Dominating Vampire is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
When this creature enters, gain control of target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of Vampires you control until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
How it works : Dominating Vampire
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You will keep control of the creature until end of turn even if the number of Vampires you control changes after the ability has resolved.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Splinter Twin + Dominating Vampire
Infinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Dominating Vampire by tapping it, creating a token copy of Dominating Vampire with haste.
- 2The Dominating Vampire copy enters the battlefield targeting Dominating Vampire, untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
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#2
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Dominating Vampire
Infinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Dominating Vampire with haste.
- 2When the Dominating Vampire token enters, it triggers, untapping Kiki-Jiki
- 3Repeat.
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#3
Tawnos, Solemn Survivor + Ashnod's Altar + Dominating Vampire
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Tawnos's second ability by paying
, tapping it and sacrificing two artifact tokens, exiling Dominating Vampire from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is an artifact in addition to its other types. - 2When the Dominating Vampire token enters, it triggers, untapping Tawnos.
- 3Activate Tawnos's first ability by paying
and tapping it, creating a copy of the Dominating Vampire token and causing you to mill two cards. - 4When the Dominating Vampire token enters, it triggers, untapping Tawnos.
- 5Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Dominating Vampire token, adding
. - 6Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Tawnos, Solemn Survivor + Dominating Vampire + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Tawnos's second ability by paying , tapping it and sacrificing two artifact tokens, exiling Dominating Vampire from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is an artifact in addition to its other types.
- 2When the Dominating Vampire token enters, it triggers, untapping Tawnos.
- 3Activate Tawnos's first ability by paying and tapping it, creating a copy of the Dominating Vampire token and causing you to mill two cards.
- 4When the Dominating Vampire token enters, it triggers, untapping Tawnos.
- 5Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing a Dominating Vampire token, adding .
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Doppelgang + Echo Mage + Dominating Vampire
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Cast Doppelgang by paying
, targeting Dominating Vampire and a mana-producing permanent. - 2Holding priority, activate Echo Mage by paying and tapping it, copying Doppelgang, targeting Dominating Vampire and a mana-producing permanent.
- 3Resolve the copy of Doppelgang, creating two copies of Dominating Vampire and the mana-producing permanent.
- 4When the Dominating Vampire tokens enter, they trigger, untapping Echo Mage and any other applicable permanent.
- 5Holding priority, activate the two mana-producing permanent tokens by tapping them, adding at least .
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Valkyrie's Call + Amoeboid Changeling + Spawning Pit + Dominating Vampire
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Amoeboid Changeling's second ability by tapping it, removing all creature types from Dominating Vampire.
- 2Activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing Dominating Vampire.
- 3When Dominating Vampire dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Dominating Vampire from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel with flying and a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4When Dominating Vampire enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Amoeboid Changeling.
- 5Resolve the Spawning Pit ability, putting a charge counter on it.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Displacer Kitten + Lotus Petal + Dominating Vampire
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Emry by tapping it, targeting Lotus Petal.
- 2Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying
. - 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Dominating Vampire.
- 4When Dominating Vampire enters, it triggers, untapping Emry.
- 5Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
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