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Generally speaking, 3 colors means you sacrifice consistency for additional power. I assume you are splashing blue for phantasmal image or phyrexian metamorph , in which case you should have more than enough playables. Additionally, if you are going vampire and zombies that gives you even more playables. In fact, it is entirely possible to build a quite strong mono-black vampire/zombie list.

4 x bloodthrone vampire
4 x geralf's messenger
4 x diregraf ghoul
4 x gravecrawler
4 x blood artist
3 x geth's verdict
3 x fume spitter
3 x mortarpod
4 x tragic slip
2 x highborn ghoul
2 x falkenrath noble

4 x cavern of souls
19 x swamp


It might not be entirely obvious, but there are lots of little synergies here. For example, fume spitter removes the undying counter off a geralf's messenger. With 3x mortarpod, 4x tragic slip, 3x fume spitter delvers and mana critters should die fast. The deck has a low curve, but blood artist (and backup blood artist aka noble) type effects leave the possibility of a "combo" finish. With bloodthrone vampire, you can repeatdly sac gravecrawler with another zombie out. Blood artist type effects also are quite helpful with racing.

If you wish to make zombie/vampires, this is a reasonable place to start.

I think illusionz is correct in that a deck with both diregraf captain and stromkirk captain is likely very bad. As he says, if you are running "lord" effects you really want to maximize the creature type you are focusing around.

However, it is certainly possible to successfully mix vampires and zombies. The most successful zombie archtype at the moment I believe is with the red splash, and has blood artist and falkenrath aristocrat , and lacks lord effects.

Conley Woods attempted to make a R/U/B zombies list over on the channelfireball website, he has a video series where he attempts to make rogue decks. (Conley Woods is a noted rogue deck builder and professional magic player)

But.... if want to build a deck yourself, its definitely easiest to stick with one tribe, and follow illusionz advice.

I was splashing in blue for mana leak. I don't know why other than i like that card. When i get off work i will post the deck list i am running with this deck.

Jul 5, 2012 -- 1:08PM, chaosb00z3r wrote:

I was splashing in blue for mana leak. I don't know why other than i like that card. When i get off work i will post the deck list i am running with this deck.

Wanting to add mana leak does not warrant splashing blue. Your an aggro deck so your slots are better filled with kill spells, burn spells or aggressive creatures.

EDIT: Even if im running UB zombies i still would not maindeck Mana Leak. Your main focus is to get stuff out. If you leave counter mana open and your opponent doesnt play anything or has Cavern of Souls , then you have just wasted a turn where you could have been advancing your board presence, and putting the pressure on them. I would only reccomend running a couple Negate , but in the SB. Its better than Mana Leak against Planeswalkers, Burn decks, and Miracles ( Terminus ) because it doesnt give them a way out.

Most of the time, you are just better off with Spot removal.

EDIT2: On the topic of Chosen of Markov . I would not run her in a Vampire Build. You have access to better vampires in the 2 slot, Vampire Interloper , Blood Artist . She is just too slow. Id rather attack then tap my creatures to transform her. However, the card does have good artwork.  

Jul 4, 2012 -- 5:50PM, chaosb00z3r wrote:

is Chosen of Markov effective in running a R/U/B Vampire/Zombie deck?

um..... there is so much wrong with what has been written here, i wouldn't even begin to know how to answer the question