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Jan 20, 2013 -- 1:29PM, Tribalseed wrote:

4 Blood Artist
2 Falkenrath Aristocrat
2 Olivia Voldaren
2 Rakdos Shred-Freak
4 Stromkirk Captain
4 Stromkirk Noble
2 Vampire Interloper
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus

2 Dreadbore
4 Murder
1 Rakdos's Return
1 Underworld Connections

4 Blood Crypt
2 Cavern of Souls
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Mountain
10 Swamp

Sideboard:
2 Bloodline Keeper
2 Cremate
4 Duress
2 Necropolis Regent
1 Rakdos Charm
2 Sign in Blood
2 Slaughter Games

Anyone have any suggestions?

I would splash white for Sorin, Lord of Innistrad and if not, this deck wants Liliana of the Veil.  You could probably cut 2 lands for the Liliana's.  I don't like the mono-red vampire in a Nocturnus deck as that hadds to the number of cards that doesn't make Nocturnus--and the rest of your vampires--awesome.  I would take out the Stromkirk Noble for Duress.

2 Falkenrath Aristocrat
2 Olivia Voldaren
2 Rakdos Shred-Freak
4 Stromkirk Captain
4 Stromkirk Noble
2 Vampire Interloper
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vampire Nocturnus

4 Dreadbore
4 Murder Ultimate Price
4 Duress
4 Tragic Slip
4 Sign in Blood
1 Rakdos's Return
1 Underworld Connections

2 Liliana of the Veil

4 Blood Crypt
2 Cavern of Souls
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Mountain
10 8 Swamp

Do note that with Stromkirk Captain your Vamps will have first strike. After first strike damage resolves with Vampire Nighthawk(deathtouch) you can Tragic Slip before normal damage resolves.

Nighthawk will give you back the life you lose with Sign in Blood and this has now become more of a midrange deck.  You'll use your spells to keep the board clean until your deck takes off on turn three.  I'm a bigger fan of Bloodline Keeper than Vampire Nocturnus but to each their own.

-NW

Jan 21, 2013 -- 6:56AM, Tribalseed wrote:

Liliana of the Veil , Liliana of the Dark Realms, or Sorin Lord of Innistrad? 

Liliana of the Veil hands down, though splashing white for Sorin, Lord of Innistrad wouldn't be terrible either.  Liliana of the Dark Realms --I will say the artwork is awsome though--is a terrible card outside of MBC which is deader than dead, and maybe black burn which is also dead.

Jan 21, 2013 -- 9:03AM, Tribalseed wrote:

how would you splash in white for Sorin? Also with using Nocturnus wouldn't Liliana of the Dark realms allow me the chance to change my top card if its not black? I like the 3 cmc for liliana of the veil and her cool ult but why would you say her hands down in my vamp deck? Thanks a lot for responding by the way! 

I personally would splash white with 1 plains and 2-3 evolving wilds rather than go dual land and here's why:

Evolving Wilds rocks in this deck for two reasons: The first is obvious, land fixing, which shouldn't be much of an issue but a little insurance never hurt anyone, the second being if a non-black card does show up, and you don't have a Sign in Blood in hand, you can sac it for a shuffle.  Options never hurt anyone.

The Lilianna of the Veils is HUGE card advantage, great board control, and between Duress and her you are really going to limit what your opponent can do.  Control decks in general are not going to be happy to see Liliana AND Duress.  Also those two cards disrupt so many decks it's REDONKULOUS.  It craps on Detention Sphere, Oblivion Ring, Slaughter Games, Rancor, any sort of counter play, etc.  Taking answers away from your opponent always works out in your favor.  G/R/W aggro depends on Rancor, if you turn 1 Duress and take away Rancor, that hurts big time.  Not only does Duress and Liliana get rid of answers it also lets you keep tabs on your opponents hand so there are no surprises.

Sideboard Cremate to really force U/W/X contol's hand.