks. The card was designed to function as a punisher effect, encouraging players to employ aggressive, creature-heavy strategies by rewarding them whenever an opponent played a creature. This design philosophy aimed to provide a modest but consistent source of incidental damage that could pressure opponents during the early stages of a game.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Svetlin Velinov, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. His depiction focuses on the creature's predatory and vampiric nature, utilizing a dark, atmospheric palette consistent with the aesthetic of black-aligned cards in the set. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, inclusion for Limited formats, particularly in aggressive drafts where every point of incremental damage could influence the outcome of a match.
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