Falkenrath Forebear
Falkenrath Forebear: Creature - Vampire, Innistrad: Crimson Vow. Flying. This creature can't block. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Vampire
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW)
- Released
- 2021-11-19
- Collector number
- 111
- Artist
- Aurore Folny
- Commander rank
- 10,464 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Falkenrath Forebear
Falkenrath Forebear is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW), an expansion set released in November 2021. It is collector number 111 in that set, with art by Aurore Folny. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (2021) to Innistrad: Double Feature (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Blood token.
{B}, Sacrifice two Blood tokens: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Falkenrath Forebear by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Falkenrath Forebear
Falkenrath Forebear has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #378 | Rare | 2022 |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos (PVOW) #111s | Rare | 2021 |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #291 | Rare | 2021 |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #334 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Falkenrath Forebear, newest first.
- If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
- Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.
- You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
Similar cards
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