First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
Cutthroat Contender 
Creature — Vampire Warrior
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
The fights may sometimes be rigged, but the front-row spectators know the wounds are real.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Mark Behm
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
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Premier Draft | 51.2% | -4.0 | -0.9 | 21880 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Sealed | 44.9% | -9.4 | -4.0 | 789 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen