Vampire Bats
Tenth Edition 186★ • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 186★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chippy
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
black mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate no more than twice each turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vampire Bats originated in the earliest days of Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the 1993 Alpha set. The card was designed to capture the classic gothic horror trope of flying, blood-draining creatures, reflecting the game's early focus on diverse mythological and literary archetypes. The artwork for this version, illustrated by Anson Maddocks, leans into the visceral, dark aesthetic that defined the game's initial visual identity, utilizing a stark, macabre style to ground the creature in the game's atmospheric fantasy landscape.
The Tenth Edition version, released in 2007, marked a significant milestone as the first core set to feature modern card borders and the inclusion of premium holographic foils. By this time, Vampire Bats had become a legacy card, representing the evolution of Magic from a niche hobby to a global phenomenon. The inclusion of this card in Tenth Edition was intended to maintain a link to the game's roots while integrating the older design into the refined, standardized presentation of the modern era, preserving the original intent of the creature as an early-game black-aligned threat.
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