The Drain Train

Historic Lifegain Vampires WB (Orzhov)

loricatuslupus

Creature (30)

• 1x Adanto Vanguard
• 1x Bishop of Rebirth
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Callous Bloodmage
• 1x Champion of Dusk
• 1x Cordial Vampire
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Death-Priest of Myrkul
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Drana, the Last Bloodchief
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Edgar, Charmed Groom  ^Flip
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Indulgent Aristocrat
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Legion Lieutenant
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x The Haunt of Hightower
• 1x Thirsting Bloodlord
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Land (30)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple of Silence

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x The Meathook Massacre

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Agonizing Remorse
• 1x Arterial Flow
• 1x Bloodchief's Thirst
• 1x Consecrate / Consume
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Mind Drain
• 1x Pelakka Predation  ^Flip
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Zof Consumption  ^Flip

Instant (12)

• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Cling to Dust
• 1x Closing Statement
• 1x Fatal Push
• 1x Fateful Absence
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Vampire's Zeal
• 1x Vraska's Contempt

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Waker of the Dead
• 1x Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

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Sorcery (10)

• 1x Blood Money
• 1x Blot Out the Sky
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Humiliate
• 1x Legion's End
• 1x Path of Peril
• 1x Silverquill Command
• 1x Sword-Point Diplomacy
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vraska's Scorn

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Kaya the Inexorable
• 1x Kaya, Geist Hunter
• 1x Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Vraska, Scheming Gorgon

Creature (10)

• 1x Arvad the Cursed
• 1x Bishop of Binding
• 1x Bishop of the Bloodstained
• 1x Forerunner of the Legion
• 1x Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
• 1x Paladin of Atonement
• 1x Regal Bloodlord
• 1x Vicious Conquistador
• 1x Westgate Regent
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Instant (5)

• 1x Blood Pact
• 1x Despark
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Sorin's Thirst
• 1x Village Rites

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Revenge of Ravens
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Squire's Devotion

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Once upon a time, there was a core set that gave us a great Sorin with some decent vampires for him to pump and a few more in the next block. This allowed me to play Orzhov Vampires in Standard on Arena for a while, and the deck was actually pretty good. All good things come to an end eventually though and with rotation a certainty it was soon time to think about what Historic Brawl could add. This card pool goes right back to Ixalan (a block that supported vampires with a nice 2-CMC lord) and before with good mana fixing and a wide variety of removal spells.

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord is our commander over any of the legendary vampires simply because he's so strong to have access to all the time, providing reliable recursion and the perfect answer to other aggressive decks with his static ensuring we keep our life total nice and high. This is even more important for us because of our lifegain payoffs such as Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and the many spells which cost us life to cast.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Splash colors	W
Legality	This deck is Historic legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.04
Tokens	City's Blessing, Clue, Emblem Liliana, Waker of the Dead, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Pest 1/1 BG, Skeleton 1/1 B, Vampire 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 WB, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Arena