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Blood&Fire: Rakdos Vampires 75 cards, 15 sideboard 12 {Swamp} 4 {Dragonskull Summit} 2 {Mountain} 4 {Blood Crypt} 22 lands 4 {Stromkirk Captain} 2 {Rakdos, Lord of Riots} 3 {Bloodline Keeper} 4 {Vampire Nocturnus} 1 {Blood Artist} 2 {Necropolis Regent} 4 {Vampire Nighthawk} 20 creatures 1 {Tribute to Hunger} 1 {Rakdos's Return} 1 {Witchbane Orb} 3 {Deviant Glee} 4 {Tragic Slip} 3 {Bump in the Night} 2 {Exquisite Blood} 3 {Dreadbore} 18 other spells Sideboard 1 {Deviant Glee} 3 {Chandra, the Firebrand} 2 {Stensia Bloodhall} 1 {Bump in the Night} 2 {Rakdos Cackler} 1 {Chromatic Lantern} 2 {Death Wind} 2 {Murder} 1 {Altar's Reap} 15 sideboard cards Notes: To use some removal or defense, especially early. Have every card basically bonus another from Rakdos lowering costs, to Nocturnus, to Stromkirk Captain(cut down from 4 to 2 to fit in the cheap Rakdos Cackler) and so on. . Worried a bit about early MC. Only have the 1 Blood Artist and lost so many good one and two drop vampires like Child of Night. Witchbane Orb just to add a little defense. Please lmk what you think :)

Firstly, I would recommend dropping the Bump in the Night, they may sound like fun but they really aren't majorly useful.

If you're going down the  {Necropolis Regent} route, it could be fun to put in more red vampires, such as:
{Stromkirk Noble}
{Rakish Heir}
{Bloodcrazed Neonate}
{Markov Blademaster}
and MAYBE one {Falkenrath Marauders}. All this would mean losing the  {Vampire Nocturnus} due to having less black cards - but if you fill the rest of your deck with removal and control cards like  {Nightbird's Clutches}, you can just sit back and watch the +1/+1 counters pile up :P Make sure you keep a lot of dice handy...

{curse of stalked prey} is insane good for counter decks

K.

What about the Stromkirk captain thing? I dropped it down to 2 to fit in the low cost Rakdos Cackler(also considered {Rakdos Shred-Freak} and now wonder. I know I need more turn 1-2 drops, but those Stromkirk's are surprisingly powerful. That +1/+1 and First Strike is nice, but so is not waiting until turn 3 to play something.

I will likely sideboard whichever I don't use

{Stensia Bloodhall} as a 1 of.

Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on October 15, 2012, 06:32:57 PM
{Stensia Bloodhall} as a 1 of.

Had Stensia in there before I posted this lol. I'll put it back in

Quote from: RevanJJ on October 15, 2012, 08:51:45 PM

Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on October 15, 2012, 06:32:57 PM
{Stensia Bloodhall} as a 1 of.

Had Stensia in there before I posted this lol. I'll put it back in

It's a pretty sick card

I have 2
Would you run them both? What would you replace?

 {Bump in the Night} is underrated.  1 mana for 3 of the opponents life?

I'd swap 2 {Vampire Nocturnus} for two  {Stromkirk Captain}s

They come out earlier, play far better together than the other guy and makes the nighthawk an absolute beast. {Deviant Glee} should be run as a 4 of in these decks. Super agro and way too easy to play.

Quote from: Calebestes on October 16, 2012, 03:53:37 AM
{Bump in the Night} is underrated.  1 mana for 3 of the opponents life?

Agreed. Plus great end of game flashback (w red mana) and with {Equisite Blood} out you gain three life.

Quote from: Wally on October 16, 2012, 06:23:04 AM
I'd swap 2 {Vampire Nocturnus} for two  {Stromkirk Captain}s

They come out earlier, play far better together than the other guy and makes the nighthawk an absolute beast. {Deviant Glee} should be run as a 4 of in these decks. Super agro and way too easy to play.

Great call! I totally overlooked Deviant Glee and I have 20 of them, lol.
I think I will put the Stromkirk's back in, as you said, they really turn the rest into full on beast mode. Especially with my splashed red to trample with the Deviant Glee out.

I'm reworking the deck and will post shortly. Please let me know what you think. Probably will take 30 minutes. Thanks.

Trying to get this perfect for FNM

Updated w sideboard.

Lmk what you guys think. I really want to do better than usual at FNM this week.

Quote from: Calebestes on October 16, 2012, 03:53:37 AM
{Bump in the Night} is underrated.  1 mana for 3 of the opponents life?

I just assume that {lightning bolt} is just as under rated for the damage it causes. Right?😜

Quote from: Aladormax on October 16, 2012, 08:15:44 PM

Quote from: Calebestes on October 16, 2012, 03:53:37 AM
{Bump in the Night} is underrated.  1 mana for 3 of the opponents life?

I just assume that {lightning bolt} is just as under rated for the damage it causes. Right?😜

Can't use it in Standard tournaments as far as I know. Sure would be nice.

Think I should put in more 1-2 drop creatures for the early game? Not sure what to take out for them.