---
name: "Vampire Nighthawk"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying", "Lifelink"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "186"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "feb244f8-bcb1-44cf-9940-2719221a7309"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampire-nighthawk-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vampire Nighthawk
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying, Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nighthawk Scavenger](/printing/nighthawk-scavenger-otc.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
2. [Vampire of the Dire Moon](/printing/vampire-of-the-dire-moon-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Midnight Assassin](/printing/midnight-assassin-snc.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
4. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
5. [Old-Fashioned Vampire](/printing/old-fashioned-vampire-ust.md) — Creature — Vampyre
6. [Gifted Aetherborn](/printing/gifted-aetherborn-plst.md) — Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #186
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 95 across all historical editions

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