Vengeful Vampire
Creature — Vampire
Flying
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #25324
Vengeful Vampire is a recursive flying threat that keeps coming back from the graveyard whenever another creature dies — the engine is real, and the floor is a 2/3 flyer for four mana that demands an answer. The ceiling is highest in dedicated sacrifice shells, particularly alongside Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight, where the constant death triggers turn Vengeful Vampire into a loop piece rather than just a beatstick.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vengeful Vampire is Commander-first design — the graveyard recursion compounds over a long game in ways that matter most across 40-life pods where repeated removal is cheap and attrition grinds hard. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but invisible; four mana for a 2/3 is nowhere near the power level those formats demand, and the recursion condition is too slow to matter. Modern is the same story: the card is outclassed at every point on the curve by threats with more immediate impact. Vengeful Vampire belongs in Commander sacrifice decks, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightAshnod's AltarVengeful Vampire
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerVengeful Vampire
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightBartolomé del PresidioVengeful Vampire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightCarrion FeederVengeful Vampire
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarVengeful Vampire
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Vengeful Vampire is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the deck calls for it. Bulk rares with genuine combo potential can spike on discovery, but this one is niche enough that it's likely to stay at this price unless a high-profile deck breaks it wide open.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Ashnod's Altar
- Viscera Seer
- Bartolomé del Presidio
- Carrion Feeder
- Phyrexian Altar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.