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Bishop of the Bloodstained
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uncommon · Creature — Vampire Cleric

Bishop of the Bloodstained

uncommon · Creature — Vampire Cleric · The List
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Oracle Text

When this creature enters, target opponent loses 1 life for each Vampire you control.

Card Details

3/3Power / Toughness
{3}{B}{B}Mana Cost
2Prints

Character Background

Bishop of the Bloodstained is a clean payoff for Vampire tribal decks, especially in a midrange or aggressive shell that wants to turn a wide board into immediate pressure. As a Vampire Cleric, it reads like a grim officiant of a blood rite, and its enter-the-battlefield trigger reinforces that theme by draining an opponent for each Vampire you already control. In practice, that makes it best after you’ve established a board, not as a standalone finisher: a turn-five Bishop can easily represent a significant swing if you’ve built around cheap Vampires, token makers, or repeatable token production. It also fits well in value-oriented black decks that want incremental life loss to close games without overcommitting to combat. For deckbuilding, prioritize low-cost Vampires and cards that go wide, since each additional body increases the burst damage and makes the Bishop a potent top-end threat rather than just a modest 3/3.

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Character Background

Bishop of the Bloodstained is a clean payoff for Vampire tribal decks, especially in a midrange or aggressive shell that wants to turn a wide board into immediate pressure. As a Vampire Cleric, it reads like a grim officiant of a blood rite, and its enter-the-battlefield trigger reinforces that theme by draining an opponent for each Vampire you already control. In practice, that makes it best after you’ve established a board, not as a standalone finisher: a turn-five Bishop can easily represent a significant swing if you’ve built around cheap Vampires, token makers, or repeatable token production. It also fits well in value-oriented black decks that want incremental life loss to close games without overcommitting to combat. For deckbuilding, prioritize low-cost Vampires and cards that go wide, since each additional body increases the burst damage and makes the Bishop a potent top-end threat rather than just a modest 3/3.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 18:40:47 UTC

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