Vampire Warlord
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic 2014M14 · #120
- Card type
- Creature — Vampire Warrior
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.07 € · ★ 0.27 € · 0.13 $ · ★ 0.23 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate this creature. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Wesley Burt
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-07-19
Flavour text
"How can you serve me? By dying."
Rulings
Activating Vampire Warlord’s ability causes a “regeneration shield” to be created for it. The next time that creature would be destroyed that turn, the regeneration shield is used up instead. This works only if the creature is dealt lethal damage, dealt damage from a source with deathtouch, or affected by a spell or ability that says to “destroy” it. Other effects that cause the creature to be put into the graveyard (such as reducing its toughness to 0 or sacrificing it) don’t destroy it, so regeneration won’t save it. If the regeneration shield isn’t used, it goes away as the turn ends.
If Vampire Warlord is dealt lethal damage and is dealt damage by a source with deathtouch during the same combat damage step, a single regeneration shield will save it.
To work, the regeneration shield must be created before Vampire Warlord is destroyed. This usually means activating its ability during the declare blockers step, or in response to a spell or ability that would destroy it.