“"Your life will set with the sun."”
Vampire Nocturnus
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Vampire
Mana Cost: {1}{B}{B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is black, this creature and other Vampire creatures you control get +2/+1 and have flying.
Flavor Text: "Your life will set with the sun."
Set: Magic 2013 (#113), Rarity: Mythic, Artist: Raymond Swanland
Creature
Black
Mythic
Anthem
Evasion
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (5)
2009-10-01
To work as an evasion ability, an attacking creature must already have flying when the declare blockers step begins. Once a creature has become blocked, giving it flying won't change that.
2013-04-15
When playing with the top card of your library revealed, if an effect tells you to draw several cards, reveal each one before you draw it.
2013-04-15
The top card of your library isn't in your hand, so you can't suspend it, cycle it, discard it, or activate any of its activated abilities.
2013-04-15
If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, the new top card won't be revealed until you finish doing so.
2013-07-01
If the top card of your library is black, Vampire Nocturnus will give itself +2/+1 and flying even if it's somehow not a Vampire.
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