---
name: "Bloodbond Vampire"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "209"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anna Steinbauer"
oracle_id: "a2057118-9fd1-431d-9441-fef198d67ff2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bloodbond-vampire-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bloodbond Vampire
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman Ally

## Oracle Text
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blood Host](/printing/blood-host-jmp.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Bloodthirsty Aerialist](/printing/bloodthirsty-aerialist-c21.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
3. [Scion of the Swarm](/printing/scion-of-the-swarm-znr.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
4. [Vampire Outcasts](/printing/vampire-outcasts-mm2.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Blood Researcher](/printing/blood-researcher-stx.md) — Creature — Vampire Druid
6. [Stromkirk Bloodthief](/printing/stromkirk-bloodthief-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #209
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anna Steinbauer

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2015-08-25)* The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Drana’s Emissary or 7 life from Nissa’s Renewal.
- *(2015-08-25)* In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team’s life total to increase.
- *(2015-08-25)* A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.