Skeletal Vampire
Creature — Vampire Skeleton
Flying
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying.
, Sacrifice a Bat: Create two 1/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying.
Sacrifice a Bat: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #13730
Skeletal Vampire enters as a 2/2 flyer, immediately makes two Bat tokens, and then turns every subsequent Bat you sacrifice into two more — that's a self-replacing token engine stapled to a six-drop. The cost is real: six mana for a 2/2 body is slow, and the engine only hums if you already have Bats or ways to make them. Zoraline, Cosmos Caller shells lean in hard because they do exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller generates Bat tokens as a core function, which means Skeletal Vampire's sacrifice-two-get-two engine has fuel from turn one — every Bat Zoraline makes is a free pair of replacements waiting to happen.
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 |
Commander is where Skeletal Vampire actually lives — six mana is acceptable at a 100-card table, and the token recursion scales well in longer games where you need repeated board presence. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable on rate; those formats won't let a six-mana 2/2 resolve and untap. Skeletal Vampire is legal in Modern but similarly outclassed by efficient threats that cost half as much and don't need a tribal setup to function. Stick to Commander, specifically in Bat-tribal or aristocrats builds where the engine justifies the mana investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Skeletal Vampire is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable and unlikely to move unless a new Bat commander pushes it into demand, so buy a copy freely without worrying about timing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.