Blood Rites
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- Commander
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $145.84
- Grade
- A-
How it grades
Fundamentals 91/100. Plays like Vampire Tribal and Aristocrats.
This reads as Vampire Tribal · Aristocrats, built around Clavileño, First of the Blessed. A Vampire deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the vampire count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is land count (37 lands. About 39 fits this curve for Vampire Tribal); the first thing to tighten is ramp: 8 ramp effects (want 10+ for this curve for Vampire Tribal).
- AMana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- B+Ramp
- ACard draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- ACard quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Ramp8 ramp effects (want 10+ for this curve for Vampire Tribal).
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
82 cards graded: A- 11, B+ 40, B 29, B- 1, C+ 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Blood Rites from A- to A.
The Wind Crystal2WW$7.48
In place of Master of Dark Rites: weakest slot in the deck (72/100)
Fills the ramp gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (12 producers). Pays off your lifegain engine (22 producers).
Soul WardenW$3.40
In place of Radiant Destiny: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose2B$10.36
In place of Order of Sacred Dusk: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off the commanders' token plan. Pays off your token engine (12 producers). Pays off your lifegain engine (22 producers).
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic PilgrimWB$3.71
In place of Kindred Boon: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your token engine (12 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Soul's AttendantW$8.10
In place of Pact of the Serpent: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your token engine (12 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician2BB$28.31
In place of Timothar, Baron of Bats: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (11 producers). Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar1WW$2.98
In place of Martyr of Dusk: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck). Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers).
Sanguine Bond3BB$7.95
In place of Dusk Legion Sergeant: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fits the lifegain build players run with your commanders. Pays off your lifegain engine (22 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Cathars' Crusade3WW$9.43
In place of Exquisite Blood: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your token engine (12 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.81
In place of New Blood: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 35
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Planeswalkers 1
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Instants 4
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Sorceries 5
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Artifacts 11
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Enchantments 6
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Lands 37
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- C+
- B
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- B×7
- B×6
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