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Vampiric Tutor

Magic: The GatheringVisions#72

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VisionsVIS · #72

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 44.38 € · 75.10 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Black

Card text

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelBanned
GladiatorLegal
HistoricBanned
LegacyBanned
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernBanned
TimelessLegal
VintageRestricted

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator: Gary Leach
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-02-03

Flavour text

"I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets." —Shauku, Endbringer

Rulings

2016-06-08

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.