Dusk Legion Sergeant
Creature — Vampire Soldier
Menace
, Sacrifice this creature: Each nontoken Vampire creature you control gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #7219
Dusk Legion Sergeant enters with a 1/1 flying Vampire token and pumps every non-Sergeant Vampire you control — that's two lines of value stapled to a four-mana 3/3 with lifelink. In any deck running Molten Echoes or leaning on Clavileño, First of the Blessed's token-to-card-draw engine, the immediate token and anthem effect make this an easy include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed converts each dying non-token Vampire into a 4/3 flying token and a card draw trigger, and Dusk Legion Sergeant feeds that engine twice — first as a Vampire body that can die for value, then as the token generator that keeps your board wide enough to abuse Clavileño's attack triggers.
Evelyn, the Covetous
Evelyn, the Covetous rewards you for casting Vampires off the top of opponents' libraries, and Dusk Legion Sergeant's enter-the-battlefield token means every copy you land represents two Vampire triggers rather than one.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher grows by putting +1/+1 counters on herself whenever a creature leaves the battlefield on any side, so Dusk Legion Sergeant's token effectively doubles the sacrifice fodder available each turn cycle.
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Elenda, the Dusk Rose scales with the number of creatures that die, and Dusk Legion Sergeant provides both a token to sacrifice and an anthem that makes each of those tokens slightly more threatening before they go.
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 |
Dusk Legion Sergeant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it's genuinely playable. Legacy and Vintage have no competitive shell that wants a four-mana 3/3 anthem when cheaper, more redundant tribal lords exist. In Commander, Dusk Legion Sergeant earns its slot in dedicated Vampire lists where the token and the pump both contribute to a board state that's already trying to go wide — it's a role-player, not a build-around, but it fills that role cleanly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Molten EchoesCordial VampirePhyrexian AltarDusk Legion Sergeant
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Dusk Legion Sergeant sits firmly in bulk territory, making it a zero-risk pickup for any Vampire deck. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely appreciate, so grab it for the deck value rather than the shelf value.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.