---
name: "Vein Drinker"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Vampire"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "91"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "705d89f6-13a8-4f40-a01a-3d5d0ce4f34e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vein-drinker-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vein Drinker
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{R}, {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vampiric Dragon](/printing/vampiric-dragon-td0.md) — Creature — Vampire Dragon
2. [Sengir Vampire](/printing/sengir-vampire-anb.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Mephidross Vampire](/printing/mephidross-vampire-spg.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Patron of the Vein](/printing/patron-of-the-vein-voc.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
5. [Vein Ripper](/printing/vein-ripper-mkm.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
6. [Ravenous Vampire](/printing/ravenous-vampire-mir.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #91
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`