Dark Impostor
Creature — Vampire Assassin
$0.37
Market price
$3.70
Foil
5
Public decks
Rules Text
"Ah, this is a nice life. I can see why you were so desperate to keep it."
Card Facts
Legality
Commander
LegalDuel Commander
LegalLegacy
LegalModern
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPenny Dreadful
LegalTLR
LegalVintage
LegalAlchemy
Not legalBrawl
Not legalCompetitive Brawl
Not legalFuture
Not legalGladiator
Not legalHistoric
Not legalOld School
Not legalPauper
Not legalPauper Commander
Not legalPioneer
Not legalPreDH
Not legalPremodern
Not legalStandard
Not legalStandard Brawl
Not legalTimeless
Not legalRulings
- Sep 24, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
If Dark Imposter exiles a double-faced card, it will only have activated abilities of the front face of that exiled card, no matter which face was up on the battlefield.
- May 1, 2012 · Wizards of the Coast
Dark Impostor gains only activated abilities. It doesn't gain triggered abilities or static abilities. Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities; they have colons in their reminder text.
- May 1, 2012 · Wizards of the Coast
If an activated ability of a card in exile references the card it's printed on by name, treat Dark Impostor's version of that ability as though it referenced Dark Impostor by name instead. For example, if Marrow Bats (which says "Pay 4 life: Regenerate Marrow Bats") is exiled with Dark Impostor, Dark Impostor has the ability "Pay 4 life: Regenerate Dark Impostor."
- May 1, 2012 · Wizards of the Coast
Dark Impostor can target and exile a permanent that's only a creature temporarily, like an animated land. However, because that card isn't a creature card, Dark Impostor won't have any of that card's activated abilities.
- May 1, 2012 · Wizards of the Coast
If you control more than one Dark Impostor, each will have only the activated abilities of creature cards exiled with that specific Dark Impostor.
- May 1, 2012 · Wizards of the Coast
Once Dark Impostor leaves the battlefield, it will no longer have the activated abilities of the creature cards exiled with it. If it returns to the battlefield, it will be a new Dark Impostor with no connection to those exiled cards.
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Decks using this card
5 public decks run Dark Impostor.








