Art by Eric Deschamps
Commander deckBR
Olivia Voldaren
Control the board by pinging and stealing opposing creatures with Olivia Voldaren while leveraging Vampire tribal synergies, life drain, and persistent removal to bleed opponents out.
Asked for“A black/red vampire deck with Olivia Voldaren as my commander. I like life gain, draining opponent's life and destroying creatures”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Olivia Voldaren
2BRLegendary Creature — Vampire
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Champion of Dusk
3BBCreature — Vampire Knight
Vampire body that draws cards based on your Vampire count
Twilight Prophet
2BBCreature — Vampire Cleric
Provides extra draw while draining opponents and gaining life
Florian, Voldaren Scion
1BRLegendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Digs for key cards based on damage dealt each turn
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns small vampire tokens or utility creatures into cards
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
2BRLegendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Generates Blood tokens to filter draws and cheat Vampires into play
Removal
10
Bedevil
BBRInstant
Versatile removal targeting artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers
New Blood
2BBSorcery
Thematic Vampire spell that steals opposing creatures permanently
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
3BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
Forces all players to sacrifice non-Vampire creatures continually
Attrition
1BBEnchantment
Repeatable creature sacrifice outlet for targeted removal
Threats/Wincons
23
Cordial Vampire
BBCreature — Vampire
Grows your whole Vampire army whenever a creature dies
Captivating Vampire
1BBCreature — Vampire
Vampire lord that lets you steal opponents' creatures
Vampire Nighthawk
1BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Efficient flying creature with deathtouch and lifelink
Gifted Aetherborn
BBCreature — Aetherborn Vampire
Early game lifelink defender and threat
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
2BBCreature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
Generates Vampire tokens and flips into a massive lord
Falkenrath Aristocrat
2BRCreature — Vampire Noble
Resilient flying, hasty sacrifice outlet
Patron of the Vein
4BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Destroys a creature on entry and pumps your army as foes die
Butcher of Malakir
5BBCreature — Vampire Warrior
Grave Pact effect attached to a large flying Vampire
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
3BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
Provides mana-sink removal that doubles as a huge attacker
Malakir Bloodwitch
3BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Drains each opponent's life total based on your Vampire count
Sanctum Seeker
2BBCreature — Vampire Knight
Drains opponents whenever your Vampires attack
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Turns all lifegain into direct damage to opponents
Exquisite Blood
4BEnchantment
Gains life whenever opponents lose life, forming win combos with drain
Henrika Domnathi // Henrika, Infernal Seer
2BBLegendary Creature — Vampire // Legendary Creature — Vampire
Forces sacrifices, draws cards, and flips into a lifelink/deathtouch lord
Bloodtithe Harvester
BRCreature — Vampire
Early creature that provides Blood tokens and removal synergy
Nirkana Revenant
4BBCreature — Vampire Shade
Doubles Swamp mana generation and pumps itself
Stromkirk Captain
1BRCreature — Vampire Soldier
Vampire lord giving first strike and stats to your tribe
Olivia, Crimson Bride
4BRLegendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Reanimates Vampires directly from your graveyard when attacking
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2BLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Free sacrifice outlet that gains invulnerability and grows on enemy deaths
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
4BRLegendary Creature — Vampire Rogue
Gives deathtouch to all your creatures, boosting Olivia's ping ability
Vampire Nocturnus
1BBBCreature — Vampire
Grants flying and a massive power buff to Vampires when black is revealed
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Fast attacker that permanently pumps your attacking creatures
Utility
8
Vanquisher's Banner
5Artifact
Anthem effect for Vampires that draws cards on cast
Basilisk Collar
1Artifact — Equipment
Equip to Olivia to destroy any creature she pings with deathtouch and gain life
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Grants lifelink to all your creatures and provides secondary reanimation
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
Repeatable creature recursion using excess life pool
Dictate of Erebos
3BBEnchantment
Forces creature sacrifice across opponents whenever your creatures die
