Stolen Vitality

Instant

Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. If it's your turn, that creature gains trample until end of turn. Otherwise, it gains first strike until end of turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Brawl	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
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (5)

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. {B} and {R} 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

lhetrick13 on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

Yogei - I like the deck man! Vampires are one of the tribes I really want to get into as there are so many to choose from and they tend to have some pretty nasty abilities associated with them.

About the only thing that stands out to me is I am surprised you are running Sanguine Bond over Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose. I know creatures are much more prone to removal than enchantments but 5 CMC is expensive for something that is exactly the same as the ability of a 3 CMC creature. The fact that he can also provide mass lifelink as well provides a game winning combo. Maybe the other weakness is the lack of artifact/enchantment removal. Nothing worse that an opponent playing Ensnaring Bridge or Ghostly Prison to royally ruin a good time.

I am also surprised you like Stolen Vitality over Vampiric Fury. Both cost the same and with but Stolen Vitality hits one creature while Fury swings wider hitting all your vamps. You lose the ability to give trample but I think the wider swing is worth it.

With your +1/+1 counter synergy, ever consider adding in Retribution of the Ancients for your main removal card? It could replace Urge to Feed and the nice thing is, it allows you to hit many creatures. I experimented with that card in my +1/+1 counter deck (I'll Raise you +1/+1...) and it can do work.

I got two decks to play test this month but this deck may be the motivation I need to sit down and make a vampire deck!

kamarupa on Vampire Deatheaters

1 year ago

Nice deck. I playtested it 3-4 times and seems good. I'd only suggest cutting 2xStolen Vitality for 2xSign in Blood.