---
name: "Defiant Bloodlord"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Vampire"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PBFZ"
set_name: "Battle for Zendikar Promos"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ben Maier"
oracle_id: "7bf5196d-a16c-418f-943c-2128e40c55da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Defiant Bloodlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

> *"Despite their bravado, mortals are fragile. If Zendikar is to endure, its lords must save it."
—Drana, Kalastria bloodchief*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
2. [Vampire Sovereign](/printing/vampire-sovereign-2x2.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
3. [Cliffhaven Vampire](/printing/cliffhaven-vampire-ogw.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally
4. [Skymarch Bloodletter](/printing/skymarch-bloodletter-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [Bloodthirsty Aerialist](/printing/bloodthirsty-aerialist-j25.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
6. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ben Maier
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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