{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Queza, Augur of Vampires [WUB Vampires]"},{"insert":"\n\nVampires thrive on draining opponents, but lifelink and aristocrats effects can be inefficient. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Queza, Augur of Agonies"}},{"insert":" advises Vampires from a different angle, bringing blue value to drain by simply drawing cards. This deck aims to draw a lot of cards to find and trigger our Vampires that care about instances of life gain, ultimately overwhelming our opponents.\n\n(1) Vampire Lifegain Triggers\nThese Vampires trigger whenever you gain life, resulting in either +1/+1 counter growth (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodthirsty Aerialist"}},{"insert":"), additional draining (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marauding Blight-Priest"}},{"insert":"), or other powerful effects (e.g., card draw from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Markov Purifier"}},{"insert":" or recursion from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veinwitch Coven"}},{"insert":" ).\n\n(2) Blood Tokens\nAlso on theme, Vampires can help Queza trigger by using Blood tokens to discard and draw. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler"}},{"insert":" is especially easy to trigger in this deck.\n\n(3) Vampires Matter\nThese cards support the Vampire type, especially with token or +1/+1 counter effects that care about how wide or tall you can grow your Vampire army. Note that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Captivating Vampire"}},{"insert":" can make Queza an official Vampire.\n\n(4) +1 Counters Matter\nWith many effects that put +1/+1 counters on Vampires, these cards grant evasion, recursion, or additional damage to make combat easier and more efficient. Notably, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tenured Inkcaster"}},{"insert":" was the card that originally motivated the focus on Vampires that care about +1/+1 counters.\n\n(5) Draw\nIn addition to your draw step and Blood tokens, you have additional draw in the form of spells (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brainstorm"}},{"insert":"), sacrifice (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar"}},{"insert":"), or Kindred (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kindred Discovery"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pact of the Serpent"}},{"insert":"), which serves both to fuel Queza's life drain and to find our Vampires. And with Vampires to amplify Queza's draining, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peer into the Abyss"}},{"insert":" can often win the game on the spot.\n\n(6) Recursion\nWe can get back the Vampires we discarded to Blood tokens or lost the old-fashioned way (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drana, the Last Bloodchief"}},{"insert":"). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oathsworn Vampire"}},{"insert":" is great fodder for our sacrifice effects.\n\n(7-10) Ramp, Removal, Board Wipes, Lands\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Minn, Wily Illusionist"}},{"insert":" may appear to care about Illusions, but just drawing enough cards spread out over your and opponents' turns can let you cheat out Vampires. Removal and board wipes are chosen to support our main plan (e.g., "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urge to Feed"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patron of the Vein"}},{"insert":" for +1/+1 counters, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Olivia's Wrath"}},{"insert":" for Vampire count) to clear the path to victory.\n\nI'd love to hear what you all think, thanks for reading this far!\n"}]}