---
name: "Patron of the Vein"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tommy Arnold"
oracle_id: "8dbc8fdb-36ce-4f30-b679-9c2029fcd9c6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patron-of-the-vein-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Patron of the Vein
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, exile it and put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vein Drinker](/printing/vein-drinker-c17.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Sengir Connoisseur](/printing/sengir-connoisseur-dmu.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Sengir Vampire](/printing/sengir-vampire-anb.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [High-Society Hunter](/printing/high-society-hunter-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
5. [Malakir Bloodwitch](/printing/malakir-bloodwitch-zen.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
6. [Sangromancer](/printing/sangromancer-c17.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #20
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tommy Arnold
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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