Blade of the Bloodchief
~$6.36 low · ~$62.31 high
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Colorless. Artifact — Equipment
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #300 · Illustrated by Jung Park
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #300 · Illustrated by Jung ParkWhat is Blade of the Bloodchief worth?
1 printing not yet released. Preorder prices are preview data and will change. Releases October 19, 2026.
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. If equipped creature is a Vampire, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.
Equip
Format legality
All 4 printings of Blade of the Bloodchief
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #C17-204· 2026Preorderrare | rare | — | No foil printing | — | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #300· 2023rare· Cardmarket €5.23 | rare | $6.36 | No foil printing | €5.23 | |
 Commander 2017 c17 #204· 2017rare· Cardmarket €4.72 | rare | $7.47 | No foil printing | €4.72 | |
 Zendikar zen #196· 2009rare· Cardmarket €4.40 · €44.61 foil | rare | $7.65 | $62.31 | €4.40€44.61 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #2,468 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip
- Artist
- Jung Park
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander card (#300).
0300 · LCC · R · EN
- 0300Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LCCSet code for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
October 1, 2009
The +1/+1 counters are put on the equipped creature, not Blade of the Bloodchief. If Blade of the Bloodchief is moved to a different creature, the +1/+1 counters will stay where they are.
October 1, 2009
The creature that gets the counters is the one that's equipped by Blade of the Bloodchief at the time the ability resolves. It doesn't matter what creature Blade of the Bloodchief was attached to (if any) when it triggered.
October 1, 2009
If the equipped creature itself is put into a graveyard, Blade of the Bloodchief's ability will trigger. However, it won't do anything when it resolves unless a spell or ability has caused it to become attached to another creature by that time. (Remember that you may activate an equip ability only as a sorcery.)
October 1, 2009
If the equipped creature and another creature are dealt lethal damage at the same time, the equipped creature will be put into a graveyard before it would receive any counters.
October 1, 2009
Blade of the Bloodchief's ability triggers regardless of who controlled the creature and whose graveyard it was put into.
October 1, 2009
If Blade of the Bloodchief leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the counters are put on the creature it was attached to at the time it left the battlefield. If it wasn't attached to a creature at that time, nothing gets the counters.
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