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Commander

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Edgar Markov
Eminence — Whenever you cast another Vampire spell, if Edgar is in the command zone or on the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token.
First strike, haste
Whenever Edgar attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
Legendary Creature - Knight Vampire
Edgar Markov (inr) 491

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Board Amplifiers

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Anointed Procession
If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.
Enchantment
Anointed Procession (sld) 1511
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Flying
If an opponent would lose life during your turn, they lose twice that much life instead. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Vampire Demon
Bloodletter of Aclazotz (sld) 2502
Charismatic Conqueror
Vigilance
Whenever an artifact or creature an opponent controls enters untapped, they may tap that permanent. If they don't, you create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Creature - Vampire Soldier
Charismatic Conqueror (lcc) 70
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Lifelink
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Elenda.
When Elenda dies, create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is Elenda's power.
Legendary Creature - Knight Vampire
Elenda, the Dusk Rose (lcc) 268
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
, Sacrifice two other artifacts and/or creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Mondrak. (
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Mondrak, Glory Dominus (one) 299
Roaming Throne
Ward

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
If a triggered ability of another creature you control of the chosen type triggers, it triggers an additional time.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Roaming Throne (plci) 258s
Teysa Karlov
If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Creature tokens you control have vigilance and lifelink.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Teysa Karlov (prna) 212p

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Combos & Win Cons

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Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Knight Vampire
Bloodthirsty Conqueror (fdn) 318
Oathsworn Vampire
This creature enters tapped.
You may cast this card from your graveyard if you gained life this turn.
Creature - Knight Vampire
Oathsworn Vampire (rix) 80
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Cleric
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (p30a) 28

Combos & Win Cons

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Core Vampires

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Bloodghast
This creature can't block.
This creature has haste as long as an opponent has 10 or less life.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Vampire Spirit
Bloodghast (lcc) 184
Changeling Outcast
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
This creature can't block and can't be blocked.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Changeling Outcast (mh1) 82
Cordial Vampire
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
Creature - Vampire
Cordial Vampire (lcc) 189
Duskborne Skymarcher
Flying
,
: Target attacking Vampire gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Duskborne Skymarcher (xln) 9
Indulgent Aristocrat
Lifelink
, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Indulgent Aristocrat (soi) 118
Insolent Neonate
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Discard a card, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Creature - Vampire
Insolent Neonate (plst) SOI-168
Knight of the Ebon Legion
: This creature gets +3/+3 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, if a player lost 4 or more life this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Knight Vampire
Knight of the Ebon Legion (m20) 105
Pulse Tracker
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Pulse Tracker (ddm) 43
Shadow Alley Denizen
Whenever another black creature you control enters, target creature gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Shadow Alley Denizen (rvr) 92
Skymarcher Aspirant
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
This creature has flying as long as you have the city's blessing.
Creature - Vampire Soldier
Skymarcher Aspirant (plst) RIX-21
Vampire Cutthroat
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Vampire Cutthroat (emn) 110
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire
Vampire of the Dire Moon (j25) 504
Vicious Conquistador
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Soldier
Vicious Conquistador (xln) 128
Voldaren Epicure
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Creature - Vampire
Voldaren Epicure (dbl) 449

Core Vampires

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Drain & Payoffs

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Blood Artist
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Blood Artist (inr) 97
Cruel Celebrant
Whenever this creature or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Cruel Celebrant (lcc) 267
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Cleric Kor Phyrexian
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (dmu) 198
Impact Tremors
Whenever a creature you control enters, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Enchantment
Impact Tremors (wot) 44
Marionette Apprentice
Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.)
Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Human Artificer
Marionette Apprentice (mh3) 410
Mirkwood Bats
Flying
Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Bat
Mirkwood Bats (ltr) 546
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you control enters, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.
: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Purphoros, God of the Forge (cmm) 547
Zulaport Cutthroat
Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Rogue Ally
Zulaport Cutthroat (sld) 1982

Drain & Payoffs

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Draw & Tutors

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Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (plg21) 3
Corrupted Conviction
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
Instant
Corrupted Conviction (otj) 84
Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (sta) 27
Diabolic Intent
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Diabolic Intent (bbd) 141
Esper Sentinel
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays
, where X is this creature's power.
Creature Artifact - Human Soldier
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 328
Necropotence
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
Enchantment
Necropotence (slc) 1995
Plumb the Forbidden
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way.
You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Instant
Plumb the Forbidden (soc) 224
Preacher of the Schism
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Whenever this creature attacks while you have the most life or are tied for most life, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Preacher of the Schism (lci) 367
Skullclamp
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Skullclamp (slz) 234
Smothering Abomination
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.
Creature - Eldrazi
Smothering Abomination (pbfz) 99s
Species Specialist
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.
Creature - Human Warrior
Species Specialist (c20) 47
Village Rites
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
Instant
Village Rites (sta) 35

Draw & Tutors

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Interaction & Protection

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Akroma's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
Instant
Akroma's Will (fca) 21
Damn
Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Damn (lcc) 191
Galadriel's Dismissal
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Target creature phases out. If this spell was kicked, each creature target player controls phases out instead. (Treat phased-out creatures and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)
Instant
Galadriel's Dismissal (ltc) 500
Grand Abolisher
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Creature - Human Cleric
Grand Abolisher (cmm) 27
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Path to Exile (dci) 24
Snuff Out
If you control a Swamp, you may pay 4 life rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Instant
Snuff Out (gvl) 53
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (lcc) 137
Wear
Destroy target artifact.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Instant
Wear // Tear (pip) 222

Interaction & Protection

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Lands

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Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 475
Blackcleave Cliffs
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Blackcleave Cliffs (dsc) 263
Blightstep Pathway
: Add
.
Land
Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway (khm) 252Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway (khm) 252
Blood Crypt
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Swamp Mountain
Blood Crypt (sld) 125
Bloodstained Mire
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Bloodstained Mire (mh3) 216
Brightclimb Pathway
: Add
.
Land
Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (znr) 285Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (znr) 285
Cavern of Souls
As this land enters, choose a creature type.
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type, and that spell can't be countered.
Land
Cavern of Souls (2x2) 402
City of Brass
Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add one mana of any color.
Land
City of Brass (2x2) 403
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (m3c) 331
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (neo) 413
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 464
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (rvr) 277
Luxury Suite
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Luxury Suite (msc) 252
Mana Confluence
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Land
Mana Confluence (cmr) 721
Marsh Flats
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Marsh Flats (mh2) 476
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (msh) 294
Phyrexian Tower
: Add
.
, Sacrifice a creature: Add
.
Legendary Land
Phyrexian Tower (mh3) 303
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (msc) 871
Polluted Delta
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Polluted Delta (ktk) 239
Prismatic Vista
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Prismatic Vista (spg) 38
Sacred Foundry
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Mountain
Sacred Foundry (grn) 254
Scalding Tarn
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Scalding Tarn (mh2) 478
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Create two 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (neo) 415
Spectator Seating
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Spectator Seating (cmr) 356
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (j25) 88
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (neo) 505
Three Tree City
As Three Tree City enters, choose a creature type.
: Add
.
,
: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to the number of creatures you control of the chosen type.
Legendary Land
Three Tree City (pblb) 260p
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287
Vault of Champions
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Vault of Champions (cmm) 621
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Verdant Catacombs (slu) 3
Windswept Heath
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Windswept Heath (mh3) 466

Lands

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Ramp & Fast Mana

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Culling the Weak
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add
.
Instant
Culling the Weak (soa) 27
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (sta) 26
Master of Dark Rites
, Sacrifice another creature: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast Vampire, Cleric, and/or Demon spells.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Master of Dark Rites (lcc) 83
Pawn of Ulamog
Whenever this creature or another nontoken creature you control dies, you may create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token. It has "Sacrifice this token: Add
."
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Pawn of Ulamog (plst) ROE-122
Pitiless Plunderer
Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Human Pirate
Pitiless Plunderer (fic) 281
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (slz) 235

Ramp & Fast Mana

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Recursion

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Phyrexian Reclamation
, Pay 2 life: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Reclamation (sld) 1808
Reanimate
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
Sorcery
Reanimate (dsc) 155

Recursion

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Sacrifice Outlets

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Ashnod's Altar
Sacrifice a creature: Add
.
Artifact
Ashnod's Altar (slz) 216
Bartolomé del Presidio
Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Bartolomé del Presidio.
Legendary Creature - Knight Vampire
Bartolomé del Presidio (lci) 301
Goblin Bombardment
Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
Enchantment
Goblin Bombardment (mh2) 279
Phyrexian Altar
Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Phyrexian Altar (slc) 16
Viscera Seer
Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Creature - Wizard Vampire
Viscera Seer (m11) 120
Warren Soultrader
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Wizard Goblin Zombie
Warren Soultrader (mh3) 332
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Protection from Humans
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card.
, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician (fca) 11

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Deck Info

Deck stats

20 pips - 18 cards
14 mana - 14 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 7 cards
60 pips - 46 cards
29 mana - 21 cards
7 pips - 7 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 7 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
8 mana - 6 cards
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Description

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