Vampiric Fury
Instant
Vampire creatures you control get +2/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20429
Vampiric Fury gives your whole Vampire squad +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn — the kind of combat trick that ends games the turn your board is wide enough. At two mana instant speed, the cost is negligible for what it delivers in a dedicated tribal shell, and Olivia Voldaren decks are exactly where it belongs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Olivia Voldaren
Olivia Voldaren is already pushing opponents to block badly; Vampiric Fury collapses that decision entirely by giving every Vampire first strike, letting your team trade up or connect freely in the same combat Olivia is stealing blockers.
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 |
Vampiric Fury is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — broad coverage, though the card's relevance is almost entirely in Commander. In Pauper, tribal Vampire support is shallow enough that Vampiric Fury can show up as a combat finisher, but the format's pace makes a two-mana instant a harder sell than in a multiplayer game. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in it — the power ceiling there is simply too high for a tribal anthem effect. Commander is the format where Vampiric Fury earns its slot: 40 life totals mean combats stretch longer, Vampire tribal commanders like Olivia Voldaren maintain wide boards, and first strike on a packed table regularly converts what looks like a stalemate into lethal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Vampiric Fury is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a trade binder without thinking twice. Bulk tribal instants rarely climb in price unless a commander breaks out and spikes demand, so don't expect this to appreciate, but also don't hesitate to pick up copies for essentially nothing.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Olivia Voldaren
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.