Bloody Betrayal
Bloody Betrayal: Sorcery, Innistrad: Crimson Vow. Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW)
- Released
- 2021-11-19
- Collector number
- 147
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Commander rank
- 8,276 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Bloody Betrayal
Bloody Betrayal is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red sorcery from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW), an expansion set released in November 2021. It is collector number 147 in that set, with art by Brian Valeza. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (2021) to Innistrad: Double Feature (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bloody Betrayal by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Bloody Betrayal
Bloody Betrayal has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7102 | Rare | 2026 |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #414 | Common | 2022 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Bloody Betrayal, newest first.
- You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
- Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.
- Some spells that instruct you to create a Blood token require targets. You can't cast these spells without choosing all required targets, and if all of those targets become illegal targets, the spell won't resolve and you won't create any Blood tokens. If some but not all of those targets become illegal, you'll do as much as possible, including creating Blood tokens.
- If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Bloody Betrayal.