---
name: "Vampire's Bite"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DDK"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "9e88796b-f37f-4f9f-9a6f-695db2801f0e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampires-bite-ddk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vampire's Bite
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell.)
Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vampire Outcasts](/printing/vampire-outcasts-m12.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Mark of the Vampire](/printing/mark-of-the-vampire-uma.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Vampiric Link](/printing/vampiric-link-plst.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Blood-Cursed Knight](/printing/blood-cursed-knight-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
5. [Markov Patrician](/printing/markov-patrician-isd.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Markov Crusader](/printing/markov-crusader-emn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt (DDK) #19
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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