It is time to cover the last creature type for this current set. Behold, the children of the night, the devil's spawn allowed to walk the earth. The blood sucking fanged undead terrors of the multiverse. I’m of course talking about the beast bram stoker made famous, the vampire. Vampires come in all sorts of colors, but all of them use magic for power and profit. Let us take a look at some of the best vampire decks in the arena.
5.WB Vampires
The legion has landed
White for life gain and black for removal. If vampires do not represent the removal of life please prove me wrong. Because this deck will allow you to call upon a carnivorous crowd. The vampires help their own kind deal as much damage as they can. One or two will certainly help you gain life but if you get an army you'll be immortal.
What is great about this deck?
- Tons of life gain
- Plays a lot of creatures
- Other creatures profit off of the life gain
How this deck is played
- Deploy lands and get your colors
- Start casting creature spells to let the vampires swarm
- Once the swarm in on board swing
- Use removal as needed
- Enchant the vamps to deal lethal damage
Cards
4 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241
1 Memorial to Glory (DAR) 244
1 On Serra's Wings (DAR) 28
1 Champion of Dusk (RIX) 64
4 Legion Lieutenant (RIX) 163
1 Luminous Bonds (RIX) 12
1 Sadistic Skymarcher (RIX) 85
1 Twilight Prophet (RIX) 88
2 Skymarch Bloodletter (XLN) 124
2 Vraska's Contempt (XLN) 129
2 Inspiring Cleric (XLN) 16
1 Paladin of the Bloodstained (XLN) 25
1 Sanctum Seeker (XLN) 120
3 Bishop's Soldier (XLN) 6
3 Call to the Feast (XLN) 219
1 Glorifier of Dusk (XLN) 12
8 Plains (RIX) 192
8 Swamp (RIX) 194
4 Ajani's Pridemate (M19) 5
2 Ajani's Welcome (M19) 6
1 Epicure of Blood (M19) 95
3 Murder (M19) 110
1 Vampire Sovereign (M19) 125
2 Regal Bloodlord (M19) 222
2 Forsaken Sanctuary (M19) 250
4.Allies of the night
Without white death becomes the main focus of this deck. Using the creatures to enhance the creatures is what this deck is notorious for. Even without the use of white mana we still gain life. Use life as you need it or just stockpile it to outlast your opponent.
What is great about this deck?
- Life gain a plenty
- Mono colored no mana fixing required
- All your creatures are vampires
How to play this deck
- Deploy lands for mana
- Use that mana to summon your vampires
- Build up a hoard and don’t forget to swing
- Keep swinging
- Drain their life till you win
Cards
20 Swamp (XLN) 268
4 Child of Night (M19) 89
2 Epicure of Blood (M19) 95
3 The Haunt of Hightower (RNA) 273
4 Bloodthirsty Aerialist (M20) 91
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion (M20) 105
4 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord (M20) 115
4 Vampire of the Dire Moon (M20) 120
1 Heraldic Banner (ELD) 222
4 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
3 Unexpected Fangs (IKO) 102
4 Eliminate (M21) 97
3 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (M21) 127
3.Orzov vamp life link
Bloodsuckers with class
The orzov guild is no stranger to blood or fangs. Afterall, the best debt collectors are the ones that never age and can handle the supernatural. The title gives it all away and lets you take what you need. Drain your opponents and watch your life rise.
What is great about this deck?
Vampires love life gain
Can deal damage just by gaining life
The vampires are always hungry
How the deck is played.
Deploy those swamps and planes for the colors
Use the mana to cast tons of vampires
Start to swing so you gain life early on
Play any spell that deals damage when you gain life
Attack and amass life as you send in the undead legion
Cards
2 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241
4 Paladin of Atonement (RIX) 16
4 Legion's Landing (XLN) 22
2 Sanctum Seeker (XLN) 120
4 Plains (XLN) 263
5 Swamp (XLN) 268
4 Ajani's Welcome (M19) 6
3 Guildmages' Forum (GRN) 250
4 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
4 Cruel Celebrant (WAR) 188
2 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord (WAR) 217
2 Temple of Silence (M20) 256
4 Doom Foretold (ELD) 187
2 Castle Ardenvale (ELD) 238
2 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
4 Thieves' Guild Enforcer (M21) 125
4 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (M21) 127
2 Sangromancer (JMP) 272
2 Emeria's Call (ZNR) 12
2.Mardu Vampires
The godfather of vampires Edgar Markov
That’s right folks, a three color vampire deck. By this point, we know what white and black can do for the dracula fan in all of us. Adding a splash of red just enhances the bloodlust for us. With red we get to use a vampire rouge that gives all our other vampires deathtouch. This deck is a nice change of pace from the bulk of normal vampire decks.
What is Great about this deck?
- Lifegain, because vampires always do that
- Three color deck
- powerful low cost spells
- Deploy lands to get your mana
- Use the mana to cast vampires
- Cast Zargus and start destroying everything you
- Use his effect to create opportunities to kill threats
- Attack and gain life til you win
Cards
2 Agadeem's Awakening
4 Blood Crypt
4 Brightclimb Pathway
3 Champion of Dusk
4 Dusk Legion Zealot
4 Godless Shrine
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion
4 Legion Lieutenant
4 Legion's Landing
4 Needleverge Pathway
4 Nighthawk Scavenger
4 Nullpriest of Oblivion
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Skymarcher Aspirant
4 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
3 Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
1.Devotion Vampires
Even the mightiest beasts become snacks
This deck earns the top slot for its explosive use of everyone's favorite zombie, Gary. Load up your field with as much as you can. This allows your devotion to black to become your win-con! Play that merchant with high devotion and you have the game in the bag. This is the only deck that has the potential to kill with a single card. Not to mention, you have the vampires you cast to protect you til you can play that explosive card. Vampires will never exile a zombie that can be of use to them.
What is great about this deck?
- Single card kill potential
- Low mana curve
- Mono black deck
How this deck is played
- Deploy your swamps
- Begin to cast spells and watch your devotion rise
- Swing as needed
- Use removal for anything that bothers you or your vampires
- Play Gary when you want to end the game or play multiple til you have won.
Cards
4 Castle Locthwain
4 Champion of Dusk
4 Dusk Legion Zealot
4 Gifted Aetherborn
2 Grasp of Darkness
4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
2 Heartless Act
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion
3 Murderous Rider
4 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
21 Swamp
4 Thoughtseize
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