How about Undead Alchemist? Bring even more pain to their library. ;3 Otherwise, brilliant deck; you don't usually think of Zombies in this way, so its very refreshing.
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Just my preference, but I feel like you could use Goblin Electromancer here; as he makes many spells more playable than usual; mizzium mortars, negate, think twice, and things like searing spear all become one drops. That's power.
No Goblin Electromancer, how about Guttersnipe? With all the Flashback potential here they'd be murder.
A solid deck, although I have to wonder about lotus petal's place here; you don't seem to be hurting for mana to really need it; and I've always loved Kiln Fiend (Hence the deck I made for him) so maybe swapping them wouldn't hurt? Other than that, I tried making a R/G Elemental deck like this once, and I feel like you've succeeded where I lost interest, lol.
Wait, no Bloodline Keeper? With only four spells I'd rip them out and put him in. He's just too delicious to not put in a mono-black vamp deck.
I created a similar deck that also ran Twisted Image. Love seeing people think outside the aggro box.
Nocturnus is definitely a choice, as most of you spells are black, so his buff should happen often. I prefer Bloodline Keeper due to not being as color dependent, and the ability to create more suicide attackers, plus his Lord of Lineage buff is welcome. But I think he deserves more of a spot than Spread the sickness and Heirs to Stromkirk. Anowon has a nice ability, but he's a touch expensive, and if you happen to fight another vampire deck, he's outclassed by others easily. The lack of Stromkirk Captain is still a little troubling; only because he's more effective than Captivating Vampire in terms of the buff he gives. Havengul Vamp and Falkenrath Exterminator pair well together, though they almost require Rakish Heir to accumulate counters quickly enough to capitalize on Exterminator's ability. All three of them are red though, which can put you at odds with Nocturnus.
Oh, Blightning and Terminate are pretty solid as well, considering your alignment, and as fun as Captivating Vampire sounds; I've usually found by the time I have enough Vampires to use his ability, I've already won the game. Markov Warlord is overpriced, considering with +1/+1 buffs there are many vamps that are stronger than he is by the time you can afford him, the Dragon kind of defeats you theme and doesn't receive any perks from other vampires, and I'd definitely advise Bloodline Keeper over pretty much any vamp that costs four mana, simply due to his abilities being near broken.
I also have a Vamp deck, feel free to peek, and taking it into considering yours; I'd say a major weakness you have is a lack of cheap creatures. Lack of kill spells to frustrate your opponent potentially hurts you too. I'd also suggest narrowing down what creatures you have, and pumping their numbers up. One Drops like Pulse Tracker and Stromkirk Noble are nice for any early start. Basically; I'd suggest focusing on cheaper creatures that can be pumped quickly (As mentioned, Stromkirk Captain is spectacular.) and the ability to stonewall your opponent through more spells like Go for the Throat, Feast of Blood, etc. Bump in the Night is a nice direct damage spell too.
I'd suggest having more Casters than Stalkers; just considering the importance of spells in the deck, and that's where your main source of power is coming from, rather than creatures. I realize Stalker pairs well with the Pikes, but the ability to have double of any spell you posses is too great to pass up in my opinion.
Oh, and just a thought, Charmbreaker is a really strong card, but the fact that he drains your graveyard you the spells Pike needs to be effective, I might consider something else. Snapcaster and Vexing Devil comes to mind.
You'd think you would have more spells to take advantage of the Pike, and Artful Dodge would really work here, to assure you can get the Pike through.
Sounds like a prime candidate for Distortion Strike.
Some clever use of abilities, and Invigorate; considering they can gain all the life they want and it won't matter when they have ten poison counters on them. But considering the amount of reliance on infecting (Being the theme of the deck.) I'd consider adding something like Vapor Snag and/or Unsummon, just in case you run out of Distortion Strikes, or don't draw them quickly enough.
Oh, and Banefire couldn't hurt either. Just giving ideas.
What?! No Brainstorm?! I also find the lack of Lightning Bolt a little odd; and if you really want that few creatures there; I'd suggest Vexing Devil.
Oi! Its me, and like I said on Steam, fantastic deck. Especially for a first effort.
Geez this deck is expensive, those islands and Taiga are amazing, but they're definitely something most players couldn't afford, at least not for a while. And I think you could afford to have some less expensive creatures, along with some more spells; but that's just my preference.
Popping into say this is a potentially VERY frustrating deck to play against, and because of that, it works extremely well. I've wondered about Maniac for a while, and combined with expert mill spells you have, it'd be a stylish win.
A very well constructed and planned out deck. Although it I personally would have more spells and less creatures, that's just me. The deck as a whole is solid.
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