vampire ultimate by Virux1996

Format: Commander

Commander: Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This Rakdos Vampire tribal deck focuses on aggressive creature combat, life-drain attrition, and mana cheating via Blood tokens. Commanded by Strefan, Maurer Progenitor, the primary game plan uses early pingers like Creeping Bloodsucker and Sanctum of Stone Fangs to deal incidental damage to opponents, generating Blood tokens at the end of each turn. On Turn 5, Strefan attacks and sacrifices two Blood tokens to cheat massive Vampire bombs such as Necropolis Regent, Crossway Troublemakers, Patron of the Vein, or Butcher of Malakir directly onto the battlefield tapped, attacking, and indestructible. The deck compounds this board advantage with +1/+1 counters, tribal lords, and aristocratic life drain from Malakir Bloodwitch, Sanctum Seeker, and Falkenrath Noble. Card velocity is sustained through Blood token rummaging, Champion of Dusk, and Florian, Voldaren Scion, while flexible removal spells keep opposing boards manageable. The deck reliably closes games on Turn 8 through overwhelming aerial combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anje, Maid of Dishonor
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Berserkers' Onslaught
  • 1 Blood Fountain
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bloodline Necromancer
  • 1 Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
  • 1 Bloodsworn Steward
  • 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
  • 1 Bloodtracker
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Champion of Dusk
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Creeping Bloodsucker
  • 1 Crimson Honor Guard
  • 1 Crossway Troublemakers
  • 1 Dogged Pursuit
  • 1 Dominating Vampire
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Falkenrath Gorger
  • 1 Falkenrath Noble
  • 1 Feed the Serpent
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Florian, Voldaren Scion
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Glass-Cast Heart
  • 1 Immersturm Predator
  • 1 Imposing Grandeur
  • 1 Kamber, the Plunderer
  • 1 Laurine, the Diversion
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Hex
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Markov Enforcer
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necropolis Regent
  • 1 Nirkana Revenant
  • 1 Olivia's Wrath
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 1 Predators' Hour
  • 1 Pyrohemia
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakish Heir
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs
  • 1 Scion of Opulence
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Sinister Waltz
  • 1 Slaughter Specialist
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stensia Masquerade
  • 1 Stoneforge Masterwork
  • 1 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
  • 1 Stromkirk Condemned
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Timothar, Baron of Bats
  • 1 Tramway Station
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Underworld Connections
  • 1 Unstable Obelisk
  • 1 Urge to Feed
  • 1 Vampire Socialite
  • 1 Vindictive Vampire
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Warrior's Oath
  • 1 Westgate Regent
  • 1 Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats