---
name: "Vein Ripper"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "110"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "f83a768c-162d-46f0-8ebd-d9c6b2c69322"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vein-ripper-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vein Ripper
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying
Ward—Sacrifice a creature.
Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

> *"I'm afraid your investigation has reached a dead end."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vein Drinker](/printing/vein-drinker-c17.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Nocturnal Feeder](/printing/nocturnal-feeder-jmp.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
3. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
4. [Defiant Bloodlord](/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Skymarch Bloodletter](/printing/skymarch-bloodletter-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
6. [Falkenrath Noble](/printing/falkenrath-noble-lcc.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #110
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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