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A miserable pile of secrets! But enough talk, have at you!
Since vampires will be rotating out of Standard with the new block coming out I felt it was time to retire my build and ahem...revamp...the deck to be suitable for Modern.
The general plan is an aggro style assault triggering madness as a means to drop things on the table while maintaining the upsides associated with the utility slots. Currently, the deck is under a complete overhaul and any addition is subject to change. As with any of my deck builds constructive criticism is always welcome (especially since red and black are not my natural colors to build with).
That being said, let's go over some of the card choices!
Creatures:
Bloodghast : Oh boy. Probably my favorite vampire. He is an aggro bomb and has great synergy with the madness strategy. He can be discarded with either Faithless Looting or Collective Brutality and popped out turn 2 with the landfall trigger (or cast with Gorger on the field). Overall a necessary 4 of.
Gifted Aetherborn A great body with some quality keywords. In conjunction with the Captain he becomes really scary to block as well as making it difficult to be aggressive against.
Falkenrath Gorger: One of the more decent vamps to come out of SOI. He's the core of the madness aspect of the deck and would allow me to drop some discarded vampires on the field. It can be a little difficult to drop both a utility spell and a creature on the same turn, given the land amount in the deck, but when it does work it pays off.
Asylum Visitor: She works to give me some card draw after I've been discarding to madness.
Heir of Falkenrath : A pretty decent aggro card with the possibility of evasion. She also works as as a madness trigger in conjunction with Gorger to help me sure up the board state without having to put land resources into it so I can hold onto a bolt or two for some timely use.
Insolent Neonate : A great one drop that gives me both a madness trigger and some card draw, overall a pretty great card to have.
Stromkirk Captain: Another Lord to drop on the field. I love the +1/+1 and the first strike is a great added bonus.
Olivia, Mobilized for War: So, Olivia I'm on the fence about. She does a great job of giving me a madness trigger when another creature hits the field (I'm looking at you Bloodghast) while also buffing the creature that just came in while also giving it haste. However, she has legendary status and is a 3 drop. I'm going to keep testing with her, but I'm not sure if I'm going to keep her yet.
Spells:
Lightning Bolt: Burn and removal.
Fatal Push: Quick and efficient removal. Revolt works well with fetch lands, a first striker with deathtouch, or a good ol' fashioned bolt removal.
Kolaghan's Command: This has some great utility. Recursion, madness trigger (or hand hate), artifact hate, and direct damage? Sign me up.
Faithless Looting: Gives some card draw and an additional madness trigger. It can also be reused, if necessary, in the late game.
Plainswalkers:
Liliana of the Veil: Her +1 is the best here. Not only does it force my opponent to discard, but gives me a madness trigger for my vampires. She also has built in removal and can disrupt the board.
With all that being said, here is an accurate depiction of you stuntin' on your friends with this build!
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| Date added | 8 years |
| Last updated | 6 years |
| Legality | This deck is not Modern legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 7 - 3 Mythic Rares 22 - 6 Rares 18 - 3 Uncommons 6 - 3 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 1.79 |
| Folders | Vampires Standard b4 DTK/ORI Gone, Vampire ideas |
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