---
name: "Dark Impostor"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "109"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "96e25887-e556-423a-8a69-0cd148216f6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-impostor-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dark Impostor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{4}{B}{B}: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
This creature has all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with it.

> *"Ah... Questa sì che è vita. Capisco perché cercavi disperatamente di tenertela."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bishop of Binding](/printing/bishop-of-binding-rix.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
2. [Bloodthirsty Adversary](/printing/bloodthirsty-adversary-mid.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Dimir Doppelganger](/printing/dimir-doppelganger-cns.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Skulking Killer](/printing/skulking-killer-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
5. [Rakshasa Vizier](/printing/rakshasa-vizier-pktk.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Evelyn, the Covetous](/printing/evelyn-the-covetous-psnc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #109
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johannes Voss
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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