Tithing Blade (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Tithing Blade: Sacrifice and Craft

Tithing Blade is a compact artifact that presses a price from every opponent the moment it hits the battlefield. When Tithing Blade enters the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a creature. That effect rewards disruption and punishes decks that rely on multiple small creatures. It is a useful one mana black artifact to slot into sacrifice synergies or a deck that wants early board control against swarm strategies.

The card also offers a late game plan through its craft ability. Craft with creature 4{B} gives you a route to transform the artifact by exiling it along with a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard. That interaction pairs cleanly with graveyard recursion and creature trading lines. Use Tithing Blade to force unfavorable blocks then finish the exchange by crafting it into something that advances your board state. The card is straightforward to read in play and yields consistent value when you sequence removal and sacrifices carefully.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{B}
• Card Type – Artifact
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Tithing Blade enters the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a creature. Craft with creature 4{B} (4{B}, Exile this artifact, Exile a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
• Power / Toughness –