Aristocrats payoffs
Cards that punish everyone whenever a creature dies — usually a point of life drained per death. Pair them with a free sacrifice outlet and a way to make bodies.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Artist | {1}{B} | Creature — Vampire | Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $3.77 |
| 2 | Zulaport Cutthroat | {1}{B} | Creature — Human Rogue Ally | Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $1.23 |
| 3 | Syr Konrad, the Grim | {3}{B}{B} | Legendary Creature — Human Knight | Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad deals 1 damage to each opponent. {1}{B}: Each player mills a card. … | $1.72 |
| 4 | Bastion of Remembrance | {2}{B} | Enchantment | When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $0.34 |
| 5 | Massacre Wurm | {3}{B}{B}{B} | Creature — Phyrexian Wurm | When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, that player loses 2 life. | $1.81 |
| 6 | The Meathook Massacre | {X}{B}{B} | Legendary Enchantment | When The Meathook Massacre enters, each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you gain 1 life. | $25.20 |
| 7 | Marionette Apprentice | {1}{B} | Creature — Human Artificer | Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.) Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent los… | $3.22 |
| 8 | Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim | {W}{B} | Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric | Deathtouch Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life. Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. | $1.64 |
| 9 | Cruel Celebrant | {W}{B} | Creature — Vampire | Whenever this creature or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $3.14 |
| 10 | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel | {2}{B} | Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier // Legendary Creature — Angel Nightmare Avatar | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER: Whenever Sephiroth enters or attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, draw a card. Whenever another creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. If this is the fourth time thi… | $31.89 |
| 11 | Poison-Tip Archer | {2}{B}{G} | Creature — Elf Archer | Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) Whenever another creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life. | $2.39 |
| 12 | Vengeful Bloodwitch | {1}{B} | Creature — Vampire Warlock | Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $0.28 |
| 13 | Falkenrath Noble | {3}{B} | Creature — Vampire Noble | Flying Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $0.29 |
| 14 | Funeral Room // Awakening Hall | {2}{B} // {6}{B}{B} | Enchantment — Room // Enchantment — Room | Funeral Room: Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. (You may cast either half. That door unlocks on the battlefield. As a sorcery, you may pay the mana cost of a locked door to unlock it.) … | $6.80 |
| 15 | Cauldron of Essence | {1}{B}{G} | Artifact | Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. {1}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery. | $2.54 |
| 16 | Agent of the Iron Throne | {2}{B} | Legendary Enchantment — Background | Commander creatures you own have "Whenever an artifact or creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life." | $0.52 |
| 17 | Kokusho, the Evening Star | {4}{B}{B} | Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit | Flying When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. | $25.24 |
| 18 | Diregraf Captain | {1}{U}{B} | Creature — Zombie Soldier | Deathtouch Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever another Zombie you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life. | $0.39 |
| 19 | Vein Ripper | {3}{B}{B}{B} | Creature — Vampire Assassin | Flying Ward—Sacrifice a creature. Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. | $7.10 |
| 20 | Plague Belcher | {2}{B} | Creature — Zombie Beast | Menace When this creature enters, put two -1/-1 counters on target creature you control. Whenever another Zombie you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. | $0.45 |
| 21 | Grave Venerations | {3}{B} | Enchantment | When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent l… | $0.49 |
| 22 | Vraan, Executioner Thane | {1}{B} | Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire | Whenever one or more other creatures you control die, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. This ability triggers only once each turn. | $0.68 |
| 23 | Vindictive Vampire | {3}{B} | Creature — Vampire | Whenever another creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life. | $0.32 |
| 24 | Vengeful Dead | {3}{B} | Creature — Zombie | Whenever this creature or another Zombie dies, each opponent loses 1 life. | $1.10 |
| 25 | Venerated Stormsinger | {3}{B} | Creature — Orc Cleric | Mobilize 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature token. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent los… | $0.29 |
| 26 | Slimefoot, the Stowaway | {1}{B}{G} | Legendary Creature — Fungus | Whenever a Saproling you control dies, Slimefoot deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life. {4}: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. | $0.29 |
| 27 | Elderfang Venom | {2}{B}{G} | Enchantment | Attacking Elves you control have deathtouch. Whenever an Elf you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $7.43 |
| 28 | Al Bhed Salvagers | {2}{B} | Creature — Human Artificer Warrior | Whenever this creature or another creature or artifact you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. | $0.19 |
| 29 | Dreadhound | {4}{B}{B} | Creature — Demon Dog | When this creature enters, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.) Whenever a creature dies or a creature card is put into a graveyard from a library, each opponent loses 1 life. | $0.22 |
| 30 | South Wind Avatar | {3}{B} | Creature — Snake Spirit Avatar | Deathtouch Whenever another creature you control dies, you gain life equal to its toughness. Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life. | $1.57 |
30 of 1516 cards the search scored for "aristocrats payoffs that drain when creatures die". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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