Lost Caverns of Ixalan brings back Vampires, one of MTG’s most frightening tribes. Known for their thirst for blood and blatant disregard for human life, these creatures of the night will stop at nothing for their conquest of Ixalan.
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Ixalan’s vampires have a distinguished armor style inspired by the Spanish conquistadores of the 16th and 17th centuries. These vampires are back with a vengeance and more powerful than ever thanks to their allegiance with Ixalan’s evil bat god, Aclazotz.
7. Bringer of the Last Gift
- Mana Cost: 6BB
- Type: Creature – Vampire Demon
- Rarity: Rare
- Ability: When Bringer of the Last Gift enters the battlefield, if you cast it, each player sacrifices all other creatures they control. Then each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard that weren’t put there this way to the battlefield.
Bringer of the Last Gift forces all players to sacrifice their creatures and bring back the ones sitting in their graveyard. This creature’s ETB ability is reminiscent of infamous sorceries like Living Death and Living End, both of which are very powerful in games of Commander. The downside is that it costs a whopping eight mana, and its ability only triggers if it’s been cast. If it’s “cheated” into play with a reanimation spell, for example, its ability won’t trigger. Still, the player does get a flying 6/6 Vampire Demon. Very cool creature type, by the way.
6. Queen’s Bay Paladin
- Mana Cost: 3BB
- Type: Creature – Vampire Knight
- Rarity: Rare
- Ability: Whenever Queen’s Bay Paladin enters the battlefield or attacks, return up to one target Vampire card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Most common reanimation sorcery spells cost five mana to cast, but this one additionally gives you a 5/4 Vampire Knight. Queen’s Bay Paladin may lack keyword abilities, but it makes up for it by bringing a Vampire back from the dead when it enters the battlefield and each time it attacks. This Vampire Knight is a solid inclusion in Vampire Commander Decks as well as Limited decks with a heavy focus on Vampires.
