Vein Drinker
Flying
R, ⟳: 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.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
4- 2008-10-01
Each time a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, check whether Vein Drinker had dealt damage to it at any time during that turn. If so, Vein Drinker's third ability will trigger. It doesn't matter whether the damage was combat damage or not. It also doesn't matter who controlled the creature or whose graveyard it was put into.
- 2008-10-01
If Vein Drinker's first ability causes Vein Drinker and the targeted creature to deal lethal damage to each other, they'll be destroyed at the same time. Vein Drinker's triggered ability will trigger, but it will have been put into a graveyard before it would receive any counters. The ability will do nothing when it resolves.
- 2008-10-01
When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is no longer on the battlefield, the ability doesn't resolve for having no legal targets. No damage is dealt.
- 2008-10-01
When the first ability resolves, if the targeted creature is still on the battlefield but Vein Drinker is not, Vein Drinker will still deal damage equal to its power as it last existed on the battlefield to the targeted creature.
Versions
2| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C17Commander 2017 | 130 | 2017 | Rare | Lars Grant-West |
| ALAShards of Alara | 91 | 2008 | Rare | Lars Grant-West |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander 2017 Commander Deck Vampiric Bloodlust · Deck | C17 | ||
| Commander 2017 Commander Decks Set of 4 · subset | C17 | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Display · Deck box | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Grixis Undead · Deck | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Booster Box · Booster box | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Fat Pack · Bundle | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Premium Foil Booster Box · Booster box | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Tournament Pack · Limited kit | ALA |
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| Shards of Alara Booster Pack · Booster pack | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Bant Exalted · Deck | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Esper Artifice · Deck | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Naya Behemoths · Deck | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Intro Pack Primordial Jund · Deck | ALA | ||
| Shards of Alara Premium Foil Booster Pack · Booster pack | ALA |