---
name: "Blood Tyrant"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Vampire"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "E01"
set_name: "Archenemy: Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "ac74bd52-a450-486f-8161-816fd8d966d0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-tyrant-e01"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blood Tyrant
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player loses 1 life. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each 1 life lost this way.
Whenever a player loses the game, put five +1/+1 counters on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
2. [Savage Gorger](/printing/savage-gorger-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Kheru Bloodsucker](/printing/kheru-bloodsucker-ktk.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Defiant Bloodlord](/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Bloodtracker](/printing/bloodtracker-j22.md) — Creature — Vampire Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #81
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`