Vampiric Tutor
Commander Legends 656 • mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Collector number
- 656
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $73.03
What it does
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vampiric Tutor was originally introduced in the 1997 Visions expansion, designed by Mark Rosewater and the development team to provide a powerful, low-cost searching mechanic for the black color identity. Its ability to place any card from the deck onto the top of the library for a mere one mana became a defining staple of competitive play, balancing immense utility with the cost of losing life.
The version from Commander Legends, released in 2020, features updated digital-style artwork by Clint Cearley. This specific printing was designed to provide a more accessible aesthetic for the Commander format while maintaining the card's functional identity as one of the most efficient tutor effects in the game's history. It is highly regarded by players for both its strategic importance and its integration into modern card frame designs.
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