Vamping It Up

Standard Allies Lifegain Vampires WB (Orzhov)

celiajean

Creature (22)

• 4x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 3x Drana's Emissary
• 4x Expedition Envoy
• 4x Kalastria Healer
• 4x Lantern Scout
• 3x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 2x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (23)

• 4x Ally Encampment
• 3x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Plains
• 4x Scoured Barrens
• 3x Shambling Vent
• 5x Swamp

Enchantment (6)

• 3x Stasis Snare
• 3x Vampiric Rites

Instant (3)

• 3x Harsh Sustenance

Sorcery (2)

• 2x March from the Tomb

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 2x Utter End

Sorcery (13)

• 2x Crux of Fate
• 4x Despise
• 2x Infinite Obliteration
• 1x March from the Tomb
• 2x Planar Outburst
• 2x Ruinous Path

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Ally synergy, classic vampire life drain, and a recursion bomb that can hurt without even swinging have made this a lot of fun to play.

If you use March from the Tomb to bring back a couple of Kalastria Healer s and a couple Expedition Envoy s, for example, the multiple triggers gain you seven and lose your opponent seven.

Lantern Scout 's lifelink-granting ability makes swinging, even if you trade, worthwhile--especially since March from the Tomb makes a graveyard full of allies worth having.

Lastly, Drana, Liberator of Malakir is just plain good. Due to her first strike keyword, her damage resolves before the cohort of creatures swinging with her, meaning they'll get those +1/+1 counters in time to make a difference for damage (and possibly lifelink) during that swing. An attack like that with lifelink can cause a really damaging life total spread for an opponent.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 16 - 11 Rares 16 - 4 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.65
Tokens	Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Vampire 2/2 B