Rise, my bloodthirsty minions of the night! /necro
Changed out Consume Spirit for Exsanguinate because duh, and then Bloodrite Invoker for Sorin's Vengeance. For a similar amount of mana, Vengeance is better.
Also, with an earlier update, I changed the Evincar to the appropriate Chancellor.
I am now looking to make this deck more competitive, while staying with a fairly tribal vamp theme. Trying to have my cake and eat it too, I know. But that's what I want the deck to be.
The loss of two cards on Soul Spike is a hefty price.
I also don't care for Doom Blade's inability to hit popular wrecking ball creatures like Oona, Geth, Braids, Sheoldred, Grave Titan, Visara, Avatar, Nirkana Revenant, Wrexy, Thraximundar, Damia, Mimeoplasm, Sedris..
Rend Flesh is a nice alternative that hits everything relevant outside of Seedborn, Graveborn, Kira Great Glass-Spinner, and Ryusei the Falling Star.
In writing this reply, I was going to suggest Eyeblight's Ending too, but a search revealed ALOT of powerful and popular elves in the format: Momir Vig, Mayael, Nath, Glissa, Edric, Rhys, Savra, Oracle of Mul Daya, Fauna Shaman, Bloom Tender..
After discovering this, I'm going to drop it from my build..
I think Dismember hits more of the of the field than Doom Blade. I would probably run that instead.
Soul Spike will become Caged Sun, when I get my hands on one. Because more mana doubling is delicious.
Would you drop a land for Sol Ring, considering I have 42?
Sengir Vampire, even though mine is a foil from Tenth Ed, will become Bloodline Keeper. Because who doesn't like having four lords in a deck, especially when this one has the biggest buff, and vomits out vampire babies.
I remembered Praetor's Grasp, and saw that they're only a buck, if even. :evillol:. Now I need to pick one up, but what would you recommend dropping for it?
And finally, what about Sever the Bloodline and Eradicate? Black exile is fairly rare, so I'm sorta tempted to add it. These should be considered last, though.
Not sure how popular black is in your area, but Dregs of Sorrow (the original version) seems on theme. Maybe replace doom blade with Go for the Throat? I see that you aren't immune to using the evil that is phyrexian so how about Gate to Phyrexia as it would add another useful tool.
Where is the Vampiric Tutor? You could trade soul spike for Absorb Vis, useful as a land fetch early on, or as that final nail in the coffin.
Forgot, I changed Doom Blade to that Rend Flesh. Dregs could be useful, but not unless I had Revenant and Sun in play; Hmm. I'll think on Gate to Phyrexia.
Where's the VT? Nowhere, since I don't have $20 to blow on a single card at the moment.
I'm pretty sold on "trading" Spike, a worse Corrupt, for Caged Sun, a genuinely useful card in big mana decks.
Yeah, I was excited about that combo when it first came out, but it proved to be way too conditional. Bloodchief has to stick around for a while, Mindcrank requires getting some damage through to trigger, and neither have any immediate impact on the board.
I just started playing Grasp and LOVE it. Such a fun card
I have regarded Dismember as the second best "fast" black removal spell in the format, (next to Rend Flesh), but I think Victim of the Night from Innistrad might actually hit more of the field.
A thought, with 20 vamps have you considered Captivating Vampire? I only run 13 myself but he is another "lord" type and the "theft" could become relevant.
Lololol, no worries. I spent from 10 am, to midnight, to about 2 am, playing Magic yesterday. I don't blame you.
Nah, there isn't much voltron in my meta. And between Drana, Dismember, Snuff Out, Ashes to Ashes, Profane Command, and Rend Flesh, I think I might be good on spot removal lol. Plus Zenith shuffles back in anyway, and Elixir of Immortality lets me reuse what I've already cast.
EDIT: So Temporal Extortion is getting dropped. Dunno for what yet, but it's getting dropped.
I think LW is superior. You play the equipment and automatically have a threat/blocker on the field. If you have surplus life, you use it to equip as needed, but if you're short on life, just use your mana.
Plus, I pulled one out of my NPH fat pack so I'm a little biased lol.
"Blood. The Elixir of Life itself. Do not fret, for I shall put your blood to better uses than you ever could, my dear. It won't hurt...much."
5 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Dark Side of the Moon (3)
4 Liliana of the Dark Realms
5 Liliana Vess (GvL)
6 Sorin Markov
Creatures of the Night (27)
1 Shadow Alley DenizenFoil
2 Kalastria Highborn
2 Vampire Hexmage
3 Bloodhusk Ritualist
3 Captivating VampireFoil
3 Dark Impostor
3 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Bloodbond Vampire
4 Bloodline Keeper
4 Crypt Ghast
4 Falkenrath Noble
4 Sangromancer
4 Vampire Nocturnus (M13 promo)
5 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
5 Bloodlord of Vaasgoth (promo)Foil
5 Malakir Bloodwitch
6 Guul Draz Overseer
6 Massacre Wurm
6 Necropolis Regent
6 Nirkana Revenant
6 Pontiff of Blight
6 Skeletal Vampire
6 Steel Hellkite (promo)Foil
6 Thief of Blood
7 Butcher of MalakirFoil
7 Defiant Bloodlord
7 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Mind Twist
2x Black Sun's Zenith
2x Exsanguinate
2x Profane Command
2 Sign in Blood
3 Murder
3 Praetor's Grasp
3 Sudden Spoiling
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Mutilate
4 Sever the BloodlineFoil
4 Syphon Mind
4 Tendrils of Corruption
5 Moonlight Bargain
5 Promise of Power (DvD)
5 Wretched Confluence
6 Blood Tribute
6 Corrupt
Blood Runes (5)
1 Bloodchief Ascension
1 Phyrexian Reclamation
3 Necropotence
5 Painful Quandary
5 Sanguine Bond
1 Expedition Map
1 Sol Ring
2 Charcoal Diamond
6 Caged Sun
1 Blade of the BloodchiefFoil
2 Lightning Greaves
4 Lashwrithe
7 Spine of Ish Sah
The Black Fens (39)
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Barren Moor
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Buried Ruin
1 Phyrexia's Core
1 Polluted Mire
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of the False God
31 Swamp
7 Scour from Existence
2 Demonic Tutor
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Bloody Tears, from Castlevania (Here's another version I like, overall slower and more peaceful)
Gradus Vita, from Hellsing Ultimate
Heart of Fire, from Castlevania
Dance of Illusions, from Castlevania Judgment
The Black Coach, Into the Shadows, Night of the Wolf, all by Nox Arcana, Transylvania album
Make Me Wanna Die by The Pretty Reckless
Ideal Basics
Banner by Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery Signatures
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Changed out Consume Spirit for Exsanguinate because duh, and then Bloodrite Invoker for Sorin's Vengeance. For a similar amount of mana, Vengeance is better.
Also, with an earlier update, I changed the Evincar to the appropriate Chancellor.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
I added in Phyrexian Reclamation recently, for Gatekeeper of Malakir, 'cause I couldn't think of anything else to drop.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Still looking for slightly more competitive input. At least, what spells etc strike you as being "cute" or what have you rather than effective?
Changed Syphon Life for Elixir of Immortality. In all likelihood, it's more life, and lets me use all my spells again, not just one.
EDIT: Also changed Kalitas to Steel Hellkite. Not a vamp sadly, but much more useful.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
I also don't care for Doom Blade's inability to hit popular wrecking ball creatures like Oona, Geth, Braids, Sheoldred, Grave Titan, Visara, Avatar, Nirkana Revenant, Wrexy, Thraximundar, Damia, Mimeoplasm, Sedris..
Rend Flesh is a nice alternative that hits everything relevant outside of Seedborn, Graveborn, Kira Great Glass-Spinner, and Ryusei the Falling Star.
In writing this reply, I was going to suggest Eyeblight's Ending too, but a search revealed ALOT of powerful and popular elves in the format: Momir Vig, Mayael, Nath, Glissa, Edric, Rhys, Savra, Oracle of Mul Daya, Fauna Shaman, Bloom Tender..
After discovering this, I'm going to drop it from my build..
I think Dismember hits more of the of the field than Doom Blade. I would probably run that instead.
Modern
RBig RedR
GMean GreenG
WWW AlliesW
BGScavengeBG
WUVenser SilenceWU
EDH
RWAurelia 1 vs 1RW
GWURoonGWU
GWSaffiGW
I have some Rend Flesh laying around, and since I'm not sure I'll be playing Spirits again in 60/4, I'll dredge one up. Thanks for the reminder.
Ya know, in 11 packs of NPH, I didn't pull a single Dismember. Disappoint. I'll be on the lookout for one though.
Thanks for the input.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Soul Spike will become Caged Sun, when I get my hands on one. Because more mana doubling is delicious.
Would you drop a land for Sol Ring, considering I have 42?
Sengir Vampire, even though mine is a foil from Tenth Ed, will become Bloodline Keeper. Because who doesn't like having four lords in a deck, especially when this one has the biggest buff, and vomits out vampire babies.
I remembered Praetor's Grasp, and saw that they're only a buck, if even. :evillol:. Now I need to pick one up, but what would you recommend dropping for it?
And finally, what about Sever the Bloodline and Eradicate? Black exile is fairly rare, so I'm sorta tempted to add it. These should be considered last, though.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Where is the Vampiric Tutor? You could trade soul spike for Absorb Vis, useful as a land fetch early on, or as that final nail in the coffin.
Where's the VT? Nowhere, since I don't have $20 to blow on a single card at the moment.
I'm pretty sold on "trading" Spike, a worse Corrupt, for Caged Sun, a genuinely useful card in big mana decks.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
I just started playing Grasp and LOVE it. Such a fun card
I have regarded Dismember as the second best "fast" black removal spell in the format, (next to Rend Flesh), but I think Victim of the Night from Innistrad might actually hit more of the field.
Modern
RBig RedR
GMean GreenG
WWW AlliesW
BGScavengeBG
WUVenser SilenceWU
EDH
RWAurelia 1 vs 1RW
GWURoonGWU
GWSaffiGW
Drana got a hold of Dismember, Caged Sun, Black Sun's Zenith, Praetor's Grasp, and Triskelion. Will check later what got dropped for all that.
Although, I'm pretty sure at least 5 or 6 Bloodline Keepers got pulled at that game store, but I haven't been able to trade for one.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Time to find room for my Bloodline Keeper
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
IS there alot of Voltron style decks in your Meta? Tribute to Hunger could be viable, esp after a board wipe.
Nah, there isn't much voltron in my meta. And between Drana, Dismember, Snuff Out, Ashes to Ashes, Profane Command, and Rend Flesh, I think I might be good on spot removal lol. Plus Zenith shuffles back in anyway, and Elixir of Immortality lets me reuse what I've already cast.
EDIT: So Temporal Extortion is getting dropped. Dunno for what yet, but it's getting dropped.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Also updated the deck in OP 'cause it was off.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Those are the biggun's from my order, so edits may come later.
EDIT: I also have Ghost Quarter coming in, in place of some land.
And I ordered a Sever the Bloodline. Thoughts on that one for the deck?
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Plus, I pulled one out of my NPH fat pack so I'm a little biased lol.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Briefly filled out all the explanations too.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Which one would y'all recommend springing for? Or neither? Just don't suggest a different wrath, 'cause they're not available right now.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---