---
name: "Vampire Hexmage"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "2XM"
set_name: "Double Masters"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "fcb2a95b-cef0-4b29-8b2b-538f380aff2b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampire-hexmage-2xm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vampire Hexmage
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Sacrifice this creature: Remove all counters from target permanent.

> *Quand la chasse au sang perdit son intérêt, elle chercha des moyens de domination moins tangibles.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thief of Blood](/printing/thief-of-blood-cma.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Anowon, the Ruin Sage](/printing/anowon-the-ruin-sage-wwk.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
3. [Bloodflow Connoisseur](/printing/bloodflow-connoisseur-uma.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Vampire Aristocrat](/printing/vampire-aristocrat-mm3.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue Noble
5. [Lightless Evangel](/printing/lightless-evangel-eoe.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
6. [Bloodthrone Vampire](/printing/bloodthrone-vampire-mm2.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Double Masters (2XM) #112
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 35 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`