---
name: "Licia, Sanguine Tribune"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}{W}{B}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier"
colors: ["B", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "First strike"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "57170e91-6ebe-4b14-bf56-96d8cf6a4d03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/licia-sanguine-tribune-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Licia, Sanguine Tribune
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}{W}{B}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, First strike

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each 1 life you gained this turn.
First strike, lifelink
Pay 5 life: Put three +1/+1 counters on Licia. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn.

> *"I give my blood, my life, all I have in exchange for victory."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #40
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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