---
name: "Falkenrath Forebear"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "291"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tomasz Jedruszek"
oracle_id: "940080ce-c504-48c8-a763-326fef907217"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/falkenrath-forebear-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Falkenrath Forebear
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Blood token.
{B}, Sacrifice two Blood tokens: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Falkenrath Noble](/printing/falkenrath-noble-lcc.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
3. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-dka.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Falkenrath Aristocrat](/printing/falkenrath-aristocrat-mm3.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
5. [Sengir Vampire](/printing/sengir-vampire-anb.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Falkenrath Celebrants](/printing/falkenrath-celebrants-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #291
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tomasz Jedruszek
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

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