Priest of the Blood Rite
Commander Masters 179 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- David Palumbo
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
When this creature enters, create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.
Some will sacrifice everything for but a taste of power.
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
Priest of the Blood Rite was originally introduced in the Magic: The Gathering set Battle for Zendikar in 2015. It was designed as a rare black creature card intended to showcase the high-risk, high-reward nature of the Zendikar plane, where players often traded life totals for powerful board presence. The card features a unique ability that creates a 5/5 Demon token upon entry, but imposes a recurring life tax on its controller, reflecting the dark, sacrificial themes associated with the Eldrazi-ravaged world.
This specific version, numbered 179 in the Commander Masters set released in 2023, is a reprint that brings the card into a modern frame. Commander Masters was curated to provide players with powerful staples and thematic highlights from the game's history. The illustration maintains the stark, ominous aesthetic established by the original artist, emphasizing the cleric's subservience to the demonic entity he has summoned, a visual narrative that has resonated with players who enjoy graveyard-focused or token-based strategies.
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