Falkenrath Exterminator

Creature — Vampire Archer

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
{2}{R}: This creature deals damage to target creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Avacyn Restored
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#17267
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Falkenrath Exterminator card art
Falkenrath Exterminator puts a repeatable, mana-cheap ping on the board — pay one mana, spend a blood counter, shoot something for X damage equal to those counters — and the cost is accumulating the counters in the first place. Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener hands out those counters freely on combat damage triggers, which is the specific engine that makes Falkenrath Exterminator worth building around rather than ignoring.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

15.3% of decks · synergy 0.15

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener proliferates and distributes +1/+1 counters on hit, which means Falkenrath Exterminator arrives with fuel already accumulating and can cash those blood counters into removal or reach before opponents can stabilize.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

In Commander, Falkenrath Exterminator occupies a narrow niche — counter-stacking shells that want a repeatable damage outlet, primarily alongside Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, it's legal but never played; two mana for a 2/1 with a slow damage ability doesn't compete in formats where the bar for two-drops is immediate board impact. Falkenrath Exterminator is effectively a Commander-only card, and even there it's a role-player rather than a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Falkenrath Exterminator is bulk — pick it up for pennies if the deck calls for it. Demand is too narrow for the price to move meaningfully in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.