Vampire Opportunist
Creature — Vampire
: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #24519
Vampire Opportunist is a one-mana 1/2 with a life-drain activated ability — pay four mana to drain each opponent for 1 — which is too expensive for what it does. Bulk filler in every format; run it only if your deck specifically rewards the life-loss trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Vampire Opportunist is a fringe inclusion in Vampire tribal builds where every body with a drain clause has some marginal value, but four mana for one damage to each opponent is too slow for most tables. In Pauper, the common slot is brutally competitive and a 1/2 with an overcosted activated ability doesn't make the cut. Across Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it simply doesn't see play — faster, more impactful one-drops exist at every turn.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Vampire Opportunist is deep bulk — you're paying mostly for the physical card. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is high; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.