---
name: "Vampiric Spirit"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "170"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "dbd1fc9c-6316-4c89-a971-f2e08ca291a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampiric-spirit-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vampiric Spirit
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 4 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Vampire Sovereign](/printing/vampire-sovereign-2x2.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
3. [Vampire Revenant](/printing/vampire-revenant-rix.md) — Creature — Vampire Spirit
4. [Shadowcloak Vampire](/printing/shadowcloak-vampire-m15.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-j25.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Skymarch Bloodletter](/printing/skymarch-bloodletter-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #170
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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