---
name: "Blood Cultist"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "031ddf1e-afcf-4b09-8859-4df0f0ab5dcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-cultist-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blood Cultist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *「敬永生。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death Cultist](/printing/death-cultist-roe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Blood Aspirant](/printing/blood-aspirant-cmm.md) — Creature — Satyr Berserker
3. [Falkenrath Exterminator](/printing/falkenrath-exterminator-avr.md) — Creature — Vampire Archer
4. [Cruel Sadist](/printing/cruel-sadist-m15.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Bloodscale Prowler](/printing/bloodscale-prowler-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
6. [Bloodcrazed Neonate](/printing/bloodcrazed-neonate-pw11.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #157
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`