Blade of the Bloodchief — Steady Growth for Aggro and Tribal
Blade of the Bloodchief rewards attrition. With a single casting cost it sits ready as an Equipment that turns each casualty on the battlefield into incremental power for the creature you fit it to. The trigger is automatic so it pairs cleanly with sacrifice engines or combat trades and it doubles down when you equip a Vampire. That makes the blade a quiet but consistent engine in decks that prize board development over flash plays.
From a lore perspective the blade reads like the tools carved in the caverns where old bloodlines bled into new power. In deck construction think of it as a backbone for creature matchups and midrange skirmishes. It wants to be on a creature that survives to cash in counters and on a Vampire that can turn every falling token into a meaningful threat.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}
- Card Type – Artifact
- Subtypes – Equipment
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. If equipped creature is a Vampire, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. Equip {1}.