Vampiric Tutor
Visions (VIS) #72 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {B}
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
"I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets."
—Shauku, Endbringer
Illustrated by Gary Leach · Released February 3, 1997
Prices
- Nonfoil: $74.84 USD · €43.88 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.48 USD (0.6%) to $74.84 USD; low $72.88 USD, high $75.33 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #35 (SOA) · Mythic · 2026 · $54.35 USD
- Dominaria Remastered #108 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $53.91 USD
- Dominaria Remastered #314 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $53.63 USD
- Dominaria Remastered #430 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $51.01 USD
- The List #EMA-112 (PLST) · Mythic · 2021 · $51.66 USD
- Magic Online Promos #86086 (PRM) · Mythic · 2020
- Commander Legends #156 (CMR) · Mythic · 2020 · $50.89 USD
- Commander Legends #656 (CMR) · Mythic · 2020 · $71.71 USD
- Judge Gift Cards 2018 #2 (J18) · Rare · 2018 · $173.25 USD foil
- Eternal Masters #112 (EMA) · Mythic · 2016 · $54.17 USD
- Magic Online Promos #36018 (PRM) · Rare · 2014
- Magic Online Promos #68053 (PRM) · Rare · 2014
- Vintage Masters #145 (VMA) · Rare · 2014
- Judge Gift Cards 2000 #2 (G00) · Rare · 2000 · $418.15 USD foil
- World Championship Decks 1999 #js161 (WC99) · Rare · 1999 · $48.13 USD
- Classic Sixth Edition #161 (6ED) · Rare · 1999 · $67.53 USD
- Oversized League Prizes #74 (OLEP) · Rare · 1999
- Visions #72 (this printing) · Rare · 1997 · $74.84 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Banned
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Banned
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Restricted
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Banned
Rulings
- 2016-06-08 · wotc — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- Tymna the Weaver · in 50% of 50 decks
- Edgar Markov · in 28% of 50 decks
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder · in 27% of 48 decks
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer · in 26% of 50 decks
- Y'shtola, Night's Blessed · in 22% of 49 decks
- Kaalia of the Vast · in 22% of 50 decks
- Marrow-Gnawer · in 21% of 47 decks
- Deadpool, Trading Card · in 21% of 48 decks