Allied Lifedrain

Standard Allies Tribal Vampires WB (Orzhov)

darktryst

Creature (23)

• 4x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 4x Drana's Emissary
• 4x Kalastria Healer
• 3x Kor Bladewhirl
• 3x Lantern Scout
• 4x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Land (24)

• 2x Ally Encampment
• 2x Blighted Fen
• 4x Caves of Koilos
• 6x Plains
• 4x Shambling Vent
• 6x Swamp

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Always Watching

Artifact (2)

• 2x Captain's Claws

Instant (3)

• 3x Anguished Unmaking

Sorcery (4)

• 3x Declaration in Stone
• 1x March from the Tomb

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Sideboard

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 2x Eerie Interlude
• 2x Grasp of Darkness
• 2x Hallowed Moonlight

Sorcery (8)

• 2x Infinite Obliteration
• 3x Ruinous Path
• 3x Transgress the Mind

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B/W Allied lifedrain deck. Will appreciate suggestions, specially for the sideboard. Will not use cards from Tarkir block as much as possible.

Update 1: Playtests have been ok so far. Removed some creatures and spells to make way for Gideon and the Lantern Scouts which have proven to be effective. Will eventually replace Ruinous Path with Anguished Unmaking and Ob Nixilis Reignited with Sorin, Grim Nemesis once SOI comes out.

Update 2: Decided to trade 1 Anguish for the other Grasp of Darkness from the board. There were times where I needed to cast it but couldn't afford the 3 life. Will board in more as needed when against slower decks. Also traded some creatures for some 'Cohort' allies. Found the Ondu War Cleric very useful on previous turns where I was just waiting out the opponent. The 2 life fueled the Anguish and punished the opponent as well if I had Cliffhaven in play. Card draw from the Soothsayer was also welcome in the late game and it combos nicely with the Vampire Envoy.

Update 3. Optimized the sidebaord a bit by adding 2 Infinite Obliteration, 2 Hallowed Moonlight, and 2 Eerie Interlude. Decided to bring in Ob Nixilis Reignited back in place of Malakir Soothsayer since Ob can also act as removal on top of the card draw.

Update 4. I noticed that I have difficulty going up against heavy creature decks, specially fast ones. I only win if I manage to gain a solid foothold at the start. I saw the power of Always Watching , on how it is both a defensive and offensive card and decided to give it a shot myself. Removed the last of the Vampire Envoys and added 1 more each of the Lantern Scout and Bladewhirl plus a couple of Captain's Claws to focus on the 'Rally' feature of the allies.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 1 Mythic Rares 21 - 9 Rares 17 - 5 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.83
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Kor Ally 1/1 W, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	Vampire Ally, Try this, Rally, Ally Primer, Interesting decks