Magic the Gathering (MTG) - A Planeswalker's Reflection on Curse of Bloodletting from Dark Ascension

by Phoenix A. Desertsong, Staff Writer, Healer & Advocate

The Curses were a new kind of card introduced with the Innistrad set. They were built upon in the following set, Dark Ascension, and later on in Commander 2013. Only a couple have really caught on in the long run. One of these is Curse of Bloodletting.

Granted, it is a bit expensive to cast with a converted mana cost of 5. But for what it does, Curse of Bloodletting is well worth it.  It's a one-sided Furnace of Rath, and doubling all damage done to a player is pretty amazing. It doesn't include life paid as a cost (such as paying life for Phyrexian mana costs), but it still does quite a lot of work. 

This card never figured into competitive Magic, but it sees plenty of play in Commander. It's one of the best Curses around.

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