Steady Tithe, Quiet Ruin
Tithing Blade rewards timing and calculation. Tithing Blade is an artifact for {1}{B} that pressures opponents the moment it hits the battlefield by making each opponent sacrifice a creature. In grindy board states this single trigger can break symmetry, clear repeat blockers or force an opponent to choose between value and survival. The foil treatment from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan makes the blade stand out on the table while still playing the same, straightforward role in sacrifice and attrition decks.
The card also offers a craft option that turns it into a value engine through exile and return. Craft with creature 4{B} lets you exchange board presence or graveyard resources to transform the artifact back into play under your control. Use it to recoup tempo after a trade or to set up additional sacrifice synergies. From a deckbuilding perspective Tithing Blade sits cleanly in black shells that want inevitability rather than flash.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Artifact
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Subtypes – (none)
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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.)