Blood Lust
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This printing
SetME3
Collector #88
Released2009-09-07
Raritycommon
ArtistAnson Maddocks
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Blood Lust

CommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
If target creature has toughness 5 or greater, it gets +4/-4 until end of turn. Otherwise, it gets +4/-X until end of turn, where X is its toughness minus 1.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 1994-06-01Newest 1997-03-24Cheapest priced $0.18 in 5ED
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Nov 2005
Has changed slightly in functionality, with the old continuous nature of the toughness reduction gone away; the toughness change remains static. For example, if you have three Swamps and Nightmare on the battlefield and then cast Blood Lust on it, it will become 7/1. If one of your Swamps is subsequently destroyed, your Nightmare will become 6/0 and be put in the graveyard.