---
name: "Blood Tribute"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "aa2da79c-b36c-4120-8d7d-f5571e87e45e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-tribute-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blood Tribute
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker—Tap an untapped Vampire you control. (You may tap a Vampire you control in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. If this spell was kicked, you gain life equal to the life lost this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vampire's Kiss](/printing/vampires-kiss-dbl.md) — Sorcery
2. [Feast of Blood](/printing/feast-of-blood-zen.md) — Sorcery
3. [Bloodrite Invoker](/printing/bloodrite-invoker-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
4. [Blood Tithe](/printing/blood-tithe-m11.md) — Sorcery
5. [Gatekeeper of Malakir](/printing/gatekeeper-of-malakir-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
6. [Blood Host](/printing/blood-host-m15.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`