Patron of the Vein
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Vampire Shaman
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Commander 2017 #20 (rare)
- Price
- $0.31 USD
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, exile it and put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
Patron of the Vein has 4 printings, first in Commander 2017 (2017). EDHREC ranks it #3,605 among Commander cards. It appears most in Edgar Markov decks (19,180 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Patron of the Vein
- Blood Rites - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed
- Vampiric Bloodline - Crimson Vow Commander, led by Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
- Vampiric Bloodlust - Commander 2017, led by Edgar Markov
Commanders that run Patron of the Vein most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Edgar Markov: 19,180 decks
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor: 6,897 decks
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed: 6,501 decks
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose: 1,437 decks
- Evelyn, the Covetous: 1,420 decks
- Olivia, Crimson Bride: 1,283 decks
- Olivia Voldaren: 1,005 decks
- Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher: 979 decks
Often played with Patron of the Vein
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Patron of the Vein and a creature an opponent controls die simultaneously (perhaps because they fought or were in combat together), Patron of the Vein's last ability triggers, but Patron of the Vein won't be on the battlefield as that ability resolves. It can't be saved by the +1/+1 counter that would have been put on it. The same is true of any other Vampires you control that die at the same time. Your remaining Vampires will each get a +1/+1 counter.
- : Destroying a creature with Patron of the Vein's first ability causes its last ability to trigger if Patron of the Vein is still on the battlefield.
- : Patron of the Vein's last ability puts a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control, including itself, even if the creature that died can't be exiled (most likely because it was a token).