The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander · 2023 Commander precon
Blood Rites upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Clavileño, First of the Blessed.
Blood Rites is an Orzhov (white-black) Commander precon from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023), led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed. Out of the box it runs 37 lands, 8 ramp pieces, 10 card-draw effects, 8 removal spells and 1 board wipe, with an average mana value of 3.15.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes and ramp, and 6 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on vampire tribal, lifegain and tokens, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $25.20.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Blood Rites
10 swaps for $25.20, built around vampire tribal and lifegain and tokens. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3 · #66 on EDHREC$5.47
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3 · #1,855 on EDHREC$0.32
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #17 on EDHREC$0.84
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #21 on EDHREC$2.31
Fits your Vampire tribal plan · #1,092 on EDHREC$0.19
Fits your Lifegain plan · #488 on EDHREC$10.10
Fits your Tokens plan · #328 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for all your colors · #9 on EDHREC$0.21
Untapped land for all your colors · #59 on EDHREC$5.22
Untapped land for all your colors · #123 on EDHREC$0.27
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 36 lands — the deck runs 37
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#11,692 on EDHREC) · Costs 8 mana
Rarely played (#10,033 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Lowest-impact card left
Blood Rites decklist
Commander (1)
Creatures (35)
- 1Bartolomé del Presidio$0.29
- 1Blood Artist$4.09
- 1Bloodghast$2.15
- 1Bloodline Necromancer$0.38
- 1Bloodtracker$0.27
- 1Butcher of Malakir$0.38
- 1Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher$7.43
- 1Champion of Dusk$0.26
- 1Charismatic Conqueror$26.31
- 1Cordial Vampire$2.57
- 1Crossway Troublemakers$0.33
- 1Cruel Celebrant$2.47
- 1Drana, Liberator of Malakir$1.20
- 1Dusk Legion Sergeant$0.20
- 1Dusk Legion Zealot$0.29
- 1Elenda, the Dusk Rose$6.52
- 1Elenda's Hierophant$5.64
- 1Falkenrath Noble$0.30
- 1Indulgent Aristocrat$0.29
- 1Legion Lieutenant$0.37
- 1Martyr of Dusk$0.22
- 1Master of Dark Rites$6.87
- 1Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle$0.33
- 1Nighthawk Scavenger$0.40
- 1Oathsworn Vampire$0.23
- 1Order of Sacred Dusk$0.30
- 1Patron of the Vein$0.35
- 1Redemption Choir$0.34
- 1Sanctum Seeker$0.38
- 1Timothar, Baron of Bats$0.25
- 1Twilight Prophet$2.29
- 1Viscera Seer$1.25
- 1Vona, Butcher of Magan$0.45
- 1Welcoming Vampire$4.09
- 1Yahenni, Undying Partisan$0.34
Planeswalkers (1)
- 1Sorin, Lord of Innistrad$0.63
Instants (4)
- 1Return to Dust$0.20
- 1Swords to Plowshares$1.93
- 1Utter End$0.30
- 1Village Rites$0.36
Sorceries (5)
- 1Austere Command$0.44
- 1Damn$2.12
- 1New Blood$0.35
- 1Olivia's Wrath$0.47
- 1Pact of the Serpent$1.16
Artifacts (11)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.61
- 1Blade of the Bloodchief$7.79
- 1Commander's Sphere$0.25
- 1Glass-Cast Heart$0.34
- 1Heirloom Blade$0.35
- 1Mind Stone$0.34
- 1Orzhov Signet$0.32
- 1Sol Ring$1.75
- 1Swiftfoot Boots$2.78
- 1Talisman of Hierarchy$0.83
- 1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.34
Enchantments (6)
- 1Etchings of the Chosen$0.34
- 1Exquisite Blood$40.65
- 1Kindred Boon$0.30
- 1March of the Canonized$0.35
- 1Promise of Aclazotz // Foul Rebirth$0.21
- 1Radiant Destiny$0.33
Lands (37)
- 1Bojuka Bog$1.91
- 1Command Tower$0.30
- 1Isolated Chapel$0.37
- 1Myriad Landscape$0.35
- 1Orzhov Basilica$0.30
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.24
- 4Plains$0.21
- 4Plains$0.18
- 1Rogue's Passage$0.58
- 1Secluded Courtyard$0.37
- 1Shineshadow Snarl$0.33
- 7Swamp$0.21
- 6Swamp$0.20
- 1Tainted Field$0.38
- 1Temple of Silence$0.30
- 1Temple of the False God$0.29
- 1Unclaimed Territory$0.33
- 1Vault of the Archangel$1.45
- 1Voldaren Estate$0.33
- 1Windbrisk Heights$0.30
FAQ
How much is the Blood Rites precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Blood Rites are worth about $158.86 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Blood Rites?
For about $25.20, our top picks are Toxic Deluge, White Sun's Twilight, Fellwar Stone, Thought Vessel, Marauding Blight-Priest. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Blood Rites?
Start with Windbrisk Heights, Orzhov Basilica, Temple of Silence, Myriad Landscape. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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