Vampiric Tutor
Classic Sixth Edition 161 • rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Gary Leach
- Market price
- $67.33
What it does
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
"I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets."— Shauku, Endbringer
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 Visions expansion in 1997 as part of a cycle of cards designed to search a player's library for specific answers. The card quickly became a staple of competitive play due to its extreme efficiency, allowing a player to pay two life to search for any card and place it on top of their deck at instant speed. It was reprinted in the Classic Sixth Edition core set in 1999, which served as a bridge between early experimental mechanics and the more standardized ruleset of modern Magic: The Gathering.
The artwork for this version was commissioned from illustrator Gary Leach. Leach’s depiction leans into the gothic aesthetic associated with the card's vampiric theme, utilizing moody lighting and sharp, angular anatomy to capture the predatory nature of the spell. While the card is iconic among enfranchised players for its sheer power level and strategic utility, the Sixth Edition printing is noted by collectors for its specific layout and the shift toward the game's evolving visual identity during the late nineties.
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