Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Mana Cost: {3}{B}{B}

Type: Creature — Vampire Knight

Oracle Text:
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Power/Toughness: 5/5

Rarity: mythic

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Foundations

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Character Background

Bloodthirsty Conqueror reads like a flagship midrange/value threat: a 5/5 flyer with deathtouch on {3}{B}{B} that stabilizes combat while converting any life-loss into a huge lifegain engine, so it best supports midrange or control lists that want a defensive finisher and a long game plan rather than pure aggro. In practice it stabilizes against wide boards (deathtouch single-blockers) and hoses burn or ping strategies by refunding every point of damage, so slot it into a vampire or black midrange shell with removal and recursion to protect and reuse it. It also opens combo lines: pairing it with Sanguine Bond turns incidental opponent life loss into a repeating loop that ends the game, so include Bond or other life-loss triggers if you want a combo kill. Deckbuilding tip: add low-cost life-loss enablers and sacrifice or reanimation effects (e.g., cheap drain spells and reanimation) to amplify its value while still packing targeted removal to keep it alive.

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