Voldaren Ambusher
Creature — Vampire Archer
When this creature enters, if an opponent lost life this turn, it deals X damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker, where X is the number of Vampires you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #16263
Voldaren Ambusher enters the battlefield and immediately puts a 1/1 Blood token into play — flash means you can do it at instant speed, often on an opponent's end step or in response to a threat. The cost is a body that doesn't win combat on its own, but in decks that want Blood tokens or vampire synergies, that's a fine trade.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Voldaren Ambusher is a Commander card through and through — the token generation and tribal vampire tag both scale in multiplayer, where Blood tokens fuel card selection over a long game. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too low-impact to see competitive play; aggressive red decks don't want a 2/1 flash body for two when better one-drops exist. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest. Oathbreaker could find a home for it in a vampire or artifact-token shell, but only if the planeswalker commander specifically rewards Blood.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Voldaren Ambusher is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box rather than buying singles. That price is stable because demand is narrow, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.