Shadowverse Card Review: Raven, Noontide Vampire

Class: Abysscraft

Follower: Vampire / Lightborne

Attack: 1 Defense: 2

[Fanfare] Put a Forest Bat token into your EX area.
Once on each of your turns, when a Forest Bat is put onto your field, give your leader [Defense]+1.

Raven, Noontide Vampire is a vampire from Abysscraft. She is a simple and effective card for vampires. She is a follower with a cost of one play point. This follower has two effects. She provides a Forest Bat Token. She also increases your leader’s defense.

Sets:

Release DateSet NumberSetRarity
4/11/2025BP09-P38ENBooster Set #9 "Duet of Dawn and Dusk"Bronze

First Effect:

The first effect of Raven, Noontide Vampire is a fanfare. She places a Forest Bat token into your EX area. She is setting up your resources for the deck’s strategy. You can play the Forest Bat from the EX area as soon as you able to pay the cost.

Furthermore, Abysscraft with vampires want Forest Bats in the Ex area and field. These tokens are key cards for the deck’s strategy. Raven, Noontide Vampire provides one of these tokens. 

Second Effect:

Raven, Noontide Vampire adds one defense to your leader when a Forest Bast enters your field. You can only activate this effect once per turn. She builds your leaders defense. 

Furthermore, many cards consistently trigger the second effect of Raven, Noontide Vampire. Midnight Vampire, Night Horde and Summon Bloodkin summon Forest Bat tokens. Then, these effects trigger Raven, Noontide Vampire to add one defense to your hand.

In addition, Abysscraft deals damage to its leader for the cost of some effects. Raven, Noontide Vampire can minimize the cost of these effects. You will not be at a disadvantage when you damage your leader for the cost of some cards.

Therefore, Raven, Noontide Vampire consistently activates this effect on every turn. You can recover the leader’s defense. This effect extends the game in your favor.

Support:

Raven, Noontide Vampire has synergy with many vampires from Abysscraft. She complements the deck with her effects. Her fanfare provides a Forest Bat for the deck’s strategy. Many cards in the archetype trigger her second effect to build the leader’s defense.

In addition, Raven, Noontide Vampire is a good card at the start of the game. She costs one play point to put on the field. You have a follower with a low cost and two abilities at the start of the game.

Raven, Noontide Vampire is a member of a trio of vampires with Raven in their names. Their abilities complement each other. Raven, Noontide sets up your resources with a Forest Bat in the Ex area. You can play this Forest Bat for the abilities of Raven, Midnight Vampire and Raven, Eventide Vampire. Raven Midnight Vampire deals one damage to the opponent when you put a Forest Bat on your field.

Furthermore, Raven, Eventide Vampire buries a Forest Bat. You can get this Forest Bat from Raven, Noontide Vampire and play it when you can pay the cost for the token. Then she has the option to deal four damage to an enemy follower and draws a card. She also has the option to deal two damage to each enemy leader and add two defense to your leader. Raven, Eventide Vampire also allows you to draw a card. 

In addition, Raven, Noontide Vampire and Vania, Blood Queen are a stellar duo. Vania, Blood Queen reduces the cost of the Forest Bat Token from Raven, Noontide Vampire’s Fanfare to zero. In addition, Vania, Blood Queen deals three damage to an enemy follower when you place this Forest Bat on the field.

Play these cards with Raven, Noontide Vampire!
  • Midnight Vampire
  • Night Horde
  • Raven, Eventide Vampire
  • Raven Midnight Vampire
  • Vania, Blood Queen

Card Rating:

Overall, Raven, Noontide Vampire is a good card for vampires in Abysscraft. She is a stellar card for your opening hand. She costs one play point, and you can start the game with this follower and a Forest Bat in your EX area. This follower has excellent synergy with other vampires. Therefore, I recommend playing a full set of Raven, Noontide Vampire in your deck.

Card Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars

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