Vampire's Zeal
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's a Vampire, it gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23239
Vampire's Zeal is a one-mana instant that grants +2/+2 and first strike until end of turn — solid pump numbers for the cost, but the Vampire tribal restriction limits its homes sharply. Outside a dedicated Vampire deck, it's not making the cut.
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's Zeal slots cleanly into Vampire tribal decks that want cheap protection and combat tricks, but it competes with removal and interaction that do more at one mana. In Pauper it has a plausible role in aggressive white strategies, where first strike can win combat trades and one mana is the right price. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are too fast and too removal-dense for a creature-dependent pump spell to matter. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander — playable in Vampire builds, irrelevant outside them.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Vampire's Zeal is deep bulk — you're paying for a filler slot, not a chase card. Bulk commons rarely move in price, so there's no financial case for stocking up; just grab one if the slot fits.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.