Blade of the Bloodchief

Artifact — Equipment

Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. If equipped creature is a Vampire, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.

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Discussion (51)

PhyrexianPreator on tribal vamp for modern (monoblack)

2 weeks ago

theamazingwally I kind of forgot about it, but there was a vampire precon deck when Zendikar released in 2010. You should look it up. It was tournament ready right out of the box and was quite good. One key card in the deck was Blade of the Bloodchief .

jadearrow on Legion Helldiver Corps

2 weeks ago

I assume you are playing all the swords for flavour and I'm fine with that. Some of them really depend on your meta.

Protecting your Voltron commander is so important but you can't use shroud because of how equip works and it limits your options.

If there is deathtouch in your meta a Mirror Shield would be a good extra Hexproof card. Blade of the Bloodchief is a good card for increasing value even if it isn't a vamp. You don't even have to kill the creature.

While the apparent CMC is low, if you have to pay the equip costs, that can be a pain point. Since you are avoiding mana rocks if possible, may I suggest Curse of Opulence . Leads to some fun politics sometimes and I find it can simple take some aggro of you and onto the person you don't like. That would be the person with the deck that makes you sacrifice things.

I agree on the Metal Worker. It draws aggro like mad and you are probably better off without it. I would kill you immediately unless I knew you didn't have a combo in your deck. Sigarda's Aid is an amazing card for equipment decks.

I'd probably cut Sculpting Steel unless you have alot of good artifacts from other people. Explorer's Scope is unlikely to hit anything. Goblin Gaveleer is likely going to die on the first attack.

I would still suggest Fervent Champion . You probably in practice need more cheap creatures to put your equipment on then you need multiple equipments because equipments tend to stick around. Especially if you want to ramp using these cheap creatures.

Good luck.

darthpaul74 on Nosferatu's Posse

3 weeks ago

Ouroboros_47 I'm trying to keep this deck vampire tribal. I have been thinking about adding some Sengir Autocrat to get some sacrificial creatures out there. After Elenda, the Dusk Rose gets some counters, especially with the help of Blade of the Bloodchief , I know longer need to worry about having creatures to sack, Elanda will give me plenty.

king-saproling on Extus Aristocrats

1 month ago

You might like these: Skirk Prospector , Impulsive Pilferer , Sadistic Glee , Blade of the Bloodchief , Mantle of Leadership , Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge , Enlightened Tutor , Order of Midnight

king-saproling on Lathril, Lady of Leaves

1 month ago

You might like these: Alpha Status , Sadistic Glee , Blade of the Bloodchief , Fallen Ideal , Ivy Lane Denizen , Crown of Skemfar , Pennon Blade , Vicious Betrayal , Patron of the Orochi , Awakening , Illusionist's Bracers , Seeker of Skybreak , Wirewood Lodge , Toski, Bearer of Secrets , Benefactor's Draught , Zulaport Cutthroat

king-saproling on

1 month ago

You might like these: Alpha Status , Sadistic Glee , Blade of the Bloodchief , Fallen Ideal , Ivy Lane Denizen , Crown of Skemfar , Pennon Blade , Vicious Betrayal , Patron of the Orochi , Awakening , Illusionist's Bracers , Seeker of Skybreak , Thousand-Year Elixir , Vitalize , Benefactor's Draught , Zulaport Cutthroat

king-saproling on Elven Empress

1 month ago

You might like these: Alpha Status , Pennon Blade , Fallen Ideal , Sadistic Glee , Blade of the Bloodchief , Eternal Thirst , Cryptolith Rite , Song of Freyalise , Druids' Repository , Awakening , Benefactor's Draught , Curse of Bounty , Mobilize , Zulaport Cutthroat , Poison-Tip Archer , Umbral Mantle

king-saproling on Yasova Dragonclaw (Join Us)

1 month ago

Looks fun. You might like these: Jalira, Master Polymorphist , Perilous Forays , Humble Defector , Dominus of Fealty , Polymorph , Nephalia Smuggler , Feed the Pack , Teferi's Veil , Birthing Pod , Goblin Bombardment , Blood Aspirant , Dark-Dweller Oracle , Life's Legacy , Momentous Fall , Ooze Garden , Blade of the Bloodchief

Also just a heads up, Yasova's ability is a triggered ability and not an activated ability, so it won't be reduced by things like Training Grounds and Biomancer's Familiar