Vampire Oddness
League Rules
Evolution of the Hunt — 2026
🩸 League Format
12 teams total
2 Vampires
10 Vampire Slayers
Crimson Court
Elder Vampire + 5 Slayer teams
Nightfall Covenant
Turned Vampire + 5 Slayer teams
🩸 Draft Rules
The 10 Slayer teams draft normally.
The Vampires do not draft normal fantasy players. They auto-draft only unused DB positions.
After the draft, the Vampires build their rosters entirely from waivers and free agents.
🩸 Waivers & Trades
Vampire Slayers
- No waivers
- No free-agent pickups
- No trades
- Your drafted roster is your roster for the season
Vampires
- Unlimited pickups all season
- Only teams allowed to use waivers and free agency
- FAAB bidding is used for waivers
- Each Vampire starts with $150 FAAB
- Each Vampire receives +$10 FAAB every regular-season week
- Unused FAAB carries over
The two Vampires compete directly against each other for waiver players and free agents, making FAAB management part of the season-long strategy.
🩸 The Feeding Rule
If a Vampire defeats a Slayer, the Vampire may steal any player who was in that Slayer's starting lineup that week.
The Vampire chooses the player they want and must send back one of their own starters at the same position.
Only players from that week's starting lineup are eligible to be stolen.
🩸 Schedule Format
The regular season lasts 14 weeks.
Each Slayer plays:
- Each of the other 4 Slayers in their division twice
- The Elder Vampire once
- The Turned Vampire once
- 4 of the 5 opposite-division Slayers once
Total: 14 games
Each Vampire plays:
- All 10 Slayer teams once
- The opposing Vampire four times
Total: 14 games
🩸 The Blood Wars
The Elder Vampire and Turned Vampire face each other four times:
No Feeding occurs between Vampires.
The winner of each Blood War receives +$10 FAAB.
A Vampire who wins all four Blood Wars may earn up to +$40 additional FAAB.
🩸 Season Structure
Weeks 1–5
Division battles and early Vampire hunts.
Weeks 6–9
Cross-division invasions between the Crimson Court and Nightfall Covenant.
Weeks 10–14
Division rematches and Blood Feuds as the playoff race tightens.
🩸 Playoffs
Six teams make the playoffs during Weeks 15–17.
- Crimson Court Division Winner
- Nightfall Covenant Division Winner
- 4 Wildcards
Week 15 — Wildcard Round
#3 vs #6
#4 vs #5
#1 and #2 receive a bye
Week 16 — Semifinals
The two division winners enter the hunt.
Week 17 — Championship
The final two survivors battle for the Vampire League Championship.
No Week 18 nonsense.
🩸 Lineup Rules
Teams must use active players in every starting position whenever possible.
- No starting players on bye
- No starting players listed Out
- No intentionally empty lineup spots
If an active eligible player is available for a position, that player must be used.
Lineup issues should be reported to the commissioner at least one hour before kickoff whenever possible.
You are not building a fantasy football team.
You are building a survival roster.
Depth matters.
Durability matters.
Every matchup matters.
And somewhere in the standings...
something is always hungry.