Skyshroud Vampire
Tempest 157 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Gary Leach
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Flying
Discard a creature card: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"If it tastes one drop of elvish blood I will cast it from the shroud to see it burn."— Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Skyshroud Vampire was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a central set in the Rath Cycle, Tempest introduced the plane of Rath, a dark, artificial world designed by the Phyrexians to overlay the game's primary setting of Dominaria. The card reflects the grim, gothic aesthetic of the set, representing the vampiric denizens of the Skyshroud forest, which had been corrupted by the planar overlay process.
The artwork was created by illustrator Randy Elliott, who utilized a stark, moody composition typical of the era's card designs. The illustration captures the predatory nature of the creature, emphasizing its integration into the twisted, overgrown environment of Rath. Upon release, the set was praised for its cohesive world-building and mechanical innovations, and the Skyshroud Vampire remains a recognizable example of the creature types that defined the expansion's distinct flavor.
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