Blood Artist

Mana cost: {1}{B}
Type: Creature — Vampire
Power / toughness: 0 / 1
Set: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #182 (uncommon)
Price: $4.09 USD

Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Blood Artist has 18 printings, first in Avacyn Restored (2012). EDHREC ranks it #144 among Commander cards. It appears most in Edgar Markov decks (43,103 on EDHREC). 5 public decks on TCG run it. It has 1 official ruling.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: legal

Public decks that run Blood Artist

Blood Rites - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Endless Punishment - Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander, led by Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Vampiric Bloodline - Crimson Vow Commander, led by Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Vampiric Bloodlust - Commander 2017, led by Edgar Markov
Witherbloom Pestilence - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Dina, Essence Brewer

Commanders that run Blood Artist most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Edgar Markov: 43,103 decks
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: 25,398 decks
Teysa Karlov: 17,973 decks
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls: 17,963 decks
Chatterfang, Squirrel General: 13,799 decks
Meren of Clan Nel Toth: 12,334 decks
Ygra, Eater of All: 9,518 decks
Clavileño, First of the Blessed: 9,261 decks

Often played with Blood Artist

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2016-06-08: If Blood Artist and one or more other creatures die at the same time, its ability will trigger for each of those creatures.