Vampire Nighthawk
Explorers of Ixalan 23 • uncommon
- Set
- Explorers of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 23
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vampire Nighthawk was originally introduced in the Zendikar set in 2009, quickly becoming a hallmark of black-aligned creature design due to its combination of flying, deathtouch, and lifelink. The version featured in the 2017 Explorers of Ixalan set utilizes the iconic illustration by Jason Chan, which captures the creature's predatory elegance and supernatural lethality. This reprint allowed the card to remain a staple in casual and multiplayer formats, maintaining its reputation as one of the most efficient three-mana threats in the game's history.
Jason Chan’s artwork for the card is celebrated for its atmospheric lighting and fluid composition, which successfully emphasizes the vampire’s dual nature as both a nimble aerial predator and a dark, gothic figure. By the time it appeared in the Explorers of Ixalan box set, the card was already widely regarded by the Magic: The Gathering community as a definitive example of an uncommon rarity card that punches well above its weight class, serving as a reliable benchmark for power and utility in limited and constructed environments.
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