I remember back when I voted for this deck haha.

Dark Tutelage is an amazing card, as long as you can control it.

I'm wondering how to take this deck modern. Ideas?

A Nocturnus Vampire deck with some Obliterators would be SICK. Looks like you already have most of the cards.

I'd rather run Bloodgift Demon than Dark Tutelage . 2 more mana but easier ability to control. Or negate the extra 2 mana with Heartless Summoning .

like the Bloodgift Demon but not so much Heartless Summoning . With this deck, you really need to focus on doing 2+ damage with your dudes each swing.

Yea it only really works if you use fatties. Having a 4 mana cap makes it pretty useless haha.

I've only attempted to make 1 modern deck ever and it was pretty focused. On the bright side most of the amazing Vamp cards are in Zendikar.

Actually I would look at Exquisite Blood for this deck. Swing big!

Or if you really like having Mindcrank in this deck, Haunting Echoes . I know these cards I'm suggesting are a little higher mana but worth a look

Awesome deck! The Phyrexian Obliterator is a win-con all by himself, and he's sexy. Need 4! Your mana curve is so low, I suppose it wouldn't really slow the deck down to add 2 Obliterators, and it would add 2 extra win-cons if the infinite loop doesn't go off. Unless you really need the deck to be that fast... I only play casual multiplayer so our format is extremely slow compared to this.

Why the sideboarded Rust Tick ? I know it's against artifacts, but its such a bad card, and it ruins your mana curve. Wouldn't it be more efficient to simply add 2 more Duress ?

Oh and you've got a +1 from me! :)

Thanks for the +1! I do intend to check your game out, its such an awesome idea.

The Rust Tick is in there only to deal with the control decks that were using Tumble Magnet in my meta. It is a pretty bad card. But this deck plays control so the 3 cost after an opponent pays 2 for the magnet didn't seem too bad. Now that the deck is only playable in modern, it really has no purpose.

Any ideas to make it work better in modern is welcome!

Oh, I would have suggested Phyrexian Gremlins instead of the thick but I'm not sure if it's Modern or Paleolithic... Loll

But in Modern there is Relic Barrier , it does what the thick does, but it's cheaper and harder to get rid of. Only problem is that it lets the artifact untap each turn before tapping again. I'm still voting on more Duress -like spells to get rid of artifacts though, for black it seems like the best option against metal stuff.

Why is this missing 2 cards?

Don't know, haven't looked at it in 3 years or so. Fixed it. Sideboard is a wreck atm. I'm also considering splashing red for burn.

Hey man, I like the deck a lot but there's a big card you are missing. It even fits the deck name. Replace/upgrade Dark Tutelage for the always amazing Phyrexian Arena. You won't be forced to reveal the card you draw, and you will only lose a max of 1 life each time.

@budlaorf Good idea!

+1!!! *166 upvote! Bile Blight!?!

Nice devotion! A Gray Merchant of Asphodel would fit so nice...