---
name: "Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Lifelink"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Michael C. Hayes"
oracle_id: "ba3bfe0c-2bd6-469c-802c-440b7caf7fb5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vish-kal-blood-arbiter-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire
- **Keywords:** Flying, Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Flying, lifelink
Sacrifice a creature: Put X +1/+1 counters on Vish Kal, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Remove all +1/+1 counters from Vish Kal: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter removed this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Bloodflow Connoisseur](/printing/bloodflow-connoisseur-2x2.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Indulgent Aristocrat](/printing/indulgent-aristocrat-inr.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
4. [Ravenous Vampire](/printing/ravenous-vampire-mir.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Blood Host](/printing/blood-host-jmp.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet](/printing/kalitas-traitor-of-ghet-ogw.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #234
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Michael C. Hayes
- **Total Printings:** 3 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: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-08-07)* Use the sacrificed creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on Vish Kal.
- *(2020-08-07)* Vish Kal's last ability doesn't deal damage. It doesn't cause you to gain any life from its lifelink ability.