Blood Reckoning
~$0.27 low · ~$0.76 high
Black. Enchantment
Magic 2013 #81 · Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds
Magic 2013 #81 · Illustrated by Wayne ReynoldsWhat is Blood Reckoning worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life.
"There is no greater folly than standing against me." —Nicol Bolas
Format legality
The only printing of Blood Reckoning
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic 2013 m13 #81· 2012uncommon· Cardmarket €0.51 · €0.81 foil | uncommon | $0.27 | $0.76 | €0.51€0.81 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #12,425 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Magic 2013 card (#81).
81
- 81Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Blood Reckoning, read from the Magic 2013 printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Blood Reckoning. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Wayne Reynolds. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Magic 2013. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 81 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2012-07-01
Creatures that are put onto the battlefield attacking were never declared as attackers and won’t cause Blood Reckoning to trigger.
2012-07-01
Blood Reckoning will trigger once for each creature that attacks you or a planeswalker you control.
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