---
name: "Stromkirk Captain"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Soldier"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "VOC"
set_name: "Crimson Vow Commander"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "599c3fd6-3309-4b5d-adec-9c4062848ad5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stromkirk-captain-voc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stromkirk Captain
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Other Vampire creatures you control get +1/+1 and have first strike.

> *„Wir können es nicht länger zulassen, dass unsere menschliche Bevölkerung gedankenlos von Ghulen ermordet wird. Erschlagt alle, die sich nicht dran halten."
—Runo Stromkirch*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stromkirk Mentor](/printing/stromkirk-mentor-soi.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
2. [Vampiric Fury](/printing/vampiric-fury-sis.md) — Instant
3. [Voldaren Stinger](/printing/voldaren-stinger-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
4. [Stromkirk Patrol](/printing/stromkirk-patrol-cn2.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [Stromkirk Condemned](/printing/stromkirk-condemned-pemn.md) — Creature — Vampire Horror
6. [Vampire's Zeal](/printing/vampires-zeal-xln.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #157
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- **Total Printings:** 30 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`