---
name: "Falkenrath Aristocrat"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Noble"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Haste"]
set: "SIS"
set_name: "Shadows of the Past"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "cd2a87c4-d1c3-4a9e-b2df-e6fe251421c4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/falkenrath-aristocrat-sis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Falkenrath Aristocrat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Noble
- **Keywords:** Flying, Haste

## Oracle Text
Flying, haste
Sacrifice a creature: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. If the sacrificed creature was a Human, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-inr.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Vampire Aristocrat](/printing/vampire-aristocrat-mm3.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue Noble
3. [Ravenous Vampire](/printing/ravenous-vampire-mir.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Falkenrath Noble](/printing/falkenrath-noble-dsc.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
5. [High-Society Hunter](/printing/high-society-hunter-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
6. [Falkenrath Forebear](/printing/falkenrath-forebear-vow.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows of the Past (SIS) #61
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 4 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-08-07)* If the sacrificed creature was a Human, Falkenrath Aristocrat gains indestructible and also gets a +1/+1 counter.
- *(2020-08-07)* You can sacrifice Falkenrath Aristocrat to pay the cost of its own ability. It won't receive a counter or gain indestructible, but it will enable abilities that check when or if a creature dies.
- *(2020-08-07)* Falkenrath Aristocrat's activated ability checks whether the sacrificed creature was a Human as it last existed on the battlefield. It doesn't matter what its creature types are in the graveyard.