And yes, there are Ixalan cards in here already. Don't like it? Tough. I prefer proxying new cards out ahead of time so I can get a feel as to whether they're good enough to buy or not.
Sep. 12, 2017: 👍🏻 Legion's Landing, 👎🏻 Volrath's Stronghold
Need to free up my copy of Stronghold for a Meren list I'm considering, and my curve is so low I think I can afford to test at 35 lands. Landing does everything the deck wants: it produces another warm body, I only need to cast one other vampire to flip, and once it does I get ramp and token generation.
Been a while since I've touched this deck, but with Rivals releasing I've decided to take a slightly different tack. Cut out most of the midrange elements (aka anything CMC 4+ that had little immediate impact) and went full aggro. The deck's average CMC is now 2.75, which means it's more fragile but can blow an opponent over early on. Not happy with all the choices I've made still: Mirror Entity, Fellwar Stone and Sorin, Solemn Visitor are my shortlist of cards to reinclude. But I'm more happy with how this plays now - differently from my Hazezon Tamar deck, at least.
If you want to be extra gross and feel like you're cheating... try Reconnaissance. This card allows you to be hyper agressive and attack all-out while avoiding any unfavorable blocks (this is the 'fair' use).
This card also allows you to untap any first stike vampires like Edgar Markov or Drana, Liberator of Malakir after first strike damage is dealt but before normal combat damage is dealt. (handy for getting +1+1 counters from Drana to your whole team)... obviously busted with Stromkirk Captain. This card also allows you to untap after normal combat damage is dealt for pseudo vigilance as the creature is considered an 'attacking creature' all the way until the end of combat stage.
strongly recommend vault of the archangels. You won't always activate it, but turning your creatures into massive life gain with unappealing blocks is veryyyy strong in this deck.
Finally got around to updating this list. With Rivals coming soon and having recently built a more midrange-y token deck in Hazezon Tamar, I changed the strategy here and went for more all-in aggro. Specific changes are listed in the first post.
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EDH/Commander
(W/U)(W/U)Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage: The New da Vinci (historic control)
(W/B)(W/B)Teysa Karlov: Death Be Not Kind (aristocrats)
(R/G)(R/G)Hallar, the Firefletcher: Yavimaya Burning (kicker and counters)
(B/G)(G/U)Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: Queen of the Damned (dredge)
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(W/U)(U/B)Aminatou, the Fateshifter: And a Child Shall Lead Them (superfriends)
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- Cast vampires.
- Create vampire tokens from Edgar.
- Send vampires to snack on opponents.
- ???
- Win!
I'm testing some more niche cards here - will be writing up evaluations on how they performed later, but right now I'm eyeing the performance of Collective Effort, Rootborn Defenses, Throne of the God-Pharaoh, Vampiric Rites, etc.And yes, there are Ixalan cards in here already. Don't like it? Tough. I prefer proxying new cards out ahead of time so I can get a feel as to whether they're good enough to buy or not.
6 Edgar Markov
Vampires (37)
1 Falkenrath Gorger
1 Indulgent Aristocrat
1 Insolent Neonate
1 Shadow Alley Denizen
1 Skymarcher Aspirant
1 Vicious Conquistador
2 Asylum Visitor
2 Blood Artist
2 Bloodcrazed Paladin
2 Bloodghast
2 Dusk Legion Zealot
2 Gifted Aetherborn
2 Kalastria Highborn
2 Legion Lieutenant
2 Olivia's Bloodsworn
2 Tithe Drinker
3 Captivating Vampire
3 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
3 Forerunner of the Legion
3 Mathas, Fiend Seeker
3 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
3 Olivia, Mobilized for War
3 Rakish Heir
3 Stromkirk Captain
3 Vampire Nighthawk
3 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
4 Bishop of Binding
4 Bloodline Keeper
4 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
4 Falkenrath Aristocrat
4 Sanctum Seeker
4 Twilight Prophet
5 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
5 Bloodline Necromancer
5 Champion of Dusk
5 Malakir Bloodwitch
6 Patron of the Vein
1 Path to Exile
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Boros Charm
2 Cut // Ribbons
2 Disenchant
2 Night's Whisper
3 Anguished Unmaking
3 Collective Effort
3 Crackling Doom
3 Painful Truths
4 Dusk // Dawn
Enchantments (7)
1 Legion's Landing
1 Vampiric Rites
2 Arguel's Blood Fast
2 Blind Obedience
3 Aggravated Assault
3 Shared Animosity
3 Stensia Masquerade
Artifacts (10)
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
2 Boros Signet
2 Orzhov Signet
2 Rakdos Signet
2 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
3 Chromatic Lantern
3 Cloudstone Curio
3 Herald's Horn
5 Vanquisher's Banner
Lands (34)
1 Arch of Orazca
1 Arid Mesa
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Blood Crypt
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Command Tower
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Godless Shrine
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Mana Confluence
1 Marsh Flats
2 Mountain
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Path of Ancestry
4 Plains
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Smoldering Marsh
8 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sep. 12, 2017: 👍🏻 Legion's Landing, 👎🏻 Volrath's Stronghold
Need to free up my copy of Stronghold for a Meren list I'm considering, and my curve is so low I think I can afford to test at 35 lands. Landing does everything the deck wants: it produces another warm body, I only need to cast one other vampire to flip, and once it does I get ramp and token generation.
Jan. 6, 2018:
👎🏻
- Stromkirk Condemned
- Mirror Entity
- Falkenrath Noble
- Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
- Olivia Voldaren
- Vampire Nocturnus
- Voldaren Pariah
- Vona, Butcher of Magan
- Swords to Plowshares
- Rootborn Defenses
- Teferi’s Protection
- Damnation
- New Blood
- Return to Dust
- Austere Command
- Blood Tribute
- Necropotence
- Phyrexian Arena
- Anointed Procession
- Cathars’ Crusade
- Exquisite Blood
- Sorin, Solemn Visitor
- Fellwar Stone
- Rogue’s Passage
- Temple of Malice
- Temple of Silence
- Temple of Triumph
- Swamp
👍🏻- Insolent Neonate
- Path to Exile
- Skymarcher Aspirant
- Vicious Conquistador
- Bloodcrazed Paladin
- Bloodghast
- Cut // Ribbons
- Disenchant
- Dusk Legion Zealot
- Gifted Aetherborn
- Legion Lieutenant
- Night’s Whisper
- Aggravated Assault
- Anguished Unmaking
- Cloudstone Curio
- Forerunner of the Legion
- Olivia, Mobilized for War
- Shared Animosity
- Bishop of Binding
- Dusk // Dawn
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Twilight Prophet
- Champion of Dusk
- Arch of Orazca
- Battlefield Forge
- Caves of Koilos
- Smoldering Marsh
Been a while since I've touched this deck, but with Rivals releasing I've decided to take a slightly different tack. Cut out most of the midrange elements (aka anything CMC 4+ that had little immediate impact) and went full aggro. The deck's average CMC is now 2.75, which means it's more fragile but can blow an opponent over early on. Not happy with all the choices I've made still: Mirror Entity, Fellwar Stone and Sorin, Solemn Visitor are my shortlist of cards to reinclude. But I'm more happy with how this plays now - differently from my Hazezon Tamar deck, at least.- (W/U)(W/U) Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage: The New da Vinci (historic control)
- (W/B)(W/B) Teysa Karlov: Death Be Not Kind (aristocrats)
- (R/G)(R/G) Hallar, the Firefletcher: Yavimaya Burning (kicker and counters)
- (B/G)(G/U) Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: Queen of the Damned (dredge)
Maybe BuildThis card also allows you to untap any first stike vampires like Edgar Markov or Drana, Liberator of Malakir after first strike damage is dealt but before normal combat damage is dealt. (handy for getting +1+1 counters from Drana to your whole team)... obviously busted with Stromkirk Captain. This card also allows you to untap after normal combat damage is dealt for pseudo vigilance as the creature is considered an 'attacking creature' all the way until the end of combat stage.
Anyways, here's my decklist... feel free to leave feedback or suggesions. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/edgars-dega-vampires/
- (W/U)(W/U) Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage: The New da Vinci (historic control)
- (W/B)(W/B) Teysa Karlov: Death Be Not Kind (aristocrats)
- (R/G)(R/G) Hallar, the Firefletcher: Yavimaya Burning (kicker and counters)
- (B/G)(G/U) Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: Queen of the Damned (dredge)
Maybe Build