been able to obtain vampire blood via time travel, she instead sought to undo the Montesi Formula so that she could more easily obtain vampire blood. She tried to cast the Vampiric Verses from Strange's Book of the Vishanti to completely counter the Montesi Formula. When that failed, she used the Darkhold to recreate the Lord of the Vampires, but instead of resurrecting Dracula as had been expected, she revived Varnae. Varnae fought Strange, Laveau, and Brother Voodoo to a standstill, and left with a grudging respect for Strange as a nemesis. Varnae later fought several of Strange's allies John Blaze and the Nightstalkers. In his conflict with the Nightstalkers, Varnae took control of Bloodstorm (a clone of Dracula) and transformed the Nightstalkers' ally Taj Nital into a vampire. In the final battle, the sorceress Salome, who had usurped Strange's title as Sorcerer Supreme, freed Bloodstorm, with the resulting battle ending in an explosion that apparently killed the Nightstalkers Frank Drake (a descendant of Dracula) and Hannibal King (a vampire). The remaining Nightstalker, Blade, fought Varnae as well as Dracula, who had been reborn by the combination of the blood of Bloodstorm, King, and Drake. Since his rebirth, Dracula has again taken on the title of the Lord of the Vampires. Reception In 2021, Screen Rant included Varnae in their "Marvel: 10 Most Powerful Vampires" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Varnae 5th in their "10 Most Important Marvel Vampires" list. References External links Varnae at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Varnae at Marvel Database Varnae at the Marvel Directory Varnae at Comic Vine Varnae at Writeups.org Comics characters introduced in 1982 Fictional characters with immortality Fictional characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability Fictional hypnotists and indoctrinators Marvel Comics Atlanteans (pre-cataclysm) Marvel Comics characters who are shapeshifters Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength Marvel Comics supervillains Marvel Comics telepaths Marvel Comics vampires