---
name: "Blood Hustler"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anna Pavleeva"
oracle_id: "bb02e64c-0c4a-41ae-972e-ce83e6fc4cb9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-hustler-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blood Hustler
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever you commit a crime, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
{3}{B}: Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vadmir, New Blood](/printing/vadmir-new-blood-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Rogue
2. [Stromkirk Bloodthief](/printing/stromkirk-bloodthief-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
3. [Raven of Fell Omens](/printing/raven-of-fell-omens-otj.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Slickshot Vault-Buster](/printing/slickshot-vault-buster-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Bloodborn Scoundrels](/printing/bloodborn-scoundrels-bbd.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
6. [Hardbristle Bandit](/printing/hardbristle-bandit-otj.md) — Creature — Plant Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #80
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anna Pavleeva
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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