---
name: "Voldaren Ambusher"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Archer"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "INR"
set_name: "Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "180"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Evyn Fong"
oracle_id: "897f666e-0dda-4577-a3d7-792e3ac2f460"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/voldaren-ambusher-inr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Voldaren Ambusher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Archer

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, if an opponent lost life this turn, it deals X damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arrogant Outlaw](/printing/arrogant-outlaw-mid.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
2. [Voldaren Epicure](/printing/voldaren-epicure-inr.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Falkenrath Exterminator](/printing/falkenrath-exterminator-moc.md) — Creature — Vampire Archer
4. [Vicious Conquistador](/printing/vicious-conquistador-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [Blood Seeker](/printing/blood-seeker-dsc.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
6. [Sanctum Seeker](/printing/sanctum-seeker-lcc.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad Remastered (INR) #180
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Evyn Fong

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2021-09-24)* Voldaren Ambusher's ability cares whether an opponent lost life this turn, not how their life total changed. For example, an opponent who gained 2 life and lost 1 life in the same turn still lost life.
- *(2021-09-24)* Voldaren Ambusher's ability counts the number of Vampires you control as it resolves. If something happens in response such that you don't control any Vampires when it resolves, Voldaren Ambusher won't deal damage to the target creature or planeswalker.