---
name: "Vampiric Tutor"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "6ED"
set_name: "Classic Sixth Edition"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Gary Leach"
oracle_id: "ededbdae-d9dc-4206-9335-d7158f2d7700"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vampiric-tutor-6ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "restricted"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vampiric Tutor
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grim Tutor](/printing/grim-tutor-me3.md) — Sorcery
2. [Cruel Tutor](/printing/cruel-tutor-pz2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Imperial Seal](/printing/imperial-seal-2x2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Demonic Tutor](/printing/demonic-tutor-30a.md) — Sorcery
5. [Diabolic Tutor](/printing/diabolic-tutor-kld.md) — Sorcery
6. [Spoils of the Vault](/printing/spoils-of-the-vault-mrd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #161
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Gary Leach
- **Total Printings:** 75 across all historical editions

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