---
name: "Chancellor of the Dross"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Vampire"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Lifelink"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stephan Martiniere"
oracle_id: "8ce2a750-1137-4f8d-803c-9aac30db4193"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chancellor-of-the-dross-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chancellor of the Dross
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Lifelink

## Oracle Text
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of the first upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life, then you gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Flying, lifelink

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Duskmantle Seer](/printing/duskmantle-seer-cn2.md) — Creature — Vampire Wizard
4. [Defiant Bloodlord](/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz.md) — Creature — Vampire
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6. [Bloodtithe Collector](/printing/bloodtithe-collector-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #54
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stephan Martiniere
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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