Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

{3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this also causes you to gain that much life.)

Combos

• Trostani, Selesnya's Voice + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Legality

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
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

Svinstvo on Counters Ramos; In progress - needs help

1 day ago

Thank you for the tips DreadKhan.
The Demon of Dark Schemes sounds pretty dope TBH. Even if my little tokens don't have enough +1/+1 counters for whatever reason and die they at least boost the charges so the Demon can start ressing right away next turn. But on the other hand feels a little situational and roundabout. I will have to sit on that one for a bit I guess.

The Mitotic Slime on the other hand really caught my attention. I will totally add it in possibilities in maybeboard for sure. Continuous branching token creation sounds like a good match.

The Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose could be fun with Progenitus as far as I know Progenitus cannot be target of anything but Vito's activated ability is an area effect and not target so should be possible to make unblockable 10/10 lifelink with the double damage from Vito's passive. Combine that with Rafiq of the Many or Gisela, Blade of Goldnight and you got another one hit KO. But VERY unprobable one. Sounds good enough. HOWEVER, my secondary deck that I have in private is leftovers from this deck and it has stuff like Heroes Remembered,Souls of the Faultless,Agent of Masks and couple of lifelink creatures on its own. So I can reaaaally see Vito in the second deck for sure!

The Legacy Weapon seems simple and effective and fitting well into my deck so I will add that one for sure!

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I really think I have more than enough cards in the side and maybe already so now I need some counsel on what is completelly useless in those tabs and could be removed to tidy it up a bit. Obviously if there is still a card that is MUST HAVE and I do not have it listed I would like to see it. And then some help what cards are the most useless and could be replaced in the deck itself to make space for the new ones. Especially the 2 new tutors I have on the side now. Because those would help substantially if I have a 1 half of an one shot combo in the hand and need to fetch the other key part.

DreadKhan on Counters Ramos; In progress - needs help

1 day ago

I noticed you were looking at recurring cards, ideally repeatedly? If you just want creatures back one of the best solutions is Demon of Dark Schemes, this can be part of an infinite combo fairly easily (see stuff like Warren Soultrader and Mitotic Slime, maybe a Zulaport Cutthroat), and it can kill off a ton of weenies sometimes to boot.

If you like Gisela and Hidetsugu, you might also like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose! If he gives Hidetsugu Lifelink you'll not only not die, you'll gain life, and Vito's static will then allow you to kill whomever is the biggest threat! If you can repeat it you can win on the spot, otherwise you'll probably win next turn. I think Vito's two abilities work with other combat damage strategies fwiw, effectively doubling combat damage to players (in the form of lost life, not Commander damage) for 5 mana isn't bad, especially when you're also gaining life, that can be quite a life swing.

I'm not sure how many counters you tend to build up over the course of a game, but I love using Legacy Weapon in my Sisay, Weatherlight Captain deck as an infinite mana payoff. It'd be a great draw if you've got a bajillion counters and you can't swing, sniping anything you want is pretty handy.

Rekt_Angles on My Life gain hurts huh?

2 weeks ago

Considering the lifegain theme combined with an aristocrats style gameplay based on creatures dying, I would recommend for your consideration Veinwitch Coven, Pest Infestation, Starscape Cleric, Creeping Bloodsucker, (Possibly, depending on token generation) Mirkwood Bats, and possibly cut Epicure of Blood since 5 mana is a lot to ask for an effect you're getting more efficiently elsewhere.

Also recommend Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose for doubling up on life loss, Well of Lost Dreams for a consistent draw engine, Scavenging Ooze for graveyard hate that synergizes with your play pattern, Bloodthirsty Conqueror is a duplicate of Exquisite Blood that goes infinite with your commander, Prosperous Innkeeper for one shot ramp strapped to a soul-sister type of effect, and some sac outlets like Viscera Seer wouldn't go amiss since you really want things to die. Phyrexian Reclamation also suits this playstyle well since you'll likely have more life than you know what to do with, your creatures are mostly cheap to cast, and being able to instant speed recur your creatures to hand is valuable in this archetype.

Hope this helps!

Mortlocke on The Nobility Are Athirst

1 month ago

pinecone2k3, It's been sometime since your comment - I was more focused on trying to get the deck and deck page in a good place. For the longest time since I bought the precon I always treated the deck as a sort of afterthought, never putting it front and center - until now. The previously mentioned Cliffhaven Vampire and Marauding Blight-Priest seem irrelevant in the face of the new Vampire BFFs Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Bloodthirsty Conqueror. And Hall of Heliod's Generosity feels a bit too specific to really make an impact. What do you think of the updated list?

legendofa on Things Betor Left Undead [Primer]

1 month ago

I'm not sure if there's room for more combo suggestions, since this looks really solid as-is, but:

• Plunge into Darkness lets you fine-tune your life for a turn, and combos with Children of Korlis and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose to take out an opponent.

• Vizkopa Guildmage has an activation cost, but it turns Vito's life drain into an untargeted effect that hits all your opponents. It basically switches the "target" and "all" parts of Vito.

• Tainted Sigil allows you to totally rebalance your life total.

• Near-Death Experience + Plunge into Darkness/Necropotence is an instant-speed win, but might need an Angel's Grace or something.

• Phyrexian Unlife might be a good safety valve.

SefTheReject on Bloody Frenzy

1 month ago

I HIGHLY recommend Vein Ripper+Bloodthirsty Conqueror+Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and a playset of Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord.

kamarupa on Clerical Air

3 months ago

Thanks so much for the +1 and thoughtful comment, Barbarian_Sun_Pope!

Yes, I've considered Revival / Revenge. I still might change my mind on it, but since there's only one copy of Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose in the deck, I'm not that keen on adding a spell that combos with him and because he's Legendary, I'm not that keen on adding more copies of him. Also, I rarely include any spells that cost 6 to cast, at least not in decks without some mana ramp. Also, Marauding Blight-Priest does a pretty good job, as most of the lifegain comes from the soul sisters triggering multiple times. And when it comes to the Revival half of the spell, I already have Orah, Skyclave Hierophant to help bring creatures back from the graveyard. And more importantly, I have Tocasia's Welcome, which is a very efficient draw engine that makes graveyard recurrence a lot less important.

But like I said, I might change my mind. I can be pretty stubborn, but I also build a lot of forks of decks to explore different possibilities. This deck itself is a Cleric Tribal fork of my deck Halo, and Welcome!. So I might as some point decide to fork again with a greater focus on recurring creatures. Truth be told, I'm not super happy with the performance I've seen from Orah, in large part because 4 is just a little more than the deck really wants to spend on a spell and also because he just doesn't deliver that much value. Of course, a lot of that also has to do with the fact that with Tocasia's Welcome, his role isn't all that important either.

Cloudy2024 on Magnificence

3 months ago

cool deck, could use a power boost of Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Gifted Aetherborn, Vampire of the Dire Moon and Nighthawk Scavenger