Vein Drinker
Shards of Alara 91 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 91
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
Flying
red mana, tap: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vein Drinker was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a rare black creature card, it was designed to embody the predatory, vampiric nature of the Grixis shard, a world defined by a scarcity of life force where existence is a brutal struggle for survival. Its mechanics reflect this theme by allowing the creature to gain power and toughness whenever it destroys a creature, reinforcing the flavor of a powerful entity thriving on the demise of others.
The artwork for Vein Drinker was commissioned from artist Dave Allsop, whose style was instrumental in establishing the dark, visceral aesthetic of the Grixis plane. Allsop opted for a menacing, imposing depiction that captures the creature's hunger and lethal intent. Upon release, the card became a notable inclusion in casual tribal vampire decks and limited play environments, valued by players for its ability to dominate the board state while leaning into the gothic horror tropes prevalent in the set's creative direction.
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