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Mono black Vampire deck. Comments are welcome. NOTES: I no longer have this deck together, it will no longer be updated at the moment.
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Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
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At 7 mana i prefer something else, even a corrupt for 6 mana could help me more by late game than kalitas in every experience ive had in using him. thanks for the tips though!
I see that you're focusing primarily on the Captivating Vampire in this deck; not a bad plan. I've created my own vampire deck that has been very effective thus far, check it out if you have the time. You may want to include, Anowan the Ruin Sage, Nirkana Revenant, or Kalitas Bloodchief of Ghet. For artifacts, think about Blade of the Bloodchief. For spells, think about Bloodchief Ascension, Sanguine Bond, and Blood Tribute.
Hey, thanks for the tips. I actually had Anowan and Kalitas in here at one point, both never saw much playtime. They are both great cards, but since they never saw much play i went with drana and malakir bloodwitch, both of which are able to get out much earlier as well. Been looking at blade of the bloodchief for awhile, but man, so expensive right now. haha. if sanguine bond was standard i would def roll with it here. i could actually see bloodchief ascension working in here, but when i had blood tribute in it didn't help me much late game. i found exsanguinate to work best for me. thanks for the comments!
I would maybe drop the Bloodwitch and two others and get 4 Vampire Nocturnus. Maybe drop bloodchief. I think it would run faster
Vampire nocturnus is a GREAT card, but unfortunately he's no longer in standard play. Malakir Bloodwitch usually works well for me, but i agree that her and drana cost more, however, they are still cheaper to play compared with Anowan and Kalitas, and Malakir Bloodwitch works well for casual play when its a large group of people. I wish Vampire Nocturnus was standard though!
Oops I should pay more attention haha. In that case I agree with your choice. Plus, in my experience, Kalitas is bitch to get up and running.
yeah, i think i use him once, his mana cost is just too much to be of any use imo. by turn 7 if you're screwed, chances are kalitas isn't going to help, and while his ability helps creature hate, i had doom blade, go for the throat, even feast of blood for that.
Let me kow what you think of my casual vamps. http://mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=123115
I checked it out. looked pretty solid, i left a few comments
i agree with the bloodcheifs' ascension being put into here. but i would also consider putting in painful quandary even though this is not a discard deck. it makes them debate on life or having a hand. either way if your opponent has a hand they might not play a spell due to this and if their top decking then they have to wait a turn to play a spell so they can discard or just suffer the 5 life penalty
yeah, painful quandary could be pretty solid at slowing someone down. however by turn 5 it may be more beneficial to just drop in drana or the malakir bloodwitch. not sure what i would take out if i wanted to put painful quandary or bloodcheifs ascension though.
This is a pretty damned solid deck, dude. I rolled with standard as well. The only thing I'd suggest is maybe a Sorin or two in the sideboard (or mainboard, I guess that's really your choice). If you wanna check out my standard vampire deck, it's here: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=148516
Thanks man for the comment. I've used sorin in here before and wasn't much of a fan after testing him a couple games. just never seemed to help me by turn 6. I checked out your deck, looked pretty solid.
How about Kalastria Highborn? I think all vampire only decks should have a couple in them.
I ran it for a while and it just wasn't working for me. I was going faster than the ability proved to be useful. I think it's amazing for a vampire sac deck, but not for a just straight out aggro one. thanks for the comment though
blood seeker is a fun card
yeah, i liked it a lot whenever i played decks that were heavy creature based, but versus a couple decks i came up on (milling and burn based ones) it served me little to no purpose and I found other cards better suited for the deck than it. Thanks for the comment!
You don't run the three best vampires in T2, Lacerator, Bloodghast, and Highborn. I am confused. You also run Doom Blade, which has a strictly better version, disentomb, and exsanguiate.... Why? Looks like you took a vampire deck, slowed it down, and took out the best cards. Why?
on a budget, so the go for the throats are out atm, not a fan of lacerator, and budget prevents bloodghast too. See my comment above on Highborn. I run exsanguiate bc we play a hell of a lot of multi-player battles in my playgroup so it works out. Disentomb is only in there bc can't think of much else to put in atm that would work within a budget.
I just need to ask a quick question..are you on a bugdet..cause if not i can build one real quick..post it..and show you how to keep a +1 and abuse teh crap out of vampires lol
yeah, i am. hence the fact there are no blades of the bloodchief, go for the throats, or bloodghast. i think mine is solid given the conditions applied.
put in dark tutalage. its cheap and it gains you a card over life and vamps are really cheap anyway.
what would be worth taking out for it?
dark tutelage with 5 drops? thats suicide. do NOT do that, haha
How about you replace the 5 drops with Tutelage?
yeah, i would have to take them out for sure if i ran them, though the bloodwitch can be devastating sometimes.
I haven't read through all the comments, but ctrl + f didn't find any Vendetta's being mentioned. Possibly over doom blade? Or another side board kill spell? Also I notice there isn't a Vampire Lacerator, always a fun turn 1 drop. (I was thinking trade maybe 1 Guul Draz and 1 or 2 Pulse Trackers) Really nice deck! I've wanted to run Vamps for a while but knew if I spent time getting them I'd want something else lol.
Vendetta could be fun to possibly sideboard in over the doom blade, though ive been wanting to run go for the throat even more than either of them. lol. I've been hesistant about the lacerator but i think im going to finally give him a try and see how he fairs over the guul draz vampire or something. i think pulse tracker is too much fun to pull out. Thanks for the comment!
take out disentomb put in go for the throat, then you win
yeah, i like the idea, i had been thinking of dropping doom blade for go for the throat but you think dropping the disentombs is best?
Standard sideboards need to be exactly 15 cards. Besides that this is a solid deck.
lol yeah, been meaning to make the sideboard fully, any ideas?
Try Perish the Thought in side board it gives you a way to get at the Luminarch Ascensions and Jaces of the world or Duress. Also the new Morbid Plunder is 2 for 1 compared to disentomb. Nice deck.
How well has your deck been doing?
it's beaten most of the decks ive played against, the only thing it has struggled with was up front against a burn deck if he got a faster draw than me, otherwise i've had success with this.
nice congrats I have a lot of these cards may make a deck out of it
Thanks man, put bloodghast in over the 5-drops ive got if you have any, i tried it out in a game for fun just with proxying and it worked out well, but since i dont have any atm, i went with the set up above.
haha i bet bloodghast would be good to have in a deck they can become insane for you and annoying to the player. If you have time do you have any suggestions for starting a quest for the nihil stone deck?
why no bloodghast or blade of the blood chief ?i like the malakir witch but w go for the throat no need to run her anymore best to keep your vamps small and deadly seer and bloodthrone w a sack mechanic is awesome w the blade. would drop disemtomb also if you need to recur better to use a flask and shuffle your gy.......i also heard sign in blood was a good card;) .....rate me back thanks
Yeah, i would love to have the blades or the bloodghast but made this one on a budget. I don't like the sac theme personally so that's why i didnt roll with it, but im sure it can be great. thanks for the comment!
if you have time please comment my vamp deck.. thx :) http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=150723
hey man i liked the red/black version, but not a huge fan of the act of treason, i think i would run gruesome encore now actually even if it does have to come from a graveyard instead of the field.
Maybe a couple of Dash Hopes, it will help I run a Vampire deck and I win 98% of the time.
Sorry did not see that it was standard setup.
Top of the page! Congratulations man!
I think this looks pretty good but here are my suggestions: - drana, kalastria bloodchief x2 - guul draz vampire x4 - malakir bloodwitch x2 + vampire lacerator x4 + kalastria highborn x4 I think lacerators are alot better than guul draz early game for obvious reasons, replacing the highcost creatures with lower ones helps to swarm early game, whihc i think is what vampires are al about. Also maybe work some vescera seers in there. if u get your opponent low enough u can sac a few vampires and use kalastria highborn's effect to win the game. like i said your deck already looks good just making some suggestions.
Thanks for the tips! I've been meaning to look at something to possibly replace the guul draz's with since they aren't too good up front. I think I try out the lacerators, even though I've been a little reluctant too.
Viscera Seer, Kalastria and Bloodghast are just too good to not play IMO. Throwing Blade of the Bloodchief will give your deck synergy and make it faster. So yeah, I woud lose guul draz, nighthawk, disentomb and exasanguinate. Lastly, GfT couldn't hurt.
I like bloodghast just haven't had the money to get a full set, but im not a fan of kalastria unless its a sac themed vampire deck. I think in which case it would be great. the blades are something ive been meaning to get just havent due to their expense. Thanks for the comment!
I run a sac themed vampire deck, Kalastria, Blades and bloodghast are ridiculous. I also run anwon for added sacrifice. Im not really a fan of Gul Draz, I would definitely get rid of them for Bloodghast. @theoutlet I agree with you on Kalastria , Bloodghast and viscera seer, how can you not want nighthawk? flying lifelink and death touch for 3 mana sounds pretty good to me. Equipping Blade of the Bloodchief on Nighthawk is crazy!
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Kalastria, while ridiculous when paired with viscera is still great on her own. Imagine swinging and seeing the look on your opponent's face when they realize they're still going to take two if they block or not. And if it's a bloodghast you just play your land and get him back. Also boros and other aggro decks have trouble dealing with the lifegain. Trust me, I was playing boros yesterday and was destroyed by Kalastria and bloodghast.
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Which cards would you pull out though to fit in Kalastria and Bloodghast, assuming I was to ever get them? I already plan to get go for the throat over doom blade or disentomb
Well, I'd probably take out Drana, Ghuul Draz and drop captivating down to two. I also agree on adding lacerators and removing disentomb. I also don't really like feast of blood as I find it too slow/ conditional and can be a dead card in your hand. I'd consider running two disfigure, adding another sign in blood ( amazing card) and adding one more GfT, assuming you're going to do a straight trade on the doom blades and put them in your side.
As much as most oppose drana i like to use her, though she can always be pulled at some point. I think i would go with: -4 guul draz vampire +4 bloodghast -4 Feast of Blood +4 Go for the Throat and maybe -3 disentomb for the lacerators, i just still fail to see how they are as incredible as everyone is raging about over them.
Cool, but take doom blade out then put in go for the throat. Cool deck, please check my blightsteel deck out
I think i will keep the doom blades, but drop feast of blood for the go for the throats.
your deck could be a lot more fast if cut some big cards(drana, bloodwitch, exsanguinate, disemtomb and maybe 1 or 2 nighthawk). To replace these cards put 4 bloodghast( it is the main vampire in the type of deck im talking), 4 kalastria highborne and some viscera seer , bloodthrone vampire and sword of geth. These cards may look bad but it adds synergy( you always sac ur bloodghast to boost your creature and you do the kalastria highborne to do damage). hope this can help!
Thanks for the tips, if i can ever find a cheap set of bloodghast i'll run them over the guul draz, i wanna keep the pulse trackers, and want to run go for the throat at some point either over doom blade or over feast of blood
I like the deck, but Guul Draz Assassin is very useful for pesky things, and I agree with ControlMTG with the whole Go for the Throat, great card. If anyone has any comments for my Legacy MBC deck: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=151819
Think about Pawn of Ulamog if you want to run Kalitas, you could get him out pretty fast with it.