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12 months ago ::
Jun 08, 2012 - 11:34AM
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Date Joined:
May 24, 2012
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Hey, so I'm looking to make this deck a bit more vamprie oriented. I could use to have some more blue pro-vampire spells/creatures and overall cheaper vampries if possible. Any suggestions on multi-mana lands? At the moment its only basic lands. Thanks! Lands 14x Mountain  8x Island  Creatures 4x Wingcrafter  4x Falkenrath Exterminator  2x Bloodcrazed Neonate  4x Rakish Heir  2x Heirs of Stromkirk  4x Havengul Vampire  2x Hound of Griselbrand  Other Spells 2x Unsummon  4x Pillar of Flame  2x Ghostform  2x Mana Leak  2x Dissipate  2x Crippling Chill  2x Chandra Nalaar 
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12 months ago ::
Jun 08, 2012 - 11:52AM
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Needs Stromkirk Noble  since fits well with the deck. Volt Charge  would be good since a lot of your creatures use +1/+1 counters and it can get blockers out of the way. Dissipate will be hard for you to cast since you need 2 blue mana and you only have 8 islands. Maybe switch it to mana leak if you want a counterspell or replace it with burn to get past blocker. Chandra Nalaar is not standard legal. Artful dodge might be more useful than ghostform. You can make a creature unblockable for two turns. Also can be the same as ghostform if you have 2 blue mana.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 09, 2012 - 4:29AM
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Date Joined:
May 24, 2012
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Thanks for the advise. Of course I'll be dropping Chandra, but what else should I drop to make room for those cards? Also, despite how perfect Stromkirk Noble is, I am on a budget. Any other suggestions in that area? Thanks in advance.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 14, 2012 - 1:14PM
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I would replace Bloodcrazed Neonate with Erdwal Ripper - 1 more cost, but has haste and doesn't have the annoying "must attack each turn if able" rule. And I prefer Falkenwrath Mauraders to Stromkirk Nobles. The haste is very handy.
I also use Cloak of Mists in my Red/Blue vampire/unblockable deck, which is a legacy card but still very nice in casual play.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 15, 2012 - 7:16AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 26, 2012
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Can I ask why you went blue instead of black? I'm assuming it's for the counters and such, but can never be sure. The reason I ask is that one of the key vampires (imo) utilizes black. Stromkirk Captain  I feel is a must have in any vampire deck. +1/+1 and gives them first strike? It makes playing the noble past turn one a viable thing. Another vampire that is coming in M13, Vampire Nighthawk  is black. This card can be a game changer under the right conditions. If removal is what you're worried about, and the reason you went blue, there's still plenty in red/black. Whipflare  and Slagstorm  provide great board wipers (and if you've got your guys beefed up a bit, they'll survive). Doom Blade  and Go for the Throat  are excellent as well. Also, Stromkirk Noble is fairly cheap these days. At $2 a pop, it fits most budgets. Here's a copy of my current vampire decklist. LANDS: 1 Cavern of Souls  (currently only own one, or I'd run 4 of) 4 Blackcleave Cliffs  4 Stensia Bloodhall  4 Dragonskull Summit  6 Swamp  7 Mountain CREATURES: 2 Falkenrath Exterminator (this is what I'll most likely drop for the Nighthawk) 3 Rakish Heir 3 Stromkirk Captain 4 Stromkirk Noble 3 Bloodline Keeper  3 Olivia Voldaren  SPELLS: 3 Pillar of Flame 4 Slagstorm 4 Go for the Throat 2 Doom Blade 3 Volt Charge SIDBOARD: 3 Shatter  3 Tribute to Hunger  3 Tragic Slip  3 Sever the Bloodline  3 Surgical Extraction  The current low end cost for this deck via TCGplayer is ~$75. Is it perfect? Not by any means. But it does me good with my FNM meta. Good luck with vamps. :D
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12 months ago ::
Jun 15, 2012 - 10:21AM
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Date Joined:
Jan 16, 2012
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I would suggest going the R/B route as it offers vampires a lot more than Blue does. Stromkirk Captain is a must for vampire decks and black gives you access to more spot removal as well as some other decent vampires. On a side note, Chandra Nalaar is not standard legal.
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