First printed in Commander 2021 (2021)
Creature — Vampire Warlock
Flying
, 
: Rather than pay the mana cost of the next spell you cast this turn, you may pay life equal to that spell's mana value.
Blood magic is more artery than science.
3/5
- Illustrated by
- Jodie Muir
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Marshland Bloodcaster's ability affects the next spell you cast after the ability has resolved. If you cast any spells in response to the ability, those spells are cast as normal.
- If the next spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X if you pay life rather than pay its mana cost. - Even after the ability resolves, you may choose to not pay life rather than pay mana cost of the next spell you cast that turn. However, if you do this, you won't have the opportunity to pay life for any other spells you cast that turn (unless you activate the ability again).
- If you cast a spell for another cost "rather than pay its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Draconic Intervention, those must be paid to cast the card.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.05 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
