First printed in Theros Beyond Death (2020)
Creature — Satyr Berserker
Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
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, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
It's a small step from revel to bloodbath.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Tyler Walpole
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Blood Aspirant can be sacrificed to pay for the cost of its own last ability.
- If you sacrifice a permanent as part of casting a spell or activating an ability, Blood Aspirant's first ability will resolve before that spell or ability.
- Blood Aspirant's first ability is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn't allow you to sacrifice a permanent whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of sacrificing permanents, such as its second ability.
- If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Blood Aspirant's last ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. The creature can block as normal. If the target is legal but not dealt damage (most likely because of a prevention effect), it can't block this turn.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Blood Aspirant
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Animation Module + Blood Aspirant + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Blood Aspirant + Krark-Clan Ironworks