Art by Chris Rallis
Saved commander deck
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Aggressive Rakdos Vampire tribal that drains opponent life totals and repeatedly destroys enemy creatures. Uses Blood tokens and lifegain payoffs to cheat high-mana Vampires into play and establish total board control.
Prompt: Black and Red Vampire Deck, destroy creatures, life gain
Commander
1 cards
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
{2}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Herald's Horn
{3}Artifact
Reduces cost of Vampires and offers potential card advantage.
Urza's Incubator
{3}Artifact
Massively reduces costs for the Vampire creature type.
Card Draw
9 cards
Sign in Blood
{B}{B}Sorcery
Cheap early card draw while triggering loss of life synergies.
Champion of Dusk
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Knight
Refills hand based on the number of Vampires controlled.
Florian, Voldaren Scion
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Provides impulse card selection when opponents lose life.
Twilight Prophet
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Cleric
Provides card advantage, drains opponents, and gains life.
Pact of the Serpent
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Draws massive cards in tribal Vampire builds.
Anje's Ravager
{2}{R}Creature — Vampire Berserker
Aggressive Vampire that refills hand via Madness.
Removal
11 cards
Dreadbore
{B}{R}Sorcery
Destroys target creature or planeswalker at sorcery speed.
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Flexible removal targeting creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers.
Patron of the Vein
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Destroys a creature on entry and pumps the Vampire team.
Butcher of Malakir
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Warrior
Grave Pact effect attached to a large flying Vampire.
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Stromkirk Captain
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Vampire Soldier
Lord that grants +1/+1 and First Strike to all Vampires.
Captivating Vampire
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire
Vampire lord that steals opposing creatures.
Cordial Vampire
{B}{B}Creature — Vampire
Pumps all Vampires whenever any creature dies.
Vampire Nighthawk
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Evasive lifelink threat that deters attackers with deathtouch.
Gifted Aetherborn
{B}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Early lifelink and deathtouch attacker.
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Puts +1/+1 counters on attacking team during combat.
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
Generates Vampires and flips into a massive lord.
Vampire Nocturnus
{1}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire
Grants huge stats and flying to Vampires when top card is black.
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
Forces all players to sacrifice non-Vampire creatures each turn.
Nirkana Revenant
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shade
Doubles Swamp mana and pumps itself for big swings.
Olivia Voldaren
{2}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Vampire
Ping-based removal engine that turns enemies into Vampires and steals them.
Olivia, Crimson Bride
{4}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Hasty flyer that reanimates Vampires from the graveyard on attack.
Henrika Domnathi // Henrika, Infernal Seer
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire // Legendary Creature — Vampire
Flexible threat that forces sacrifice, draws cards, and transforms.
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Free sacrifice outlet that gains indestructible and grows as enemy creatures die.
Vein Ripper
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Assassin
Drains opponents for 2 life whenever any creature dies.
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Weaponizes lifegain into direct damage targeting opponents.
Exquisite Blood
{4}{B}Enchantment
Gains life whenever opponents lose life, comboing with Sanguine Bond effects.
Sanguine Bond
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Deals damage equal to life gained to target opponent.
Defiant Bloodlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire
Flying Vampire that turns lifegain into opponent life loss.
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Knight
Large flying threat that drains life whenever opponents take damage.
Falkenrath Marauders
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Vampire Warrior
Hasty flying Vampire that grows rapidly upon dealing combat damage.
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Warrior
Grants Bloodthirst 3 to all incoming Vampire spells.
Markov Enforcer
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Vampire Soldier
Fights opposing creatures when entering and when Vampires enter.
Utility
8 cards
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Grants all creatures lifelink and reanimates key Vampires.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste for commander protection.
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
Recurs destroyed Vampires back to hand at the cost of life.
Rakdos Charm
{B}{R}Instant
Versatile instant for graveyard hate, artifact removal, or wide board damage.
Sorin Markov
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
Pings, gains life, and sets opponent life total to 10.
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Allows playing top cards using life, turning high lifegain into extreme card advantage.
