Blood Rites by Fitzgerald

Format: Commander

Commander: Clavileño, First of the Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Orzhov Vampire Aristocrats deck is led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed. The deck converts aggressive low-cost Vampires into 4/3 flying Vampire Demon tokens while drawing cards upon their death. The core strategy revolves around establishing early board presence, attacking with targeted Vampires, and feeding them to free sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer and Bartolomé del Presidio. This engine generates a resilient flying board state while draining opponents using blood artists such as Cruel Celebrant, Blood Artist, and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose. Trigger doublers like Teysa Karlov and Drivnod, Carnage Dominus compound both token creation and card advantage. As an alternative win condition, the list runs the infinite drain combo of Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond. The deck excels at grinding through creature combat and standard destruction sweepers, turning opposing interaction into fresh resources.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloodthrone Vampire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Champion of Dusk
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Crossway Troublemakers
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
  • 1 Dusk Legion Sergeant
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Falkenrath Noble
  • 1 Forerunner of the Legion
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glass-Cast Heart
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 March of the Canonized
  • 1 Markov Baron
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Oathsworn Vampire
  • 1 Olivia's Wrath
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Preacher of the Schism
  • 1 Promise of Aclazotz // Foul Rebirth
  • 1 Redemption Choir
  • 1 Rite of Oblivion
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 Timothar, Baron of Bats
  • 1 Twilight Prophet
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan