Blood Tribute
ZENZendikar/#81/2009Rare
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$5.49
Cardmarket€2.01
ManaPool$2.60
TCGplayer$5.44
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.30
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $5.49High $6.49Low $5.49▼ 8.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$5.44TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 1.9%30d▲ 5.2%90d▲ 24.5%
90d high
$5.85
90d low
$4.37
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$5.22
Commander 2017
- Up 5.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $5.85.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 283% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Kicker—Tap an untapped Vampire you control. (You may tap a Vampire you control in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. If this spell was kicked, you gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Keywords
Kicker
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
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Rulings (7)
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
wotc8 Nov 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
wotc8 Nov 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
wotc8 Nov 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
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About this card
Blood Tribute
Blood Tribute is a Sorcery, with mana cost {4}{B}{B} (mana value 6). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $5.44 (up 5.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Blood Tribute FAQ
How much is Blood Tribute worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Blood Tribute is $5.44. It is up 5.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $4.37 to $5.85.
What is the cheapest printing of Blood Tribute?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2017 at $5.22 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Blood Tribute?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Zendikar at $5.44 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Blood Tribute are there?
Blood Tribute has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Blood Tribute first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ZEN #81, released 2009-10-02.
What is the newest printing of Blood Tribute?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C17 #100, released 2017-08-25.
Is there a foil version of Blood Tribute?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $20.82 versus $5.44 for nonfoil, which is 283% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Blood Tribute legal in Commander?
Yes, Blood Tribute is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.