Vampire Slayer
Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever this creature deals damage to a Vampire, destroy that creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #28950
Vampire Slayer is a conditional creature that gains +2/+2 and first strike when attacking a Vampire — a narrow combat bonus that only matters if the opponent is running a Vampire deck. Outside that specific matchup, it's a vanilla 2/2 for two mana, and that's not a card worth a slot.
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 |
Vampire Slayer is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Commander, the 1-in-4 chance you're sitting across from a Vampire tribal deck makes this a near-dead card in the majority of games. Pauper is the one format where hyper-efficient commons matter most — and a situational 2/2 doesn't clear that bar. In eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage, the competition at two mana is too steep for a card with no guaranteed baseline impact.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Vampire Slayer sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card that fills a common box and rarely leaves it. The price reflects the demand accurately; don't expect it to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.