If you could reliably cast this off of a Mountain, a Forest, and a Swamp, that would be great, but that's not an option
A spell with flash can be cast at instant speed, but flash is applied to sorcery-speed permanents like creatures and enchantments
Having Schemes and revised Archenemy rules included in the box is a sweet little bonus to keep in mind as we dig into the rest of what Death Toll offers
At minimum you'll be paying 3 mana to save your commander, draw and discard a card which feels like a fair deal for its mana cost and I can see many Dimir graveyard, discard, reanimator or Izzet/Grixis wheel deck slot this card for its instant speed potential
His abilities trigger even when hes in the Command Zone, building you a colossal army of Vampires to power up
5 | Blood Artist Mana Value: 1B Rarity: Uncommon Type: Creature Vampire Stats: 0/1 Card Text: Whenever Blood Artist or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life