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    gabecvsfn is offline Common
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    Default deck help: mono black vampire deck

    im thinking of building a mono black vampire deck and here are some of the cards im considering:

    anowon the ruin sage
    vampire nocturnus
    vampire nighthawk
    butcher of malakir
    blood seeker
    gatekeeper of malakir
    diabolic tutor
    doom blade
    feast of blood
    hideous end
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    there can be multiples of each card although i only own one vampire nocturnus
    any suggestions on cards i should take out or add would be great! thanks

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    Default Re: deck help: mono black vampire deck

    -Diabolic Tutor could go. You shouldn't need to be searching for something in a vamp deck, especially for cmc4. You should be busy keeping the pressure on your opp.
    -Hideous End is ok, but there are better kill cards. I have a problem with kill spells that only hit non(x), but it's meta-dependent.

    Some other stuff to think about:
    -Vampire Lacerator if you want a good first turn drop
    -Urge to Feed: Last Gasp and chance to power up
    -Go for the Throat hits black, though it's dead vs artifact creatures

    Are you looking to keep this deck standard legal or are you open to other sets?

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    Default Re: deck help: mono black vampire deck

    wow! im really sorry i havent replied sooner (like two months ago) but our computer crashed a few days after i posted this so im back online for the first time, anyway yeah im trying to keep it standard. for killing cards im liking feast of blood since my deck is all vampires..... also, i looked up vampire nocturnus on gatherer and it says that its not legal for standard anymore? thanks!

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    Default Re: deck help: mono black vampire deck

    Feast is good, but sorcery speed and needing two vamps is something to keep in mind. I still play Urge and Feast as the only noncreature kill in my vamp deck, but I can't begin to tell you how many times I've wanted to kick myself after a mass field wipe.

    Other stuff to look at:
    -Bloodghast
    -Kalastria Highborn
    -Bloodthrone Vampire

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    Default Re: deck help: mono black vampire deck

    alright heres my deck so far....
    Creatures
    3X gatekeeper of malakir
    4X vampire nighthawk
    1X captivating vampire
    2X anowon the ruin sage
    1X butcher of malakir
    1X vampire nocturnus
    2X bloodseeker
    1X bloodghast
    1X pulse tracker
    2X vampire lacerator
    Other Spells
    2X sadistic sacrament
    1X exsanguinate
    1X consume spirit
    2X blood tithe
    2X blade of the bloodchief
    4X feast of blood (wondering if i should switch a doom blade in for one of these?)
    2X doom blade
    1X hideous end
    1X assasinate
    1X sorin markov

    anything i should add or remove? thanks for ur help!
    p.s. im trying to keep this standard and it looks like vampire nocturnus isnt legal for that anymore, so im wondering what a good replacement would be

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    Default Re: deck help: mono black vampire deck

    I would start with:

    +2 Doom Blade
    +1 Gatekeeper
    +3 Bloodghast
    +2 Lascerator
    - 1 Nocturnus (not legal)
    - 1 Captivating (wants you to overextend)
    - 1 Pulse Tracker (better in multiplayer when you're more likely to find someone wide open)
    - 1 Hideous End (cut for Doom Blade)
    - 1 Assasinate (cut for Doom Blade)
    - 1 Butcher (too expensive)
    - 2 Bloodseeker (unless you're facing explosive tokens, better in mp)

    Vampire Hexmage is also fantastic. If you want a meatier vamp, use Malakir Bloodwitch. Standard vamps want to play weenie(ish), so you don't want to be bogged down by all kinds off expensive spells, especially without access to Dark Rit.

    Read this. It's b/r, but a decent reference point for standard vamps.
    Last edited by Void Elemental; 05-07-2011 at 12:10 PM.

 

 




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