High-Society Hunter
Creature — Vampire Noble
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever another nontoken creature dies, draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4599
High-Society Hunter enters the battlefield and immediately taxes your opponents with a drain-and-gain effect tied to creature death, making every combat step a life-total swing in your favor. Olivia, Mobilized for War and Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate both want bodies that generate value on arrival, and Hunter delivers that on a low enough mana investment to slot cleanly into the two- or three-drop window.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate recurs High-Society Hunter from the graveyard repeatedly, resetting the enters-the-battlefield drain trigger every time she attacks — that's a reliable life-swing engine built entirely from the command zone.
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed rewards you for running Vampires that die and get turned into flying Demons, and High-Society Hunter fits the tribal package while generating incremental life advantage every time a creature hits the graveyard.
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor wants opponents losing life so Blood tokens flow freely, and High-Society Hunter's drain effect feeds that condition every time a creature dies, keeping the engine primed.
Olivia Voldaren
Olivia Voldaren runs a Vampire tribal package that wants every nonland card to pull weight, and High-Society Hunter contributes persistent life-drain while staying on-tribe.
Bane, Lord of Darkness
Bane, Lord of Darkness thrives on forced sacrifice and creature death, and High-Society Hunter turns each of those deaths into a life-total punishment, compounding the pressure Bane is already applying.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where High-Society Hunter does its best work — three or more opponents means the drain trigger multiplies in impact, and the Vampire type plugs it straight into the game's most-built tribal archetype. In competitive 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, a creature that drains for small amounts on death triggers is too slow and conditional to compete with the raw efficiency those formats demand. Standard and Pioneer players could find fringe use in a dedicated Vampire shell, but the card's ceiling is low outside of a multiplayer context where life-total gaps compound over a long game. Oathbreaker occupies a similar space to Commander here — if the Planeswalker and signature spell support a life-drain or Vampire plan, High-Society Hunter is a reasonable inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Olivia, Mobilized for WarHigh-Society HunterYahenni, Undying Partisan
Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Olivia, Mobilized for WarViscera SeerHigh-Society Hunter
Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Olivia, Mobilized for WarAshnod's AltarHigh-Society Hunter
Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Olivia, Mobilized for WarGoblin BombardmentHigh-Society Hunter
Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Olivia, Mobilized for WarHigh-Society HunterBartolomé del Presidio
Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for High-Society Hunter isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Cards in this role — low-rarity tribal creatures with enters-the-battlefield effects — typically sit in the bulk-to-$2 range, which would make it an easy pickup for any Vampire build.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Olivia, Mobilized for War
- Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
- Olivia Voldaren
- Bane, Lord of Darkness
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Viscera Seer
- Ashnod's Altar
- Goblin Bombardment
- Bartolomé del Presidio
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.