Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

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Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord: Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin, War of the Spark. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin
Colour identity
White and black (WB)
Loyalty
4
Rarity
Rare
Set
War of the Spark (WAR)
Released
2019-05-03
Collector number
217
Artist
Tommy Arnold
Commander rank
5,447 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black legendary planeswalker from War of the Spark (WAR), an expansion set released in May 2019. It is collector number 217 in that set, with art by Tommy Arnold. It costs {2}{W}{B} (two generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It enters with 4 loyalty. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

During your turn, creatures and planeswalkers you control have lifelink.

[+2]: Sorin deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

[−X]: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature is a Vampire in addition to its other types.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.81 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #524Rare2019
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #78011Rare2019
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #72277Rare2019
War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #217pRare2019
War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #217sRare2019
War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #217s★Rare2019
War of the Spark (WAR) #217★Rare2019

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord, newest first.

  • If Sorin leaves the battlefield after you've activated his first loyalty ability during your turn but before it resolves, you'll still gain 1 life as that ability deals damage.
  • If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature or planeswalker are redundant.

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