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Even today, when we open a Scarlet & Violet pack, we all think of this special illustrated rare

Vamps are a long standing and beloved creature type in Magic: The Gathering, characterized by draining the life from their victims and using it to create new, even more powerful vampire allies

But its real purpose is its other ability: Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, amass Orcs X, where X is that excess damage. It can be a great source of Amass Orcs and it is a part of a 2 card combo with Blasphemous Act that results in near-infinite +1/+1 counters on an Army token and near-infinite damage to all creatures

It can also be picked up by Scoop Up Net RCL 165, returning to your hand and creating a loop, and if you have secured the item Capacious Bucket RCL 156, where you can search for two water energy cards in your deck and put them into your hand, creating a damage system

That, plus the fact that it has a pretty crazy ability and you have a recipe for expensive