Vein Drinker

Vein Drinker

Creature — Vampire

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.

activated {R}, {T} — deals its power damage

activated {R}, {T} — deals its power damage

Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: a creature dies.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  12. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library
  13. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Vein Drinker onto the battlefield from your library

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Vein Drinker attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Vein Drinker is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a creature deals noncombat damage — 1,420 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker deals noncombat damage:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Tandem Lookout — draws you 1 card
  3. Armadillo Cloak — gains you that much life
  4. Vampiric Link — gains you that much life
  5. Spirit Loop — gains you that much life
  6. Spirit Link — gains you that much life
  7. Guilty Conscience — deals that much damage
  8. Visions of Brutality — makes a player lose life equal to that much
  9. Arm with Aether — triggers

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Vein Drinker gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

119 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library

189 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

When Vein Drinker enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself

312 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Vein Drinker is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Vein Drinker enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

44 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.