It also activates upon using a fetch. Note it says "permanent" and not "creature". I dunno, this version is way faster, but has fewer answers to bigger creatures and feels much less flavorful.

i agree: fetch into "this is sparta"

Well deathtouch on Gifted Aetherborn is a bit of tech against big creatures and Fatal Push can knock a lot off. You can feasibly go down to 2-3 FP and throw in a Terminate or two.

I like what I'm seeing but I have a few questions with the play style:How do you keep the juice going later in the game?Since you have four nocturnus, do you think 4 gifted aetherborn will work and lower mana curve?Is four lightning bolt required?Have you considered Kalastria Highborn?How do you beat Eldrazi/Tron?

I have made a Rakdos Vampires deck that I would very much like critiqued.

Vampires are so metal!!! +1 for having a black dahlia murder song title( don't know if any correlation).

Why the Stormkirk Nobles instead of something like Guul Draz Vampire or Pulse Tracker which are both black?

Chandelier because he's Stromkirk Noble. Best 1 drop vampire in the game barring maybe Viscera Seer.

Even though it wouldn't work in practice, I like what Vampire Nocturnus can do with Painter's Servant. More for the lols.

Happymaster19 that was a valid sideboard during the Eldrazi invasion.

I feel like this deck doesn't have much late game, due to the fact that there is no card draw. Unless a turn five or less win is achievable, this deck would have to be lucky to beat Eldrazi Tron or Esper Control. I'm having similar problems with my vampire deck and want to add either sign in blood or phyrexian arena. Which would you choose and why? Also, I can't afford Liliana but I would like any suggestions on control deck hate besides Thoughtseize and such.

Dark Confidant actually since I own 4. Turn 4-5 wins are actually easily doable.

Both options are useful but at most I'd run only 1 arena (barring Bob). I feel like in a lot of ways hand disruption should take priority over draw. If you can fit both have at it. You also have Asylum Visitor for late game.

Bob works well with a more midrangey build. It holds it's cards better. Asylum Visitor is better in all in builds that have super cheap creatures and interaction.

Blood Moon seems good here.

Gonna try this deck out at local iq this weekend

I'm thinking about going to 1 Olivia and running 4 Nightpenguin.

I do like lowering the curve by cutting extra copies of top end legends. The three drop slot is a little light though and I notice you play even more creatures in your list than mine and your list values black for Nocturnus. Maybe Captivating Vampire as a one of? If not, maybe just good ol Vampire Nighthawk. Something to fill that three slot with more black.

Also, I don't know about your local meta but Blood Moon really does a number on all the midrange, Tron, Death's Shadow, and Eldrazi decks out there right now.

Updated, I have 3 versions now - midrange, control and aggro. Would like input.

The curve on V2 looks best but after seeing what Lily does for madness it feels like she's underutilized without Falkenrath Gorger. What if you filled it with creatures and put Lily in the side?

Just putting it out there, This deck is the coolest deck on Tappedout imo

Thoughts on Gifted Aetherborn? It's almost identical to Vampire Nighthawk except it lacks evasion from flying but it costs one less mana to cast.

Gifted Aetherborn is actually in the version 3 of this deck. You wouldn't think it but the flying is relevant often enough to matter.

Your decks are sweet! I asked this question in v2, but if you didn't have access to Dark Confidant, what in your opinion is next best option for card draw in Vampires? A combination of Asylum Visitor and Phyrexian Arena?

@Facebeater yeah. It's not perfect by any means but it can work. I'm not sure if those would conflict with each other since they both trigger at upkeep's start. I believe, and I'm not sure on this, but I believe they both go on the stack and you'd choose which one resolves first. I know that in cases where both players have an effect like that the turn player has priority. At any rate Bob is a much better option but he's a bank breaker. If you want consistency, Viscera Seer is actually amazing, especially if you can afford Bloodghast.