Skyshroud Vampire
Creature — Vampire
Flying
Discard a creature card: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30091
Skyshroud Vampire is a three-mana 3/3 flier that grows whenever you lose life — powerful on paper, but the payoff requires consistent life-loss triggers to pull ahead of more efficient threats. It's a role-player in dedicated life-loss shells, not a generic include.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Skyshroud Vampire is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically only relevant in Commander where the game goes long enough to accumulate life-loss triggers. In Legacy and Vintage the competition for a three-mana slot is brutal and a creature that needs setup to threaten won't make the cut. Commander is where Skyshroud Vampire earns its keep — specifically in black-heavy life-loss or aristocrats builds where incidental drain effects turn it into a recurring aerial threat without dedicated investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Skyshroud Vampire isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow appeal as a synergy piece rather than a format staple, it typically sits in budget territory and shouldn't cost more than a few dollars at most.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.