BR Vampires for Aether Revolt
Changes made:
Fatal Push replace Harnessed Lightning
Evolving Wilds replace Aether Hub
Metallic Mimic replace Smuggler's Copter
Yahenni's Expertise replace
Avacyn's Judgment
Geier Reach Sanitarium is removed
Land base tweaked
FNM:
2-3 for 13th out of 25
3-1 for 4th out of 15
Game Day:
2-2 for 10th out of 17
4-2-1 for 2nd out of 15
Combined Record:
11-8-1 For Aether Revolt
59-29-2 Lifetime (65.56 MW%)
Fatal Push - Cheap Removal in early game to disrupt tempo. Revolt mechanic allows for more targets in the late game to keep opponent off. this allows for Fiery Temper to go to the opponent more often than a creature now.
Evolving Wilds - Helps to trigger revolt on Fatal Push. Replaces Aether Hub since the requirement to fix mana by Turn 3 is less critical as the curve is less severe than the past. Also helps with deck thinning to ensure later game draws are more valuable.
Metallic Mimic - This creature may help save the Vampires for another set! While he is, of course, susceptible to removal at just 1 toughness, the potential it could create gives a great deal of upside: T2 Mimic, T3 4/4 Olivia, T4 4/5 Drana with Haste - smash for 9 Flying and threaten lethal next turn without another play. T5, 5/6 Kalitas with Haste seems good, too.
Yahenni's Expertise - Potential one-sided boardwipe with a free Flier to follow seems good. Only 2-of in the deck for grindy opponent's. Still on the fence for this one. It could come out.
It's disappointing to lose Smuggler's Copter since it helped Madness so well, but since Fiery Temper is the only Madness card really left and Mimic is coming soon, I don't think it will be a problem. Key to the City remains in as a secondary discard outlet when Olivia doesn't make it, but I may remove it altogether for kill spells. This deck always did the greatest amount of damage when it was just killing everything.
Avacyn's Judgment
was a great late-game Madness kill, but with the added agressiveness that has come about in Aether Revolt I am resting it once again. It may be back if Yahenni's Expertise doesn't work out, or as a SB option.
