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Falkenrath Forebear

Creature — Vampire

Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Blood token.
{B}, Sacrifice two Blood tokens: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
Innistrad: Double Feature
Price
$0.47
EDHREC rank
#10272
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Falkenrath Forebear card art
Falkenrath Forebear generates a free Blood token every time it kills something in combat, turning each attack into a resource — and in the right shell it snowballs fast. Strefan, Maurer Progenitor and Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner both convert those Blood tokens into something more threatening, which is exactly why Falkenrath Forebear earns its slot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

50.9% of decks · synergy 0.49

Strefan, Maurer Progenitor needs Blood tokens to cheat Vampires into play, and Falkenrath Forebear supplies them automatically on combat kills — it's one of the most direct feeders for Strefan's ability and shows up in over half of all Strefan lists as a result.

02
Olivia, Crimson Bride

Olivia, Crimson Bride

15.8% of decks · synergy 0.14

Olivia, Crimson Bride wants a wide Vampire board to maximize her attack triggers, and Falkenrath Forebear fits that gameplan while generating incidental Blood tokens that keep the hand topped up through the late game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Falkenrath Forebear is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually sees play. In 60-card formats the card is too slow and too conditional — combat-kill triggers don't line up well against the threats that define Modern and Pioneer. Commander is the sweet spot: games go long enough for repeated combat damage to matter, Vampire tribal synergies are concentrated there, and the Blood token generation compounds meaningfully over multiple turns.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.47 bulk tier

At $0.47, Falkenrath Forebear is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of without a second thought. Bulk Vampires with tribal utility rarely spike unless a new commander pushes the archetype hard, so expect the price to stay in this range.

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