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Are your dudes dying because of burn, point kill, mass removal?

Anowan, the Ruin Sage can be fun if he survives.

My dudes are dying mostly because of target removal/burn.

I wanted to give Blood Seeker a try before Pulse Tracker . Both seems close enough in term of viability.

Chancellor of the Dross is awesome but only if you got it in your opening hand. 

Would No Mercy / Dread  be a good option? If yes, what should I remove?

I rate Blood Seeker over Pulse Tracker . I don't really fancy a trigger that requires its owner to attack with a 1/1. It's fine for a deck built around giving creatures evasion, but I don't see Tracker as a reliable source of more than a couple of damage per opponent. Seeker doesn't have to put himself at risk and can be expected to do a lot more.

Chancellor of the Dross is still strong as a late draw. It's not going to be an all-star in that situation, but it's still good and I don't think you'll be disappointed to draw it.

I don't think No Mercy or Dread are bad choices; they do have the problem Azureshade describes, but that only makes it ineffective against alpha strikes. There are more than enough occasions where having one of those out will deter attacks of opportunity intended to curb your gradual lifegain.

Finally, you could look at the upcoming Orzhov cards in Gatecrash (with the Extort mechanic). Whether there are any that will fit directly into this deck I don't know, but the mechanic suits. Oh, and you couldn't go wrong with a bit more removal to control the board. Attrition might suit, to go with Bloodline Keeper and Blood Artist . Or just more sweepers.

As for what to take out, the deck looks pretty strong overall. Syphon Soul would be my top choice, because I think it's a fairly redundant one-shot effect. It's strong, but I wouldn't fancy it unless I could use it multiple times. It doesn't affect the board, and you already have Exsanguinate to do the same thing, better. Second, Lashwrithe because I don't really see any urgent need to beef up creatures. I assume you're probably winning with Bloodline Keeper , Malakir Bloodwitch or Exsanguinate , and it doesn't greatly contribute to any of that. Finally, Skirsdag High Priest , because it really just looks like a weaker, harder-to-use Bloodline Keeper . You need to get spare creatures together, then wait for a Morbid trigger that doesn't also sweep those creatures. The deck's early game seems fine with twelve creatures who can be down by turn 3 (including all-star [c]Vampire Nighthawk), so I think you can safely switch him with something more expensive and less demanding.

Thanks for all the suggestions! 

Here is the current deck.

 
4 x Blood Artist
4 x Blood Seeker
2 x Bloodline keeper
4 x Malakir Bloodwitch
4 x Vampire Nighthawk
1 x Chancellor of the Dross
4 x Guul Draz Assassin
 
2 x Black sun's zenith
4 x Exsanguinate
4 x Syphon Mind
 
1 x No Mercy
1 x Attrition
1 x Phyrexian Reclamation
 
4 x Leechridden Swamp
2 x Cabal coffers
18 x swamp

Wow! That is a bunch of useful informations! Thanks

I'll try Pulse Tracker and see which one I prefer.

I'll also run a single No mercy than maybe add another one later if I need to.

Oversold Cemetery and Patriarch's Bidding are indeed VERY interesting cards, I have to get those

Grave Pact seems really great with Black sun / Blood artist / recursive cards.

I find Black Sun's Zenith useful when I don't have any control over the board and every one is a step after me. With Blood Artist on the field it could be insane too. What are you suggesting to replace Black sun? More Chancellor / bloodwitch?


4 x Blood Artist
2 x Pulse Tracker
2 x Blood Seeker
2 x Bloodline keeper
3 x Malakir Bloodwitch
4 x Vampire Nighthawk
2 x Chancellor of the Dross
2 x Guul Draz Assassin

2 x Black sun's zenith
4 x Exsanguinate
4 x Syphon Mind
1 x Patriarch's Bidding
1 x Oversold Cemetery
1 x No Mercy
1 x Grave Pact
1 x Phyrexian Reclamation

4 x Leechridden Swamp
2 x Cabal coffers
18 x swamp