Vein Drinker
~$0.25 low · ~$0.75 high
Black. Creature — Vampire
Commander 2017 #130 · Illustrated by Lars Grant-West
Commander 2017 #130 · Illustrated by Lars Grant-WestWhat is Vein Drinker worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
, 
: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
4/4
Format legality
All 2 printings of Vein Drinker
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2017 c17 #130· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.28 | rare | $0.25 | No foil printing | €0.28 | |
 Shards of Alara ala #91· 2008rare· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.15 foil | rare | $0.41 | $0.75 | €0.14€0.15 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #21,934 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2017 card (#130).
130 · C17 · R · EN
- 130Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- C17Set code for Commander 2017
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2008-10-01
If Vein Drinker's first ability causes Vein Drinker and the targeted creature to deal lethal damage to each other, they'll be destroyed at the same time. Vein Drinker's triggered ability will trigger, but it will have been put into a graveyard before it would receive any counters. The ability will do nothing when it resolves.
2008-10-01
Each time a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, check whether Vein Drinker had dealt damage to it at any time during that turn. If so, Vein Drinker's third ability will trigger. It doesn't matter whether the damage was combat damage or not. It also doesn't matter who controlled the creature or whose graveyard it was put into.
2008-10-01
When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is still on the battlefield but Vein Drinker is not, Vein Drinker will still deal damage equal to its power as it last existed on the battlefield to the targeted creature.
2008-10-01
When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is no longer on the battlefield, the ability doesn't resolve for having no legal targets. No damage is dealt.
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