Vito's Inquisitor
Creature — Vampire Knight
, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It gains menace until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17593
Vito's Inquisitor enters with a 1/1 counter and drains one life from each opponent every time another creature you control gets a +1/+1 counter — in a counter-heavy deck, that's a consistent clock that compounds fast. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 that does nothing the turn it lands and folds to any removal before the engine fires.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Vito's Inquisitor is a payoff piece in dedicated +1/+1 counter builds — run it alongside Hamza, Guardian of Arashin or Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and it drains three opponents simultaneously every time you stack counters, which adds up quickly in a long game. In Standard and Pioneer, the card competes in aggressive white-black life-drain shells, but the three-mana entry cost is a real barrier when faster threats are available at two. Modern and Legacy don't want Vito's Inquisitor — the format speed makes a 1/1 for three that requires setup nearly unplayable. Pauper is where the card finds its most honest home outside Commander: drain-and-gain strategies at common are real, and repeated one-damage triggers are harder to ignore at that card-quality ceiling.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Vito's Inquisitor is bulk — pick up four copies without thinking about it. Bulk rares with narrow synergy requirements rarely climb without a format breakout, so treat it as a cheap include rather than a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.