---
name: "Vampire Bats"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "4BB"
set_name: "Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "da66f1db-0fde-4112-ae8e-0e63fc686835"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampire-bats-4bb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vampire Bats
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Bat
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate no more than twice each turn.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #167
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 44 across all historical editions

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