Vein Ripper

Creature — Vampire Assassin

Flying

Ward—Sacrifice a creature. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player sacrifices a creature.)

Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. (Dying is being put into the graveyard from the battlefield. Tokens enter the graveyard before they cease to exist.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (24)

BotaNickill on BotaNickill

3 months ago

Vessiliana tell ya what, Vein Ripper is pretty mean, I had him both games for some reason, and Morlun, Devourer of Spiders also was putting in some work. He kept me alive long enough to close out the games. That and the Bloodthirsty Conqueror! I was having a bit of trouble getting my graveyard full of useful creatures to reanimate. My Bro kept exiling my Vamps though, so that didn't help either. I have several of the draw a card, discard a card effects in my deck but I wasn't pulling them for some reason, just the luck of the draw I guess. Prolly need to add some protection or evasion for Olivia maybe?

DarkKiridon on Edgar Markov: Lord of the Eternal Horde [EDH]

4 months ago

Some more recent-ish vampire options:

Clavileno, First of the Blessed (Was a precon around him, which I bought and upgraded). Charismatic Conqueror, Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Preacher of the Schism, Master of Dark Rites, Qarsi Revenant, Edgar, Charmed Groom  ^Flip, Welcoming Vampire, Vein Ripper,

If you want to be mean you could also run Braids, Arisen Nightmare.

If you want some more damage effects you could run cards like Impact Tremors, and there's more recent versions like Warleader's Call.

I also really like Plumb the Forbidden.

Some other cool options: Black Market Connections, March of the Canonized, Invasion of New Capenna  ^Flip

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

4 months ago

I have replaced Vein Ripper with Xira, the Golden Sting, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.89 to 3.85 and also improved the balance of colors in it, because, as great as the vampire was, Xira better fits the theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Xira …

4 months ago

SaberTech, that makes sense, since Vein Ripper has a very color-heavy cost, so replacing it with Xira would not only lower this deck's mana curve, it would also improve the balance of colors, as well.

also, I do have Archpriest of Shadows in several of my other decks, because she is an amazing creature, but Charnelhoard Wurm is also a great creature, and this is the only deck in which it fits, so I would like to keep it, here.

SaberTech on How Can I Put Xira …

4 months ago

If it is a choice between the two, then I think that you should replace the Vein Ripper. Your deck theme runs on benefiting from when creatures die. Vein Ripper is a payoff for things dying, but Butcher of Malakir helps to make things die in the first place. I also took a quick look at your deck and only saw a limited amount of mass token generation, which is what you would want alongside free sac outlets to really get the most out of Vein Ripper.

If you were looking for more ways to cut down on the deck's mana curve, one possibility is swapping out Charnelhoard Wurm for something like Archpriest of Shadows. Although, there is something a little fun that you can do with Charnelhoard Wurm. You can use the Wurm as the target for Soul's Fire or Chandra's Ignition, and then after the Wurm deals damage to an opponent you could get the spell back. Both of those spells could also hit really hard if you happened to have a massive Kresh on the board as an alternative target.

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Xira …

4 months ago

I would like to put Xira, the Golden Sting into my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, because she is an excellent match for the theme of that deck, but I am not certain which card that I should remove to make room, for her, so I would like to ask the other users here, for advice on that matter.

The two cards that I am most likely to remove are either Butcher of Malakir or Vein Ripper, because they are very expensive, so replacing either of them with Xira would greatly reduce the mana curve of that deck; each of them does work very well with the theme of the deck, but I very much would like to put Xira in there, so I am asking everyone else here, about this.

What does everyone else say, about this subject? Which of those two creatures should I remove to make room for Xira, the Golden Sting in my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck? I certainly am interested to hear your thoughts, on this matter!

SefTheReject on Vampire "take life give life"

10 months ago

Definitely need a playset of Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord. Can cheat out your higher cost creatures very early and apply big pressure. Vein Ripper is a nasty beater and works great with Vito & conqueror.

SefTheReject on Bloody Frenzy

10 months ago

I HIGHLY recommend Vein Ripper+Bloodthirsty Conqueror+Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and a playset of Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord.