Bloodthrone Vampire is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
How it works : Bloodthrone Vampire
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You can sacrifice Bloodthrone Vampire to activate its own ability, but it won't be on the battlefield to get the bonus.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature during the declare blockers step, it won't deal combat damage. If you wait until the combat damage step, but the creature you wish to sacrifice is dealt lethal damage, it'll be destroyed before you get a chance to sacrifice it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 4Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 5When the persist creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Thran Vigil + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the creature with persist.
- 2When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3Thran Vigil triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
- 4Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 5Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability from step 1.
- 6Repeat.
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#3
Luminous Broodmoth + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist or undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers if it doesn't have a -1/-1 counter or +1/+1 counter on it respectively, and Luminous Broodmoth triggers if the creature didn't have flying.
- 3Resolve the persist or undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 counter or a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Resolve the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it if the creature is still in your graveyard.
- 5Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#4
Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 3Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 4Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Bloodthrone Vampire + Gev, Scaled Scorch
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Gev.
- 3Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 4Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 5Repeat
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#6
Celes, Rune Knight + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 3When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Celes's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 4Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Metallic Mimic + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Metallic Mimic.
- 3Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 4Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 5Repeat
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#8
Gorma, the Gullet + Bloodthrone Vampire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Bloodthrone Vampire by sacrificing the persist creature.
- 2When the persist creature dies, its persist ability and Gorma trigger.
- 3Resolve the Gorma ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Gorma.
- 4Resolve the persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it and at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to Gorma.
- 5Remove a -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter from that creature as a state-based action.
- 6Resolve the Bloodthrone Vampire ability.
- 7Repeat
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