Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor: Instant, Dominaria Remastered. Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered (DMR)
- Released
- 2023-01-13
- Collector number
- 108
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Commander rank
- 111 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black instant from Dominaria Remastered (DMR), a Masters set released in January 2023. It is collector number 108 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Legacy, Premodern, Duel Commander and Historic. It is restricted in Vintage. It has been printed in 13 sets, from Visions (1997) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $54.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
True power is achieved through blood and sweat. But mostly blood.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $54.22 (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 Vampiric Tutor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Banned |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Restricted |
| Premodern | Banned |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor has been printed in 13 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #100 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #165 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #35 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #314 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #430 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The List (PLST) #EMA-112 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #156 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #656 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2018 (J18) #2 | Rare | 2018 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #112 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36018 | Rare | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #145 | Rare | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Vampiric Tutor.
- The "shuffle and put the card on top" is a single action. If an effect causes the top card of the library to be face up, the second card down is not revealed.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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