Too expensive for a 3/3 non-flyer. The cool control ability rarely goes off. More often than not I end up discarding it for a boost to Vampire Hounds or Skyshroud Vampire. I love the Quentin Hoover art. What do you think... Does this vampire have a full goate? A Van***? Just the 'stash?
doolydooly
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
for some reason i always pictured him as having a fu manchu
Arthindole
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
naw, he rocks the goat for sure.
Vedalken_Arbiter
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
More Vampires should have this ability. It's very fitting for the whole 'turning' aspect.
Leshrac_Nightwalker
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Pantheon: Oh, a goatee, definitely! It'd suit the 'stache well, I bet. =)
Fun fact: this is only the second vampire that Wizards ever printed! This was the Ice Age team's take on vampirism, and he was the first vampire to join Sengir Vampire's tribe! Woo!
I like this guy - as Vedalken_Arbiter pointed out, vampires converting their victims into new vampires is part of the lore surrounding the creatures, and this was the first Magic card that attempted to convey that. It was a standalone for a long time, too:
- Soul Collector came along almost 8 years later with evasion AND morph for sneakiness factor.
- the next year Mephidross Vampire gave a slightly different mechanic to represent "turning" (although it's odd that your creatures revert to normal when he's gone, if you think about it).
- Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet embodies "turning through brute force" (and high CMC!)
- Captivating Vampire requires a strong tribal board presence.
Krovikan Vampire paved the way for these guys, and while he may be the worst of the lot, he deserves a nod for being the first. 3/5.
It's a cool power, but it's not going to get much use without a combo (which isn't really worth it, when you're playing five mana already.) And its low P/T and lack of other abilities make it worthless... it needed to have a competitive body / cost on its own, with the ability treated as a minor side-benefit.
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Fun fact: this is only the second vampire that Wizards ever printed! This was the Ice Age team's take on vampirism, and he was the first vampire to join Sengir Vampire's tribe! Woo!
I like this guy - as Vedalken_Arbiter pointed out, vampires converting their victims into new vampires is part of the lore surrounding the creatures, and this was the first Magic card that attempted to convey that. It was a standalone for a long time, too:
- Soul Collector came along almost 8 years later with evasion AND morph for sneakiness factor.
- the next year Mephidross Vampire gave a slightly different mechanic to represent "turning" (although it's odd that your creatures revert to normal when he's gone, if you think about it).
- Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet embodies "turning through brute force" (and high CMC!)
- Captivating Vampire requires a strong tribal board presence.
Krovikan Vampire paved the way for these guys, and while he may be the worst of the lot, he deserves a nod for being the first. 3/5.
Also, a "realistic" vampire. Bloody business.
Creature's rather meh. No evasion is fine, you want a higher chance of this being blocked, but should have been 4/4.