Treacherous Vampire
Creature — Vampire
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice it unless you exile a card from your graveyard.
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2 and has "When this creature dies, you lose 6 life."
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #30787
Treacherous Vampire enters as a 4/4 flier with threshold-fueled lifelink — real stats for a five-mana creature — but the threshold upkeep cost turns it against you the moment your graveyard empties. Run it only in decks that reliably maintain eight or more cards in the yard; everywhere else, it's a liability waiting to happen.
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 |
Treacherous Vampire is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no Legacy or Vintage play — five mana is disqualifying in those formats regardless of upside. Commander is its only realistic home, and even there it competes in a crowded five-drop slot where the threshold condition is a genuine constraint. Decks that mill themselves, sacrifice creatures repeatedly, or otherwise treat the graveyard as a resource can keep eight cards there without trying; for those builds, Treacherous Vampire is a fine curve-topper with evasion and incidental lifegain.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Treacherous Vampire is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk bin. The price reflects its narrow application rather than any lack of raw power; it won't climb unless a graveyard-centric Vampire commander spikes its demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.