Top 10 Strongest Legendary Vampires In Magic: The Gathering – TheGamer

Traditionally associated with black mana, vampires are one of the most popular creature types inMagic: The Gathering.Often characterized by their ability to syphon life from other players, vampires have appeared in a variety of forms acrossMagic's planes, from the Rakdos vampires of Innistrad to the Orzhov conquistadors of Ixalon.

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Along with most appearances of vampires in Magic, powerful legendary vampires have been printed as well. As legendary creatures can distinctly be used to spearhead Commander decks, they are quite popular. So today, we're going to examine the ten strongest legendary vampires fromMagic's history!

The black and white color combination of Orzhov is often regarded for its powerful options when it comes to removal. Vona, Butcher of Magan is a legendary vampire that encapsulates this sentiment.

A 4/4 for five mana with both vigilance and lifelink, Vona can tap itself at the cost of seven life, destroying any nonland permanent! As this ability can be activated each turn, Vona is capable of removing a plethora of problematic permanents, and due to her combination of vigilance and lifelink, she can help to mitigate the required life payment.

A mono-black vampire for five mana, Anowon, the Ruin Sage provides a universal effect that while a detriment to most players, has little to no effect on vampire players.

This is because at the beginning of Anowon's controller's upkeep, each player sacrifices a non-vampire creature. While this can be taxing for many decks, especially those with few creatures, Anowon's controller will most likelyonly control vampires!

Released inCommander 2019, Anje Falkenrath is the perfect Commander for those seeking to play a madness deck. Madness is a unique mechanic that allows spells with the ability to be cast, often for a reduced rate as they're discarded.

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Anje is an affordable Rakdos commander for three mana that can tap and discard a card to draw a card. Then if the discarded card had Madness, Anje untaps, even if the card wasn't cast. This allows Anje to reliably cycle out unwanted and dead cards from one's hand and replace them with new draws.

Mathas, Fiend Seeker is a three-mana legendary Mardu vampire that is a perfect fit for Commander players who enjoy playing politically.

A 3/3 with menace, during each of Mathas's controller's end steps, that player can put a bounty counter on any creature. When that creature dies, every player besides its controller gains two life and draws a card. This allows Mathas's controller to incentivize other players to use their removal spells while the Mathas player conserves their resources.

Yahenni, Undying Partisan is an aggressive, low costed mono-black Aetherborn Vampire fromAether Revolt.Costing three mana, Yahenni is a 2/2 with haste that receives a +1/+1 counter whenever a creature under an opponent's control dies!

When paired with a great deal of removal spells, Yahenni can grow in size rather quickly. Yahenni can also be paired with self-recurring creatures and creatures with potent death triggers, as at the cost of a sacrificed creature, Yahenni can bestow itself with indestructible!

Since her first printing inInnistrad, Olivia Voldaren has been one of the most iconic legendary vampires inMagic.A 3/3 vampire with flying for four mana, for two mana, Olivia can deal one damage to any target creature, turning that creature into a vampire, and putting a +1/+1 counter on Olivia in the process.

Furthermore, at the cost of five mana, Olivia can gain control of any target vampire. Between these two abilities, Olivia is capable of stealing many powerful creatures from one's opponents!

Recently printed inCore Set 2021,Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose is a vampire who, while not possessing explicitly vampire-centric abilities, totes exception synergies with both vampires and non-vampire creatures alike.

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A 1/3 for three mana, Vito is a mono black vampire whostates that whenever its controller gains life, target player loses that much as well. As numerous vampires have abilities that cause their controller to gain life, Vito gain deal significant sums of damage! Even in the circumstance that Vito's controller has little access to sources of lifegain, Vito can provide all creatures under its owners control with lifelink at the cost of five mana!

Elenda, the Dusk Rose is a vital figure in the lore of IxalanandRivals of Ixalan, and is an incredible Orzhov vampire for four mana. A 1/1 with lifelink, a +1/+1 counter is put on Elenda whenever another creature dies, allowing her to grow into a noteworthy threat.

Additionally, when Elenda dies, an amount of 1/1 vampire tokens with lifelink are created equal to her power, allowing all of her might to be spread wide, making it much harder to block that a single creature.

Kalitas, Traiter of Ghet is a multifarious legendary vampire that is capable of accruing a great deal of value over the course of a game. A mono-black 3/4 with lifelink for four mana, Kalitas exiles any and all nontoken creatures when they die, then immediately creating a 2/2 zombie token.

This greatly hinders graveyard-based strategies, and can help to put substantial numbers on one's side of the battlefield. In case one seeks to bolster Kalitas's power, at the cost of three mana, its controller may sacrifice a vampire of a zombie to put two +1/+1 counters on it!

Edgar Markov is one of the most powerful tribal commanders in the entire Commander format. Due to being a Mardu creature, Edgar Commander decks have access to all of the strongest vampires from both Ixalon and Innistrad. A 4/4 with first strike and haste for five mana, Edgar's eminence allows him to contribute to a game meaningfully without being cast. This is because even if Edgar is in the Command Zone, whenever an Edgar player casts a vampire spell, they create a 1/1 vampire token.

Once he is cast, Edgar Markov can make great use of these tokens, as whenever he attacks, a +1/+1 counter is put on every vampire under its owner's control!

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