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Vampiric Bloodlust

Commander precon · Commander 2017 · 2017 · led by Edgar Markov

Main theme: Vampire tribal · Synergy 3.5/5 (connected) · Bracket 3 · Edgar Markov works with 11 of its cards

Upgrades at bracket 1–2

No Game Changers and no infinite combos: the level of an unchanged precon. Game Changers are cards on WotC's official list of cards that make a deck much stronger.It starts at bracket 3, so the first swap brings it down.

14 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 1–2.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 3.5 → 3.9 of 5, still connected. Its consistency is unchanged: Build stays at 3.7 of 5, close; 5 short on ramp, was 6, still 5 short on card advantage, now 2 short on interaction, was 1. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

First, to reach bracket 1–2

  1. Take out Teferi's Protection: Teferi's Protection is on the official Game Changer list, which raises a deck's bracket; bracket 1–2 allows none, and this deck has 1. Put in Dominating Vampire: While you control Dominating Vampire, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more

Lands

  1. Take out Akoum Refuge: Akoum Refuge enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Bloodfell Caves: Bloodfell Caves enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Cinder Barrens: Cinder Barrens enters tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  4. Take out Rakdos Carnarium: Rakdos Carnarium enters tapped. Put in Luxury Suite: Luxury Suite never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  5. Take out Rakdos Guildgate: Rakdos Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Shadowblood Ridge: Shadowblood Ridge never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  6. Take out Urborg Volcano: Urborg Volcano enters tapped. Put in Blackcleave Cliffs: Blackcleave Cliffs enters tapped less often and makes black or red.
  7. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  10. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Disrupt Decorum: Disrupt Decorum is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 6 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out New Blood: New Blood works with no other card in this deck; Anje, Maid of Dishonor works with 21 cards, 6 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Anje, Maid of Dishonor: While you control Anje, Maid of Dishonor, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more
  2. Take out Heirloom Blade: Heirloom Blade works with 3 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme. Put in Bishop of the Bloodstained: While you control Bishop of the Bloodstained, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more

Upgrades at bracket 3

Up to three Game Changers, and no two-card infinite combo that costs 6 or less.

15 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 3.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 3.5 → 3.9 of 5, still connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.7 → 3.8 of 5, still close; 5 short on ramp, was 6, still 5 short on card advantage, still 1 short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Akoum Refuge: Akoum Refuge enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Bloodfell Caves: Bloodfell Caves enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Cinder Barrens: Cinder Barrens enters tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  4. Take out Rakdos Carnarium: Rakdos Carnarium enters tapped. Put in Luxury Suite: Luxury Suite never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  5. Take out Rakdos Guildgate: Rakdos Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Shadowblood Ridge: Shadowblood Ridge never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  6. Take out Urborg Volcano: Urborg Volcano enters tapped. Put in Blackcleave Cliffs: Blackcleave Cliffs enters tapped less often and makes black or red.
  7. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  10. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Disrupt Decorum: Disrupt Decorum is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 6 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp.
  2. Take out Boros Signet: Boros Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  3. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out New Blood: New Blood works with no other card in this deck; Anje, Maid of Dishonor works with 21 cards, 6 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Anje, Maid of Dishonor: While you control Anje, Maid of Dishonor, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more
  2. Take out Heirloom Blade: Heirloom Blade works with 3 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme. Put in Bishop of the Bloodstained: While you control Bishop of the Bloodstained, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

18 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 4–5.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 3.5 → 3.9 of 5, still connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.7 → 3.8 of 5, still close; no longer short on interaction, 5 short on ramp, was 6, still 5 short on card advantage. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Akoum Refuge: Akoum Refuge enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Bloodfell Caves: Bloodfell Caves enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Cinder Barrens: Cinder Barrens enters tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  4. Take out Rakdos Carnarium: Rakdos Carnarium enters tapped. Put in Luxury Suite: Luxury Suite never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  5. Take out Rakdos Guildgate: Rakdos Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Shadowblood Ridge: Shadowblood Ridge never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  6. Take out Urborg Volcano: Urborg Volcano enters tapped. Put in Blackcleave Cliffs: Blackcleave Cliffs enters tapped less often and makes black or red.
  7. Take out Forsaken Sanctuary: Forsaken Sanctuary enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  8. Take out Orzhov Basilica: Orzhov Basilica enters tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Orzhov Guildgate: Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  10. Take out Scoured Barrens: Scoured Barrens enters tapped. Put in Scrubland: Scrubland never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Disrupt Decorum: Disrupt Decorum is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 6 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp.
  2. Take out Boros Signet: Boros Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  3. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  4. Take out Rakdos Signet: Rakdos Signet is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  5. Take out Worn Powerstone: Worn Powerstone is weaker ramp than Mox Diamond. Put in Mox Diamond: Mox Diamond is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Ambition's Cost: Ambition's Cost is weaker card draw than The One Ring. Put in The One Ring: The One Ring is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out New Blood: New Blood works with no other card in this deck; Anje, Maid of Dishonor works with 21 cards, 6 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Anje, Maid of Dishonor: While you control Anje, Maid of Dishonor, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more
  2. Take out Heirloom Blade: Heirloom Blade works with 3 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme. Put in Bishop of the Bloodstained: While you control Bishop of the Bloodstained, Malakir Bloodwitch counts it and does more

Opens a route: God-Pharaoh's Faithful. 13 of its cards reach Well of Lost Dreams through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: ramp 7 of 13, card advantage 9 of 14, interaction 11 of 12.

The decklist

Creatures

Anowon, the Ruin Sage · Blood Artist · Blood Baron of Vizkopa · Bloodhusk Ritualist · Bloodline Necromancer · Bloodlord of Vaasgoth · Bloodsworn Steward · Butcher of Malakir · Captivating Vampire · Crimson Honor Guard · Dark Impostor · Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief · Falkenrath Noble · Kheru Mind-Eater · Licia, Sanguine Tribune · Malakir Bloodwitch · Mathas, Fiend Seeker · Patron of the Vein · Pawn of Ulamog · Rakish Heir · Sangromancer · Skeletal Vampire · Stromkirk Captain · Tithe Drinker · Vampire Nighthawk · Vein Drinker

Instants and sorceries

Ambition's Cost · Blood Tribute · Consuming Vapors · Crackling Doom · Damnable Pact · Disrupt Decorum · Fell the Mighty · Go for the Throat · Kindred Charge · Merciless Eviction · Mortify · New Blood · Read the Bones · Return to Dust · Skeletal Scrying · Swords to Plowshares · Syphon Mind · Teferi's Protection

Artifacts and enchantments

Black Market · Blade of the Bloodchief · Blind Obedience · Boros Signet · Curse of Disturbance · Curse of Vitality · Door of Destinies · Heirloom Blade · Kindred Boon · Orzhov Signet · Outpost Siege · Rakdos Signet · Sanguine Bond · Skullclamp · Sol Ring · Underworld Connections · Well of Lost Dreams · Worn Powerstone

Lands

Akoum Refuge · Bloodfell Caves · Bojuka Bog · Boros Garrison · Boros Guildgate · Cinder Barrens · Command Tower · Evolving Wilds · Forsaken Sanctuary · Kabira Crossroads · 4 Mountain · Nomad Outpost · Opal Palace · Orzhov Basilica · Orzhov Guildgate · Path of Ancestry · 3 Plains · Rakdos Carnarium · Rakdos Guildgate · Scoured Barrens · Stone Quarry · 8 Swamp · Terramorphic Expanse · Urborg Volcano · Wind-Scarred Crag

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