Rakish Heir
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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Rakish Heir

Creature — Vampire

Whenever a Vampire you control deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Yogie on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

lhetrick13 & kamarupa - Vampire Deatheathers have been updated (22-07-19). In short:

  • I liked the suggestion of Retribution of the Ancients and I've playtested with two copies, which feel like enough.

  • Two copies of Sign in Blood work great.

  • I choose Stensia Masquerade over Rakish Heir and other first strike instant spells since Stensia Masquerade fills both roles well enough, leaving me with space for other cards.

  • Even though Sanguine Bond has a higher CMC I personally like it better since enchantments are more protected. But I see them as almost equal and a choice based on personal preference more than anything.

Next in line for tweaking is Immortal Knights followed by my dragon deck.

On a sidenote, does tappedout have a chat option? Could be nice to discuss decks over DMs rather than comments :p

Yogie on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

lhetrick13 - I’m the same way. There’s just something about playing a strongly themed deck that just feels good! Feel free to drop me a line when you’re working on those decks you mentioned :D

I totally agree, M:tG is at it’s best when you can talk to your opponent, preferably at a table in real life. I played some just last night and got some new insight into my Knights, Elves and Vampires. I’m going to make some tweaks to all of them; some tweaks based on your suggestions too.

I’ve also looked at Heightened Reflexes for this deck instead of, or in combination with Stolen Vitality/Vampiric Fury. Fist strike counters should fit well together wit +1/+1 counters, but haven’t made a “final decision” yet. And I’ll write you once I’ve decided on anything regarding Rakish Heir vs Stensia Masquerade.

lhetrick13 on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

I am a sucker for tribal builds :) After vampires and angels, dragons are another tribe I have on my list to explore...

I only play MTGO due to my fairly isolated location and other hobbies/responsabilities. So budget is pretty high usually! Just spend like 20 bucks a month and building up the mana base so now I can run some decent decks. Although I hate how MTGO does not have a proper chat function. MTG is a game better shared with people and not being able to talk besides a text chat is pretty sad.

Ya, I figured with the artifact/enchantments. and usually are not the best at that but there are some options...kinda...I am planning on splashing colors to help with that issue.

Glad I said something then about the Stolen Vitality! I thought that was an odd choice considering the other was in the Maybe category.

Keep me posted on your thoughts on Rakish Heir vs Stensia Masquerade. The two are very similar with Masquerade also providing a source of First-Strike which does pair well with the amount of Deathtouch you are running and mt preliminary vampire build is already facing this exact question!

Yogie on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

lhetrick13 - I’m glad you like the deck! After my Dragons this is probably my strongest deck (at least locally).

I chose Sanguine Bond over Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose in the past due to budget reasons. When he released he got expensive fairly quickly, and then I forgot about him. Looking at him now he seems to have dropped somewhat in price and I might reconsider. Sanguine Bond’s CMC is high and that’s why I’m only playing two copies and using it as a secondary win condition. I wont bore you with my budget philosophy, but me and my friends have decided to play on a smaller budget than most.

Artifact/enchantment removal is one of the deck’s weaknesses as you say, but I haven’t found a card to fill that role yet. Protection and breaching strong defences are two others points where the deck stumbles.

I can honestly say that I’ve misread the text on Stolen Vitality xD I agree, Vampiric Fury is better.

Retribution of the Ancients is an interesting card, one that I haven’t seen before. I like that if I kill a creature, part of the counters spent could be repaid too. Like is said in another comment, this deck needs a few tweaks in my opinion and I’ll keep Retribution of the Ancients in mind as I experiment in future. Other card on my mind are Rakish Heir vs Stensia Masquerade and Gravitic Punch as an alternative to trample.

I hope your plans for a vampire deck of your own goes well! Drop me a line when you’ve made it :D

multimedia on Oliviiiaaaaa

2 years ago

Hey, good start and budget Vampire version of Olivia.

Consider getting the Crimson Vow Vampiric Bloodline Commander precon? The precon would be a fine start at upgrading your Vampires and has many staple cards for Commander such as Command Tower and Arcane Signet. What all precons lack however is a good basic casual Commander deck structure to start a deck with:

Not all areas of a deck are covered in this structure example just the basics and of course these numbers can change as you're deck building. Some cards can cover many areas which is what you really want with cards you choose to play especially in this case Vampires.

Vampire upgrades in Vampiric Bloodline: Patron of the Vein, Necropolis Regent, Anowon, the Ruin Sage, Champion of Dusk, Butcher of Malakir, Crossway Troublemakers, Stromkirk Captain, Sanctum Seeker, Cordial Vampire, Rakish Heir, Indulgent Aristocrat, Malakir Bloodwitch, Bloodtracker, Vampire Nighthawk, Falkenrath Noble, Blood Artist.

Other good nonVampire cards in Vampiric Bloodline: Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Command Tower, Olivia's Wrath, Vandalblast, Stensia Masquerade, Swiftfoot Boots, Rakdos Signet, Blasphemous Act, Feed the Swarm, Rakdos Charm, Night's Whisper, Commander's Sphere, Tainted Peak, Unclaimed Territory, Exotic Orchard, Path of Ancestry, Smoldering Marsh, Foreboding Ruins, Shadowblood Ridge, Temple of Malice.

Of course you don't have to get the precon, but in doing so you get a lot of cards at one time. I listed many cards that would be upgrades to pick and choose from if you would rather do that, if at all. If interested I offer more advice in another comment.

Good luck with your deck.

Vessiliana on Big S U C C

2 years ago

Fair point on Stromkirk Captain and Rakish Heir!

Do you ultimate Sorin, Vampire Lord often enough to be worth the slot? If not, Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord might cool for getting out any of the Mana Value >3 vampires. He also includes some fun lifegain, too.

TreezNutz on Big S U C C

2 years ago

Thank you, Vessiliana! For your second comment, I hadn't seen Malakir Bloodwitch, but it seems like a great inclusion! As far as Licia, Sanguine Tribune goes, I've found her to be a very good commander. Using cards like Chaplain's Blessing allows you to get her out as early as turn three, as you reduce her cost to just . In addition, some of the red cards are very fun to use, with cards like Stromkirk Captain, Rakish Heir, and Stensia Masquerade boosting all your other vamps.

multimedia on Fear the Swarm

3 years ago

Hey, nice budget version of Edgar.

You have the right idea with wanting to cast Vamps quick to take advantage of eminence, but the manabase also needs to match this strategy. There's too many lands that will always ETB tapped which reduces the consistency of casting Vamps quick. More dual lands that can ETB untapped would speed up game play.

Some budget land upgrades to consider:

Some other budget cards to consider adding:

Higher CMC Vamps as less needed because you have Edgar who's the six drop you want to cast more than the others, but Necropolis Regent is a budget second. Like Edgar, Regent is also good with a Vamp swam as well as with Edgar and other flying Vamps.

Some cards to consider cutting:

Good luck with your deck.

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