Vampiric Bloodline
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- Commander
- Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $83.40
- Grade
- B+
How it grades
Fundamentals 87/100. Plays like Vampire Tribal and Aristocrats.
This reads as Vampire Tribal · Aristocrats, built around Strefan, Maurer Progenitor. 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 mana curve (32% of spells cost ≤2, 18% cost 6+. Your commanders cheat the top end into play, so heavy is allowed); the first thing to tighten is land count: 37 lands. About 41 fits this curve for Vampire Tribal.
- AMana reliability
- BLand count
- A+Mana curve
- B+Ramp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BLand count37 lands. About 41 fits this curve for Vampire Tribal.
- B+Ramp9 ramp effects (want 11+ for this curve for Vampire Tribal).
- B+Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #4,434
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions and legality & size.
76 cards graded: A- 6, B+ 19, B 44, B- 5, C+ 2. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Storm-Kiln Artist3R$1.69
In place of Charcoal Diamond: enters tapped: the slow version of its job (63/100)
Fills the ramp gap (you're at 9 of 11+). Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (14 producers). Pays off your artifact engine (9 producers).
Thought Vessel2—
In place of Fire Diamond: enters tapped: the slow version of its job (63/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fills the ramp gap (you're at 9 of 11+).
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse2BB$98.55
In place of Sinister Waltz: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Fits the lifegain build players run with your commanders. Pays off your card-draw engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Young Pyromancer1R$0.29
In place of Laurine, the Diversion: weakest slot in the deck (55/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (4 in deck). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (14 producers).
Impact Tremors1R$2.52
In place of Imposing Grandeur: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Terror of the Peaks3RR$30.30
In place of Avacyn's Judgment: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Banner of Kinship5$7.39
In place of Stromkirk Condemned: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Purphoros, God of the Forge3R$27.83
In place of Crimson Honor Guard: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Warstorm Surge5R$1.43
In place of Mob Rule: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose2B$10.36
In place of Arterial Alchemy: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your lifegain engine (9 producers). Fits the commander's plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 35
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Instants 2
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Sorceries 12
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 4
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Lands 37
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