Drana's Chosen
Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally
Cohort — 
, Tap an untapped Ally you control: Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #25426
Drana's Chosen generates a tapped 2/2 Vampire Ally every turn for two mana, and with Intruder Alarm in play that engine becomes as fast as your mana allows. The setup cost is real — cohort requires tapping another creature alongside it — but in any dedicated Vampire or Ally shell it's a repeatable token factory that wins games.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Drana's Chosen is a Commander card through and through — the cohort mechanic rewards wide creature boards, and nowhere is that easier to assemble than a 100-card singleton game with a tribal commander helming the strategy. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, a three-mana 2/2 that requires tapping two creatures to generate a single token simply doesn't clear the bar; faster, more self-sufficient token producers fill that role better. Oathbreaker offers a middle ground where a Vampire-aligned planeswalker can accelerate the synergy, but the real home is Commander tribal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Intruder AlarmDrana's Chosen
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Drana's Chosen is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box without a second thought. Bulk Vampire pieces rarely spike unless a new tribal commander breaks out, so don't expect the price to move, but at this entry point the financial risk is zero.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.