Magic: The Gathering

Marauding Blight-Priest

Foundations 178 • common

Set: Foundations
Collector number: 178
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Caio Monteiro
Market price: $0.30

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$0.30market price via TCGplayer · Aug 8, 2026$0.23 – $0.37 over the tracked period

$0.30Aug 8, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

The Marauding Blight-Priest is a common creature from the *Foundations* set that serves as a key engine for life-drain strategies in Magic: The Gathering. Collectors often value such cards for their efficient ability to turn minor instances of lifegain into consistent damage against opponents during a game.

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Card face

What it does

Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

"The vampires never had gods. We followed our bloodchiefs. Now they are gone. What is left? Destruction and death, my friends. That is enough."

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Tournament legality for Marauding Blight-Priest across the formats players actually play.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Marauding Blight-Priest was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Foundations set, a collection specifically designed to serve as a cornerstone for both new and veteran players by featuring core mechanics and themes essential to the game's identity. As a common creature, the card is intended to function as an accessible piece of gameplay utility, representing the ongoing narrative of the Phyrexians and the dark ecclesiastical aesthetics that have characterized their presence in the Multiverse for decades.

Artist Caio Monteiro illustrated the card, utilizing a high-contrast style that emphasizes the character's unsettling, ritualistic nature. The visual design focuses on the juxtaposition of ornate, necrotic vestments with the stark, skeletal elements of its form, a stylistic choice meant to evoke the grotesque elegance often associated with black-aligned mana in the game. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its efficient design within the set's limited environment, successfully delivering a cohesive thematic experience without requiring complex mechanical overhead.

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About

About Marauding Blight-Priest

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