Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk: Creature - Vampire Shaman, Foundations Jumpstart. Flying. Deathtouch. Lifelink. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Vampire Shaman
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 503
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Commander rank
- 1,737 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Deathtouch, Flying, Lifelink
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About Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 503 in that set, with art by Jason Chan. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 19 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
As they fought the Eldrazi, many vampires learned to live among humans. Others were unable to make the adjustment.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vampire Nighthawk by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk has been printed in 19 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #757 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Foundations (FDN) #186 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #M13-112 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #115 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #140 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #157 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #ZEN-116 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #140 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #E02-23 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Explorers of Ixalan (E02) #23 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Commander 2017 (C17) #129 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #38 | Uncommon | 2017 |
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