Remember when black tried mainly to go out it's bombs by cheating them into play while here are some cards to mainly focus on that.
Cultist AdvocateB
Creature - Human Wizard (C)
When ~ dies put 1/1 Black Shadow creature token onto the battlefield.
1/1
Slave Pen1BB
Enchantment - (U)
Enchant Land
Enchanted Land has "T: Put two 1/1 white human creature token onto the battlefield with defender. "
Unholy RitualBBB
Sorcery - (R)
Mutlikicker - Sacrifice two creatures.
Search your library for a permanent card then reveal it then put that card in your hand. Repeat this process each time ~ was kicked.
Thrall of Veyuas1B
Creature - Human (C)
When ~ dies add BBB to your mana pool then exile ~.
1/1
Helenia, Mistress of Death3BB
Legendary Creature - Zombie Horror Wizard (M)
Flash
You may sacrifice two creatures rather than pay the converted mana cost to cast ~.
When ~ enters the battlefield ~ gains of the text of all the creatures that died this turn, then exile all of the creatures that died this turn.
3/3
Ransack and Pillage1B
Instant - (R)
Put a 1/1 white human creature token onto the battlefield with defender under your control for each creature that died this turn.
(The idea is sacking a town and turning everyone into slaves. Need a better way to word this.) Veyuas, Master of Corruption4BBB
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon (M)
Flying
Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards a card at random.
Sacrifice two creatures: Gain Control over target creature.
Sacrifice three creatures: Return ~ from the graveyard to the battlefield. It gains Deathtouch and Haste until end of turn. Nearly as old as Nicol Bolas, she has hid his presence from the ever watching eyes of Nicol Bolas while growing all the more powerful.
7/7
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Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
Helenia needs to be scrapped okay but what about these are more Ritual like creatures.
Blood Lord of Highvale3BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Wizard (M)
Lifelink
When ~ enters the battlefield you may sacrifice any number of creatures, for each creature sacrificed he gains your choice of: Flying, Deathtouch, First Strike, Trample, Hexproof, Indestructible, Vigilance, Menace or Prowess.
5/5
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Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
A 5/5 for 5 with Lifelink in Black is an Uncommon, it is right on curve. Blood Lord flavor is that he already has the powers but he needs blood to fuel their powers after they have been summoned.
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Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
Helenia needs to be scrapped okay but what about these are more Ritual like creatures.
Blood Lord of Highvale3BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Wizard (M)
Lifelink
When ~ enters the battlefield you may sacrifice any number of creatures, for each creature sacrificed he gains your choice of: Flying, Deathtouch, First Strike, Trample, Hexproof, Indestructible, Vigilance, Menace or Prowess.
5/5
"I swords to plowwshares your Blood Lord."
"You can't dude. It has hexproof."
"No it doesn't. It has flying."
"Hexproof."
"flying"
Memory problems up the wazoo.
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"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
A 5/5 for 5 with Lifelink in Black is an Uncommon, it is right on curve. Blood Lord flavor is that he already has the powers but he needs blood to fuel their powers after they have been summoned.
Not that I don't believe you, but I've been trying to find a reference for a 5/5 Uncommon Black creature with lifelink. There isn't any comparable creature in Gatherer, unless I'm missing something?
"I swords to plowwshares your Blood Lord."
"You can't dude. It has hexproof."
"No it doesn't. It has flying."
"Hexproof."
"flying"
Memory problems up the wazoo.
I agree.
You can solve this using Soulflayer technology but it's ugly!
Lord Dreadfullus3BB
Legendary Creature — Vampire (M)
When Lord Dreadfullus enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. Exile each creature card put into your graveyard in this way. If a creature card with flying was exiled with this ability, Lord Dreadfullus gains flying. The same is true for lifelink, deathtouch, and menace.
5/5
I took off the keywords that looked weird on a monoblack creature and made lifelink part of the sacrifice list instead of a weird exception, but as you can see this card text is extremely dreadful. Putting a bunch of tools to cheat out an overpowered creature directly on the card isn't something we really see anymore. (Ormendahl isn't really OP for the amount of work and resources you have to put in and that's the most recent comparable example.)
Cultist AdvocateB
Creature - Human Wizard (C)
When ~ dies put 1/1 Black Shadow creature token onto the battlefield.
1/1
Slave Pen1BB
Enchantment - (U)
Enchant Land
Enchanted Land has "T: Put two 1/1 white human creature token onto the battlefield with defender. "
Unholy RitualBBB
Sorcery - (R)
Mutlikicker - Sacrifice two creatures.
Search your library for a permanent card then reveal it then put that card in your hand. Repeat this process each time ~ was kicked.
Thrall of Veyuas1B
Creature - Human (C)
When ~ dies add BBB to your mana pool then exile ~.
1/1
Helenia, Mistress of Death3BB
Legendary Creature - Zombie Horror Wizard (M)
Flash
You may sacrifice two creatures rather than pay the converted mana cost to cast ~.
When ~ enters the battlefield ~ gains of the text of all the creatures that died this turn, then exile all of the creatures that died this turn.
3/3
Ransack and Pillage1B
Instant - (R)
Put a 1/1 white human creature token onto the battlefield with defender under your control for each creature that died this turn.
(The idea is sacking a town and turning everyone into slaves. Need a better way to word this.)
Veyuas, Master of Corruption4BBB
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon (M)
Flying
Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards a card at random.
Sacrifice two creatures: Gain Control over target creature.
Sacrifice three creatures: Return ~ from the graveyard to the battlefield. It gains Deathtouch and Haste until end of turn.
Nearly as old as Nicol Bolas, she has hid his presence from the ever watching eyes of Nicol Bolas while growing all the more powerful.
7/7
Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
Gold: 0
Inventory: Clothes
Abilities:
Traits: Speed
Experience: 6/20
Mana: R
Odula Besa (U/B)
Creature - Vampire Artificer
T: Target artifact creature gets your choice of -1/-0 or +1/+0 until end of turn.
1/1
Gold: 41
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes, Basic Artificer Toolkit, 3 pounds of Basic metal.
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals:
Experience: 1/20
Mana: 2(U/B)(U/B)
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
Exhibit A why this sort of effect is not seen on real cards.
RUNIN: Norse mythology set (awaiting further playtesting)
FATE of ALARA: Multicolour factions (currently on hiatus)
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Blood Lord of Highvale3BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Wizard (M)
Lifelink
When ~ enters the battlefield you may sacrifice any number of creatures, for each creature sacrificed he gains your choice of: Flying, Deathtouch, First Strike, Trample, Hexproof, Indestructible, Vigilance, Menace or Prowess.
5/5
Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
Gold: 0
Inventory: Clothes
Abilities:
Traits: Speed
Experience: 6/20
Mana: R
Odula Besa (U/B)
Creature - Vampire Artificer
T: Target artifact creature gets your choice of -1/-0 or +1/+0 until end of turn.
1/1
Gold: 41
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes, Basic Artificer Toolkit, 3 pounds of Basic metal.
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals:
Experience: 1/20
Mana: 2(U/B)(U/B)
Ophelia Le Doux (R/B)
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Haste First Strike
1/1
Gold: 0
Inventory: Clothes
Abilities:
Traits: Speed
Experience: 6/20
Mana: R
Odula Besa (U/B)
Creature - Vampire Artificer
T: Target artifact creature gets your choice of -1/-0 or +1/+0 until end of turn.
1/1
Gold: 41
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes, Basic Artificer Toolkit, 3 pounds of Basic metal.
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals:
Experience: 1/20
Mana: 2(U/B)(U/B)
"I swords to plowwshares your Blood Lord."
"You can't dude. It has hexproof."
"No it doesn't. It has flying."
"Hexproof."
"flying"
Memory problems up the wazoo.
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
Not that I don't believe you, but I've been trying to find a reference for a 5/5 Uncommon Black creature with lifelink. There isn't any comparable creature in Gatherer, unless I'm missing something?
You can solve this using Soulflayer technology but it's ugly!
Lord Dreadfullus 3BB
Legendary Creature — Vampire (M)
When Lord Dreadfullus enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. Exile each creature card put into your graveyard in this way. If a creature card with flying was exiled with this ability, Lord Dreadfullus gains flying. The same is true for lifelink, deathtouch, and menace.
5/5
I took off the keywords that looked weird on a monoblack creature and made lifelink part of the sacrifice list instead of a weird exception, but as you can see this card text is extremely dreadful. Putting a bunch of tools to cheat out an overpowered creature directly on the card isn't something we really see anymore. (Ormendahl isn't really OP for the amount of work and resources you have to put in and that's the most recent comparable example.)