Vilis, Broker of Blood
Vilis, Broker of Blood: Legendary Creature - Demon, Foundations Jumpstart. Flying. B, Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}{B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Demon
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 8/8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 70
- Artist
- Takeuchi Moto
- Commander rank
- 1,112 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Vilis, Broker of Blood
Vilis, Broker of Blood is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 70 in that set, with art by Takeuchi Moto. It costs {5}{B}{B}{B} (five generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 8/8 creature. Its colour identity is 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 5 sets, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $11.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
{B}, Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Whenever you lose life, draw that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
"Sign or don't, it makes little difference to me. It is your fate that hangs in the balance."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $11.26 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vilis, Broker of Blood by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| 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 Vilis, Broker of Blood
Vilis, Broker of 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) #1567 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1567★ | Rare | 2024 |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #63 | Rare | 2022 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) #122 | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #122p | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #122s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Vilis, Broker of Blood, newest first.
- A player loses life if they pay life.
- If you pay life to cast a spell or activate an ability, you don't draw cards until after you've finished casting that spell or activating that ability. You draw those cards before that spell or ability resolves, but after targets are chosen for it.
Similar cards
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