Vein Ripper
Vein Ripper: Creature - Vampire Assassin, Murders at Karlov Manor. Flying. Ward-Sacrifice a creature. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Vampire Assassin
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 6/5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 110
- Artist
- Bastien L. Deharme
- Commander rank
- 2,647 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying, Ward
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About Vein Ripper
Vein Ripper is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black creature from Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), an expansion set released in February 2024. It is collector number 110 in that set, with art by Bastien L. Deharme. It costs {3}{B}{B}{B} (three generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/5 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $8.51 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
Ward-Sacrifice a creature.
Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
"I'm afraid your investigation has reached a dead end."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $8.51 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vein Ripper 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 |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Vein Ripper
Vein Ripper has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #346 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #433 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #110p | Mythic | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #110s | Mythic | 2024 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Vein Ripper.
- If Vein Ripper dies at the same time as one or more other creatures, its last ability triggers for each of those creatures.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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