{"ops":[{"insert":"I would like to start out by saying this deck is probably about half the price with optimised printings, the Dracula "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swamp"}},{"insert":" being expensive just for one.\n\nBut! I stumbled upon the lovely "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Colonel Autumn"}},{"insert":" and instantly thought this would work so well for a Vampire Aristocrats deck. The engine that Colonel Autumn provides us is a way for utilising our token generators to buff all of our creatures (including the tokens that don't get sacrificed).\n\nColonel Autumn's exploit giving anthem only works for legendaries, however this is something already prevalent within Vampire tribal, and with aristocrats it makes it easy for us to fill the deck with legendary vampires that give us a bonus pay off for sac'ing a token on entry. It's worth noting too that exploit is a \"may\" mechanic meaning we have the flexibility to choose if we want to sac something rather than this effecting our game plan if we struggle to get the token generators off the ground. Legendary synergies in the deck include: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arvad the Cursed"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tinybones Joins Up"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Day of Destiny"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heroes' Podium"}},{"insert":" \n\nBut what about our tokens to utilise our exploit mechanic, well we have heaps of token generation within the deck whether death triggers, tap abilities or engines that work with attacking or sac'ing: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elenda, the Dusk Rose"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"March of the Canonized"}},{"insert":". And to try and squeeze out a little more we'll throw in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Anointed Procession"}},{"insert":" for good measure. There's also some non-Vampire tokens that pop up with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Felisa, Fang of Silverquill"}},{"insert":".\n\nSo when we make these tokens our exploit mechanic will put a +1/+1 on all our creatures, but we can be buffing them even more with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cathars' Crusade"}},{"insert":" working best for whether we're casting a creature or generating token whereas "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drana, Liberator of Malakir"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Necropolis Regent"}},{"insert":" help us when attacking to buff our wide board made up of massive vampires even more. Some additional counters synergy for this are of course included like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feast of the Victorious Dead"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Ozolith"}},{"insert":".\n\nThese tokens obviously give us opportunity for more than just exploit too if Colonel Autumn isn't on the battlefield. We can ramp through sac'ing ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashnod's Altar"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master of Dark Rites"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Golden Throne"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Tower"}},{"insert":"), sac synergy pay offs ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Attrition"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Pact"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Victimize"}},{"insert":") or sac on cast benefits with recursion ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Back for Seconds"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood for Bones"}},{"insert":") removal ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bone Splinters"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eaten Alive"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Final Vengeance"}},{"insert":") and draw ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Corrupted Conviction"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deadly Dispute"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Diabolic Intent"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Village Rites"}},{"insert":")\n\nThe deck's archetypes that we get from Colonel Autumn also let us play some great asymmetrical board wipes with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Damning Verdict"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Ruinous Blast"}},{"insert":" depending on our board state.\n\nOf course we have the well-known vampire archetype of drain and gain (working with out token sac'ing too) ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vraan, Executioner Thane"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cruel Celebrant"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz"}},{"insert":") with Lifelink being present in a lot of our vampire tokens as well.\n\nHow does it win though? There's no infinite combo pieces in this so we have a general plan that works best if the stars align (roughly turn 6–8 with average draws, colours on curve)"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Turns 1–3:"},{"insert":" Ramp ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Signet"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jet Medallion"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pearl Medallion"}},{"insert":") into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Colonel Autumn"}},{"insert":" as early as turn 3, plus a couple of cheap vampires ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Charismatic Conqueror"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist"}},{"insert":") building a small board and some fodder."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Turns 4–5:"},{"insert":" Land. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cathars' Crusade"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Anointed Procession"}},{"insert":", and ideally "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chronicle of Victory"}},{"insert":" naming Vampire (+2/+2, first strike, trample to your whole team, draw on every vampire spell cast)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The turn we could win:"},{"insert":" Cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Victimize"}},{"insert":": sacrifice one creature (ideally a token or spent utility piece), return "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"two"},{"insert":" creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Because "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Colonel Autumn"}},{"insert":" gives every other legendary creature exploit, both of those reanimated legends can immediately exploit something else on ETB, each triggering Autumn's team-wide +1/+1 counter. If "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cathars' Crusade"}},{"insert":" is out, those same two ETBs each add a counter to everything a second time."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swing:"},{"insert":" With Chronicle of Victory's buff active and Necropolis Regent growing whatever connects (albeit buffs after hitting could mean not potentially winning til the next turn), a mid-sized board turns into lethal combat damage fast, and every creature that died along the way was already draining life via "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cruel Celebrant"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vraan, Executioner Thane"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sengir, the Dark Baron"}},{"insert":" ."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"}]}