Vampire Lacerator
Creature — Vampire Warrior
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life unless an opponent has 10 or less life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #21474
Vampire Lacerator is a 2/2 for one mana — that rate is real, and in aggressive Vampire decks it applies early pressure that forces answers. The cost is the life-loss clause: if you don't control another Vampire during your upkeep, you lose 1 life each turn, which punishes stumbles and punishes slower Commander tables where you're rarely ahead.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vampire Lacerator is a one-mana 2/2 with a symmetrical downside, which means its home is aggressive formats where the game ends before the drain matters. In Modern and Legacy, it sits on the fringe of dedicated Vampire aggro lists but gets squeezed out by stronger one-drops that don't require a board condition to break even. Pauper is its best competitive home, where the creature density of tribal Vampires keeps the life-loss largely irrelevant and the 2/2 body punches above its weight. In Commander, Vampire Lacerator is a role-player at best — the life-loss clause becomes a liability at a four-player table where you're rarely ahead on board, and 99-card singleton dilutes the tribal density needed to suppress it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Vampire Lacerator is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a playset without a second thought. Bulk commons with niche tribal applications don't appreciate, so buy what you need and don't hold extras.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.