Baron Sengir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Flying
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Baron Sengir this turn dies, put a +2/+2 counter on Baron Sengir.
: Regenerate another target Vampire.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #23894
Baron Sengir is an eight-mana 5/5 that grows whenever any creature it damaged dies and grants all Vampires under your control +1/+1 — a generational lord that snowballs if it survives, but eight mana is a steep ask in a format full of removal. It earns its slot only in dedicated Vampire tribal builds willing to protect it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only realistic home for Baron Sengir — tribal synergy and political slowness let expensive finishers breathe, and a Vampire-heavy deck can extract real value from the lord bonus and the +1/+1 counter accumulation. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; no competitive shell in either format wants an eight-mana vanilla-adjacent creature when the whole game is over by turn three. Baron Sengir is a Commander card through and through, and even there it competes hard against cheaper, faster Vampire lords.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available in the current feed for Baron Sengir, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. As an older card with niche tribal appeal and no competitive demand, it typically sits in budget territory — but confirm before paying a premium for an older printing.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.