Air Jordan 12 "Bloodline" Drops May 23 for $215

The Air Jordan 12 "Bloodline" releases Saturday, May 23, 2026 at $215, style code CT8013-001. Black/Varsity Red, with a full black leather upper, varsity red on the upper two eyelets, the TPU Jumpman, the heel "23" embroidery, the inner lining, and the outsole tip.

The shoe

"Bloodline" is the kind of AJ12 colorway that doesn't need explaining. Black leather upper. Red accents in the right places. A Jumpman badge that pops without screaming. The build references the 2022 "Black Taxi" — same panel layout, similar restraint — but trades the white midsole for a black-on-black look that ties the whole shoe together. It's the lineage colorway, the one that nods to the OG "Bulls" 12 without copying it.

The longer story

Bloodline has been on the calendar, off the calendar, leaked, delayed, and re-leaked since Jordan Brand teased it as part of the brand's 40th anniversary plans. It got pushed for the "Flu Game" retro, sat in limbo through multiple rumor cycles, and finally locked a date for Summer 2026. The AJ12 has been one of the quieter retros in Jordan's catalog — Flu Game and Taxi pull the spotlight, and the silhouette tends to live or die on colorway execution. Bloodline is a clean execution.

It also lands the same day as the Kobe AF1 Denim hangover and the rest of the loaded May 23 docket — Saturday is the busiest sneaker day of the month.

The drop

SNKRS at 10 AM ET, with stock at Foot Locker, Finish Line, Hibbett, Shiekh, and DSG. Family sizing means GS and TD will follow. At $215, this is priced right for an OG-mold AJ12 — and given the catalog gap on Bloodline-coded 12s, expect SNKRS to be competitive even if resale settles below MSRP later.