Yeah, that's been a bit of a concern for me too. I'm also seriously beginning to consider putting my playset of Lorwyn Thoughtseize to good use here.

I cut 2 Drana's and Kaltias for 3 Thoughtseize. Good stuff.

I thinking of slpashing white for sorin the solem visitor. he cab drop a vampire, is white and black so the right color for vampire nocturnus.

any thought on this ?

If you do, you'll also have access to Path to Exile and Blood Baron of Vizkopa if your curve doesn't mind it. Be careful of too many 4+ mana cards. 5 mana is really pushing it, and I would say no more than 8 altogether. Make sure you've got at least 12 cards that can be played turn 1, be they creatures (Stromkirk Noble is a must), hand disruption or removal (lightning bolt is still the best card in modern). You'll also have access to Anguished Unmaking. Personally, if I were to splash a third color, it would be green for the cards I previously mentioned.

Is this deck named after the black dahlia murder song of the same name by any chance?

Surprisingly no. It's in the description that it's a reference to Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest.

ah,i knew they got the name from somewhere else as well.

No deck with black in it is complete wihtout at least 300 relentless rats (totally legit :D)

I got real excited when I saw this title too seuvius Love me some black dahlia

@Caligula love the name customization you did.

Hell yeah man!

Thanks amigo!

Oh, if anyone is interested in the green splash I should make special note of Ancient Grudge for the sideboard.

If you were using Blade of the Bloodchief I'd recommend Indulgent Aristocrat. Would you say Stromkirk Noble is needed in all vampire decks? My vampire deck Vampires Unleashed runs a lot differently.

Every vampire deck that's not monoblack or Golgari (those exist) needs 4 nobles. Blade of the Bloodchief is useless outside of Olivia/Kalitas EDH. Indulgent Aristocrat is too slow, Viscera Seer is better because of Nocturnus, and scry is a powerful tool for consistency.

I'm very stubborn. I play tested against your deck 3 times with no changes, you won all three. I tried a couple different minor tweaks and you still won. I couldn't win until I added the Stromkirk Nobles. Great deck! +1

So I'm thinking about siding in 1 Crumble to Dust again because it's only 1 mana to get rid of land combos, and Eldrazi and Tron are still around. Valakut is a thing I guess. Boil is also a maybe just because I'm seeing much more blue lately. What do you all think? Is siding almost nothing but artifacts/colorless cards really a good idea?

Also, Engineered Explosives vs. Ratchet Bomb sideboard. I usually use them to boardwipe 0 CMC. Discuss.

Erm, Crumble is only one card rather.

Question:

How does Twin Twin without Twin?

They can still make copies with Kikki. It just takes them an extra turn now.

Twin has had a handful of tops without twin itself recently. But the deck is kind of unreliable since, barring Simian Spirit Guide, they can't go off until turn 5. I'm seeing Kikki splashed into other decks though (kikki cord is a thing)

Cool deck +1

Thanks, Homura.

Awesome deck +1 from me.

I have all of the deck exept half of the lands.

I playtested it against 4 decks, won against, Naya burn, fish, and goryo+grislbrand. Lost agaist storm.

I want to know your thoughts on AEther Vial in this deck.