Bloodghast

Bloodghast

Mana Cost: {B}{B}

Type: Creature — Vampire Spirit

Oracle Text:
This creature can't block.
This creature has haste as long as an opponent has 10 or less life.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Power/Toughness: 2/1

Rarity: rare

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Aetherdrift

Price ( USD): $1.81

USD: $1.81 · EUR: €1.93

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Character Background

Bloodghast is a compact, recurring threat best suited to aggressive/value landfall builds that want cheap, repeatable pressure rather than long-term defense — it can't block, so treat it as a one-way attacker and a landfall engine for tempo and attrition. Its Landfall reanimation makes it excellent in decks that consistently put lands into play or the graveyard: fetchlands, self-mill/discard outlets and land-replay engines like Crucible of Worlds or Ramunap Excavator let you repeatedly trigger its return and convert every land drop into a 2/1 attacker. The haste clause only when an opponent is at 10 or less pushes Bloodghast toward being a late-game finisher—pair it with burn or life‑drain to enable immediate lethal swings—or with incremental chip damage so it arrives ready to attack. Deckbuilding tip: prioritize reliable land sources and cheap ways to dump Bloodghast into the yard (discard, milling or sacrificing utility lands) to maximize recurring value.

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