EDH Optimizer
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Legendary Creature — Vampire · 4WBB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, lifelink
Sacrifice a creature: Put X +1/+1 counters on Vish Kal, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Remove all +1/+1 counters from Vish Kal: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter removed this way.
Reference price of the card: €0.48
Average lands in decks for Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter: 36
AristocratsLifegainTokens+1/+1 CountersComboSacrificeVampiresReanimator
Build your Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed60
- Interaction41
- Resilience84
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 10 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Orzhov Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Blood Artist · Elenda, the Dusk Rose · Talisman of Hierarchy · Blade of the Bloodchief · Cruel Celebrant · Anguished Unmaking · Skullclamp · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Path to Exile · Sun Titan · Butcher of Malakir · Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher · Solemn Simulacrum · Dark Ritual · Phyrexian Arena · Crypt Ghast · Reanimate · Ashnod's Altar · Pitiless Plunderer · Zulaport Cutthroat · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Mortify · Victimize · Karmic Guide · Smothering Tithe · Animate Dead · Grave Pact · Black Market Connections · Cordial Vampire · Despark · Teysa Karlov · Viscera Seer · Commander's Sphere · Mind Stone · Toxic Deluge · Utter End · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Bloodghast · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Sanguine Bond · Sign in Blood · Sorin, Lord of Innistrad · Village Rites · Reassembling Skeleton · Vindicate · Damn · Demonic Tutor · Ophiomancer · Black Market · Debtors' Knell · Disciple of Bolas · Exquisite Blood · Land Tax · Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Charismatic Conqueror · Morbid Opportunist · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Godless Shrine · Caves of Koilos · Orzhov Basilica · Tainted Field · Fetid Heath · Temple of Silence · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Marsh Flats · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Shineshadow Snarl · Vault of Champions · Vault of the Archangel · Scoured Barrens · Shadowy Backstreet · Evolving Wilds · Rogue's Passage · Shattered Sanctum · Phyrexian Tower · Path of Ancestry
🃏 Recommended cards for Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 44% | +39% |
| Mikaeus, the Unhallowed | 37% | +35% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 36% | +30% |
| Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher | 36% | +28% |
| Elenda, the Dusk Rose | 45% | +26% |
| Sun Titan | 37% | +26% |
| Crypt Ghast | 31% | +24% |
| Karmic Guide | 27% | +22% |
| Blood Artist | 51% | +22% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 36% | +22% |
| Cabal Coffers | 33% | +22% |
| Bloodline Keeper | 23% | +20% |
| Cordial Vampire | 25% | +19% |
| Lightning Greaves | 38% | +19% |
| Cruel Celebrant | 43% | +19% |
| Debtors' Knell | 20% | +18% |
| Sorin, Lord of Innistrad | 23% | +18% |
| Grave Pact | 26% | +17% |
| Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz | 20% | +17% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 20% | +17% |
| Bloodghast | 23% | +17% |
| Grave Titan | 18% | +17% |
| Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | 37% | +17% |
| Animate Dead | 26% | +15% |
💰 The best cards for your Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Butcher of Malakir
- Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
- Sun Titan
- Karmic Guide
- Blood Artist
- Solemn Simulacrum
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blade of the Bloodchief
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Lightning Greaves
- Animate Dead
- Skullclamp
- Reanimate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Crypt Ghast
- Cabal Coffers
- Grave Pact
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
Other commanders
Frequently asked questions
What is Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter's color identity?
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 80 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck run?
Real Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blade of the Bloodchief, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Butcher of Malakir. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter decks.
What combos does Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter have?
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Butcher of Malakir, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, Sun Titan are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.