Captivating Vampire
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Vampire
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Magic 2011 #87 (rare)
- Price
- $3.96 USD
Other Vampire creatures you control get +1/+1.
Tap five untapped Vampires you control: Gain control of target creature. It becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types.
Captivating Vampire has 6 printings, first in Magic 2011 (2010). EDHREC ranks it #2,488 among Commander cards. It appears most in Edgar Markov decks (43,200 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Captivating Vampire
- Vampiric Bloodlust - Commander 2017, led by Edgar Markov
Commanders that run Captivating Vampire most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Edgar Markov: 43,200 decks
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed: 4,712 decks
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor: 2,283 decks
- Evelyn, the Covetous: 2,221 decks
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose: 2,077 decks
- Olivia Voldaren: 1,839 decks
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose: 968 decks
- Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin: 860 decks
Often played with Captivating Vampire
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The effect of Captivating Vampire’s activated ability has no duration. You retain control of the affected creature until the game ends, the creature leaves the battlefield, or a later effect causes someone else to gain control of it. It doesn’t matter whether Captivating Vampire remains on the battlefield. Similarly, the affected creature remains a Vampire in addition to its other types until the game ends, the creature leaves the battlefield, or a later effect changes its types or subtypes.
- : Since Captivating Vampire’s activated ability doesn’t have a tap symbol in its cost, you can tap a Vampire (including Captivating Vampire itself) that hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began to pay the cost.
- : Gaining control of a creature doesn’t cause you gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.