Traitorous Blood
~$0.16 low · ~$2.19 high
Red. Sorcery
Innistrad #166 · Illustrated by Raymond Swanland
Innistrad #166 · Illustrated by Raymond SwanlandWhat is Traitorous Blood worth?
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Oracle text
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains trample and haste until end of turn.
"I can make you dance to my tune like a puppet, your very blood eager to obey." —Olivia Voldaren
Format legality
The only printing of Traitorous Blood
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Innistrad isd #166· 2011common· Cardmarket €0.16 · €0.68 foil | common | $0.16 | $2.19 | €0.16€0.68 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2011
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #12,195 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Innistrad card (#166).
166
- 166Collector 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 Traitorous Blood, read from the Innistrad printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Traitorous Blood. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery 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 Raymond Swanland. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Innistrad. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 166 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2011-09-22
Gaining control of a creature doesn’t cause you gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
2011-09-22
Traitorous Blood can target any creature, even one that’s tapped or one you already control.
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