Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood: Enchantment, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 195
- Artist
- Cynthia Sheppard
- Commander rank
- 511 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 195 in that set, with art by Cynthia Sheppard. It costs {4}{B} (four generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $39.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Even as humans regained the upper hand, some still willingly traded their lives for a chance at immortality.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $39.49 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Exquisite Blood by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1798 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #206 | Rare | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #JMP-231 | Rare | 2021 |
| Jumpstart (JMP) #231 | Rare | 2020 |
| Avacyn Restored (AVR) #102 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Exquisite Blood, newest first.
- If you and an opponent both lose life simultaneously, and this causes your life total to become 0 or less, you'll lose the game before Exquisite Blood's triggered ability can resolve.
- Damage dealt to an opponent usually causes that opponent to lose life. An opponent paying life also causes loss of life.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Exquisite Blood is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.