Shadowcloak Vampire
Creature — Vampire4/3$0.04
Pay 2 life: This creature gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Legal in Commander
Is
Combos 9
Shadowcloak Vampire + Rowan, Scion of War + Exsanguinate
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 as desired. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn. Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {B}{B} due to Rowan. Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Phyrexian Unlife
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Platinum Angel
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Cloudsteel Kirin
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Cloudsteel Kirin attached to a creature you control. Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Greven, Predator Captain
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 22 minus Greven's power, rounded up to the nearest multiple of 2.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying 2 life. Repeat step 1 until Greven has power 21 or greater due to its first ability. Deal combat damage to an opponent using Greven. The opponent loses the game due to being dealt 21 or more combat damage from your commander.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Pact Weapon
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Pact Weapon attached to a creature you control. Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Rowan, Scion of War + Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 as desired. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn. Cast a copy of Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {B}{B} due to Rowan. Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Soul Echo
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Shadowcloak Vampire + Mister Negative + Darksteel Angel
- Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is even.
Steps
Activate Shadowcloak Vampire by paying life. Repeat step 1 until you have 0 life. Cast Mister Negative by paying {5}{W}{B} plus commander tax if applicable. When Mister Negative enters, it triggers, swapping your life total with an opponent's. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Edgar MarkovShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Edgar Markov can use.
- Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's CoffinShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin can use.
- Kalitas, Traitor of GhetShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet can use.
- Strefan, Maurer ProgenitorShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Strefan, Maurer Progenitor can use.
- Anje, Maid of DishonorShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Anje, Maid of Dishonor can use.
- Timothar, Baron of BatsShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Timothar, Baron of Bats can use.
- Evelyn, the CovetousShadowcloak Vampire is a Vampire, which Evelyn, the Covetous can use.