Falkenrath Marauders
Creature — Vampire Warrior
Flying
Haste (This creature can attack and 
as soon as it comes under your control.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #15640
Falkenrath Marauders enters as a 2/2 flier and snowballs — every time it connects, it gets two +1/+1 counters, turning one unanswered attack into a 4/4, then an 8/8, then a game-ending threat. Six mana is a real ask, but Gornog, the Red Reaper decks will pay it every time because the counter accumulation feeds the engine directly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper scales his damage output off +1/+1 counters on attacking creatures, so Falkenrath Marauders doesn't just threaten in the air — it loads itself up with counters on the same turn it swings, compounding Gornog's triggered damage with every subsequent attack.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Falkenrath Marauders is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling stops at Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the power bar is simply too high — six mana for a creature that needs multiple uncontested attacks to matter doesn't compete. Modern has faster, more resilient threats at lower cost. Commander is the right home: games go long, flying evasion stays relevant, and a single unanswered attack sequence with Falkenrath Marauders can end a player before anyone stabilizes.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Falkenrath Marauders is pure bulk — easy to acquire, zero financial risk. Bulk rares this narrow rarely climb unless a commander redefines demand around them, and right now the card is a role-player, not a chase piece.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.