Overview:

Olivia Voldaren leads a Vampire tribal deck focused on creature synergy, life drain, and stealing opponents' threats. The strategy revolves around growing Vampires with +1/+1 counters, leveraging deathtouch/lifelink equipment, and draining opponents through effects like Blood Artist and Sanctum Seeker. While lacking infinite combos, it can create overwhelming boards with Coat of Arms or deliver sudden damage via Quietus Spike/Vorpal Sword. The deck has moderate resilience through recursion (Veinwitch Coven, Bloodghast) but struggles against board wipes and fast combo decks.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
This deck aims to flood the board with Vampires, amplify their damage through tribal synergies (Stromkirk Captain, Shared Animosity), and control threats via Olivia's theft ability. Key phases:

1. Early Game: Deploy low-cost Vampires (Vampire of the Dire Moon, Gifted Aetherborn) and mana rocks to cast Olivia by turn 3-4.
2. Mid Game: Use Olivia's ping ability to remove small threats while building a Vampire army. Equip Basilisk Collar or Quietus Spike for lethal pressure.
3. Late Game: Close with alpha strikes enhanced by Coat of Arms or drain opponents via Malakir Bloodwitch/Twilight Prophet.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands (prioritize Command Tower, Graven Cairns).
• Include at least 1 early Vampire and 1 ramp piece (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet).
• Avoid hands lacking red sources for Olivia's activation costs.

Key Tips:

• Use Viscera Seer to sacrifice stolen creatures before losing control.
• Stensia Masquerade turns every combat into permanent power growth.
• Blade of the Bloodchief on Olivia creates a massive threat quickly.

Avoid Traps:

• Don't overcommit to the board without Swiftfoot Boots/Lightning Greaves protection.
• Prioritize stealing high-impact Vampires with Olivia's second ability over random creatures.

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Lacks answers to enchantments/artifacts (only Rakdos Charm for artifacts).
• No protection against Rest in Peace-style graveyard hate.

Moderate:

• Slow recovery from board wipes (limited recursion beyond Veinwitch Coven).
• Heavy black mana dependency weak to Blood Moon effects.

Minor:

• Life gain partially mitigates aggro strategies.

Most Important Cards:

• Shared Animosity
• Coat of Arms
• Malakir Bloodwitch
• Twilight Prophet
• Quietus Spike
• Basilisk Collar
• Stromkirk Captain
• Blade of the Bloodchief
• Markov Baron
• Cordial Vampire

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Goldfish win around T8-10 through combat/drain. Accelerants like Dark Ritual enable early Olivia but lack explosive mana.

Resilience: 4/10

• Recursion exists but limited. Folds to consecutive board wipes. Hexproof equipment provides partial protection.

Consistency: 6/10

• 10+ Vampire lords provide redundancy. Tutors (Diabolic Tutor, Dark Petition) find key pieces.

Interaction: 3/10

• Spot removal (Terminate, Go for the Throat) but no counterspells. Minimal stack interaction.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between "Focused Casual" (4.5) and "Optimized Casual" (5.5) on the rubric. It outpaces precons with tribal synergy and has multiple paths to victory but lacks:

• The speed of T7-8 combo decks
• Interaction density of 6.0+ lists
• Resilience against tuned disruption

Power level: 4.5 - 5.5