---
name: "Blood Researcher"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Druid"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Menace"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "a465ba74-615a-4261-b4a0-fcb0819f10b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-researcher-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blood Researcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Menace

## Oracle Text
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *"El decano Valentin nos advirtió de que no consumiéramos las muestras por nuestra propia seguridad, pero yo creo que lo hace por avaricia".*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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