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COMMANDER(S)
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Tribal Recursion Control Token QR Code
B W
- Orzhov
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A vampire tribal deck led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed that focuses on sacrificial strategies and life drain effects, converting vampires into demons for additional value through death triggers and card advantage.

Primer:

The deck aims to establish a board presence with vampires while leveraging sacrifice outlets and death triggers for value. The commander transforms attacking vampires into demons, providing card draw and token generation upon death. The strategy involves building a critical mass of vampires, using life drain effects from cards like Blood Artist and Cruel Celebrant, and utilizing sacrifice outlets for value. The deck can win through combat damage, life drain effects, or overwhelming board presence through token generation.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate and mass exile effects, which can disrupt its death trigger synergies. The strategy is also somewhat commander-dependent, as many key synergies rely on Clavileño's ability to convert vampires into demons. Board wipes can be particularly devastating if protection pieces aren't available.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Exquisite Blood
  • Blood Artist
  • Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • Viscera Seer
  • Butcher of Malakir
  • Cordial Vampire
  • Champion of Dusk
  • Patron of the Vein
  • Etchings of the Chosen
  • Glass-Cast Heart

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 4/10
  • Resilience: 5/10
  • Consistency: 5/10
  • Interaction: 6/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with a clear tribal strategy and some powerful synergies, but lacks the explosive speed and consistency of higher-powered decks. While it includes strong interaction pieces like Swords to Plowshares and Austere Command, it typically needs several turns to establish its engine. The deck would struggle against optimized decks (6.0+) due to its slower setup time but should perform well against other casual decks. The combination of life drain effects and tribal synergies provides a solid foundation for casual play.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

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DECK LIST
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Planeswalker: 1
1
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 W B
Creature: 35
1
Bartolomé del Presidio
W B
1
Blood Artist
1 B
1
Bloodghast
B B
1
Bloodline Necromancer
4 B
1
Bloodtracker
3 B
1
Butcher of Malakir
5 B B
1
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
3 W B
1
Champion of Dusk
3 B B
1
Charismatic Conqueror
1 W
1
Cordial Vampire
B B
1
Crossway Troublemakers
5 B
1
Cruel Celebrant
W B
1
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1 B B
1
Dusk Legion Sergeant
1 B
1
Dusk Legion Zealot
1 B
1
Elenda's Hierophant
2 W
1
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
2 W B
1
Falkenrath Noble
3 B
1
Indulgent Aristocrat
B
1
Legion Lieutenant
W B
1
Martyr of Dusk
1 W
1
Master of Dark Rites
B
1
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
2 W
1
Nighthawk Scavenger
1 B B
1
Oathsworn Vampire
1 B
1
Order of Sacred Dusk
6 W B
1
Patron of the Vein
4 B B
1
Redemption Choir
2 W W
1
Sanctum Seeker
2 B B
1
Timothar, Baron of Bats
4 B B
1
Twilight Prophet
2 B B
1
Viscera Seer
B
1
Vona, Butcher of Magan
3 W B
1
Welcoming Vampire
2 W
1
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2 B
Sorcery: 5
1
Austere Command
4 W W
1
Damn
B B
1
New Blood
2 B B
1
Olivia's Wrath
4 B
1
Pact of the Serpent
1 B B
Instant: 4
1
Return to Dust
2 W W
1
Swords to Plowshares
W
1
Utter End
2 W B
1
Village Rites
B
Artifact: 11
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Blade of the Bloodchief
1
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Glass-Cast Heart
2 B
1
Heirloom Blade
3
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Orzhov Signet
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Talisman of Hierarchy
2
1
Wayfarer's Bauble
1
Enchantment: 6
1
Etchings of the Chosen
1 W B
1
Exquisite Blood
4 B
1
Kindred Boon
2 W W
1
March of the Canonized
X W W
1
Promise of Aclazotz // Foul Rebirth
1 B //  2 B
1
Radiant Destiny
2 W
Land: 37
1
Bojuka Bog
1
Command Tower
1
Isolated Chapel
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Orzhov Basilica
1
Path of Ancestry
8
Plains
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Secluded Courtyard
1
Shineshadow Snarl
13
Swamp
1
Tainted Field
1
Temple of Silence
1
Temple of the False God
1
Unclaimed Territory
1
Vault of the Archangel
1
Voldaren Estate
1
Windbrisk Heights