Blood Tyrant
Commander 2016 183 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 183
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player loses 1 life. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each 1 life lost this way.
Whenever a player loses the game, put five +1/+1 counters on this creature.
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 Tyrant was introduced as part of the Commander 2016 expansion, specifically appearing in the Entropic Uprising preconstructed deck. As a card within the Commander format—a multiplayer-focused, social way to play Magic: The Gathering—it was designed to thrive in the chaotic, high-stakes environment of four-player games where creature death and life-point fluctuations are common.
The card features artwork by Kev Walker, a prolific illustrator known for his dramatic, high-contrast style that frequently appears on Magic cards featuring dark fantasy or horror motifs. Walker’s depiction captures the predatory nature of the creature, emphasizing its vampiric aesthetic through sharp angles and a sense of impending threat, fitting the card's mechanics which reward players for capitalizing on the vulnerability of opponents.
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