Homicidal vampire onslaught!

by fluffyweresheep on 04 August 2012

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Deck Description

Another serious budget deck involving black.

This one is vampires.

I'm trying to build a deck using two colors that isn't mainly white or green. I have been having trouble because I don't know which deck to actually build...

I would greatly appreciate it if you guys could tell me which deck you prefer. this one, or the other one which involves clones/control. Tell me which one looks more fun to play, and tell me if you think there is a modification I could add to make a deck better. Here is the other deck:
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=369954

Deck Tags

  • Tournament

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Homicidal vampire onslaught!

Good Deck, I like it !
Looking for improvements on these decks thanks
Deck link: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=369038
Deck link: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=364517

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Posted 04 August 2012 at 16:26

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Once you go black you never go back :P I will always prefer RB, since thats what my first deck was. Ive loved the colors ever since. I do like the deck, and i feel your pain for bein on a budget

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Posted 07 August 2012 at 03:02

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if you had the Mythic Vamp from M13 and the Dual land it'd be really good. consider bump in the night it makes the deck a lot faster.

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Posted 07 August 2012 at 05:22

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Too much red for nocurnus, and I really doubt I will ever run bump in the night.

Does anyone have an idea of what I should cut if i ever get any bloodline keepers?

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Posted 07 August 2012 at 05:30

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I feel like you need to be running child of night, at least until it cycles out. I would probably drop the blood artists for them. And i do suggest running running the nocturnas and trying to cut the red down some. If you really wanna run the red as heavy as it is, id change out the blood crazed neonates for falkenrath exterminators. I'll get my RB Vamps online so you can see what i decided on. But mine isnt budget.

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 07:23

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http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=372062
Here's mine. The Liliana's are almost purely a source to shuffle for nocturnas. And some more removal.

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 07:41

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Well the thing is, blood artist will gain you a ton of life and get rid of a ton of your opponents life, and still stay standing throughout the game. Child of night is annoying and can easily be taken down by 1 power creatures. Eventually it just becomes useless I figure. With blood artist I could at least chump the weaker vampires and gain life out of that.

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 20:44

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To get full potential out of the Aristocrats, you would need to be running at least a few humans. Since you aren't, switch them out for the Bloodline Keepers. Same CMC, but it's more durable and potentially huge if you have 4 other vamps in play. :) DON'T touch those Blood Artists, as Rosene suggested. There's a reason that card is in so many black decks right now, it can be pretty damn powerful.

You're right, you are running too much red for Nocturnus. However, Child of Night would be a decent replacement for Bloodcrazed Neonate. Lifelink trumps what potential growth the Neonate has, especially with how fast standard decks are running right now. On that note, trade Rakish Heir or Vampire Interlopers for Stromkirk Nobles, their price has really dropped since they're no long run in RDW as much. Humans are in almost every deck right now, especially early game (Avacyn's Pilgrim, Delver, Doomed Traveler, etc), so there's always a good chance that you'll get a couple counters on it before that have something out that can block it. :)

Get a playset of Evolving Wilds in there, even if you have access to the R/B lands. Color fixing is always a plus.

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 16:08

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I will consider some of the things your saying. I think if I don't end up getting aristocrat, it's because of the price. I think I will end up getting bloodline keepers or in the mean time, falkenrath marauders. Also, turns out I own one stromkirk noble, so thats a start. :)

I might go a bit more into aggressive control with this deck. If I do, one or more evolving wilds is going in for sure.

I'm playing post rotation, so I'll have to say no on the child of night suggestion.

And one final thing. Falkenrath aristocrat is probably the biggest creature in every single deck that runs B/R. Its extremely fast, and the sacrifice could be any creature and goes well with blood artist. Almost nobody ever runs humans along with it, and it still works out for them.

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 21:16

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NP, seeing a lot of post-rotation decks lately. Which reminds me, I am seriously going to miss the Blood Seekers and Geth's Verdict in my vamp deck. -.- Here's hoping for fun stuff from RtR. In the meantime, though...

I was wondering if you were using Aristocrats as sac engines. I have Bloodthrone Vampire in my build, but I'm not running red so my choices are different. I was going to suggest Olivia for your deck as an obvious color fit; she might be more control-like, too, but I'm not sure she fits your budget.

I am confused about one comment, though... What about Evolving Wilds makes it control? O.o It's just a tool to make sure you have both your colors in the quantity you need. I for one have been color-screwed enough times to appreciate it. LOL

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Posted 09 August 2012 at 13:55

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Really nice deck! Here's my take on vamps: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=366774

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 16:19

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Nice vamps, I have vampdeck too...check my new deck please and comment it if you can http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=372100

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Posted 08 August 2012 at 22:50

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not a bad take on a B/R vamp deck.

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Posted 10 August 2012 at 00:50

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not a bad one... Not particularly great either! But I may be wrong... I haven't finished yet so I haven't bought any of the cards for it.

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Posted 10 August 2012 at 01:37

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Posted 10 August 2012 at 16:02

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I was thinking of cards until I saw the estimated deck value. I think we should focus on that instead. It is always fun if you're not spending too much. And the whole deck is actually well rounded. I think I would:
-2 Brimestone Valley
+2 Thunderous Wrath
+4 Evolving Wilds.
You should probably maintain this around $50.
Overall, very well-rounded deck for a very low cost.
But if you're planning to rise the price a little bit, we should put in Stromkirk Noble. It also makes the mana curve run smoother.
Nice take on B/R vampire deck fluffyweresheep! Keep up the good work!

Hope you could check out my decks too:
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=358212 - Cephalid Midnight Snack
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=372536 - Freak Of Nature
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=350073 - Enchant-World
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=364110 - One-Sided Burn
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=341236 - B/R Aggro Combo
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=229022 - 5 Star Infect
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=222280 - I Still Have a Soul
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=276994 - GraveBorn

Thanks~

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Posted 10 August 2012 at 16:03

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Standard? I'm not sure, I don't play standard, but if not. I would totally run vampire hex age and dark Depths combo :) just for a "more win" combo!

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 03:06

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That would be funny, if I was playing a few games with somebody, and the first two games I win/lose using aggressive vampires. Then in the final game of the match my opponent gets an aggressive start, and for the first time in the match I pull off the combo. I imagine the people around me going "WTF"

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 03:18

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I've seriously had my own vamp deck bak wen I started playin, and I won tournaments with early as turn 3 mayb 2 win by gettin dark depths out with hex, and jus seein my opponents jaw drop haha

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 03:29

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Heh that sounds pretty epic. The best part about the hexmage is that it isn't just usable with dark depths. There are many ways in which the hexmage is useful, including getting rid of planeswalkers, shutting down creatures with tons of plus one counters, ect. If I was in modern or legacy, I would consider trying to get a few copies of each of those.

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 04:18

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Olivia, she a good card and dual lands like dragon skulls

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 03:21

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i have a budget vamp deck 2!! thy adding stromkirk captain

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 06:39

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Pass the word. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=374033

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 07:01

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Nice deck,

Could you help me to build this deck: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=366745

Thanks.

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Posted 13 August 2012 at 08:53

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I like the deck +1.
I could use feedback on my Jund Eternum deck. I'm trying to make it as strong as possible. Also anyone in these rooms please help. Trying to make it nearly unstoppable. And it has good matchups against the field. Please HELP!!!

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Posted 14 August 2012 at 07:41

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how about only black vamps? http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=369033

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Posted 17 August 2012 at 22:07

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Nice budget decks are always a plus.
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=368642 Tribute
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=369724 Beast Mode
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=370783 Casper the Unfriendly Geist
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=371085 Formerly Golmane of the Pride

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Posted 19 August 2012 at 14:23

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