Magic Commander Vampire Decks by Bracket: Vampiric Bloodline Is the Bracket 1 Pick
A community guide names the Vampiric Bloodline precon, led by Strefan, Maurer Progenitor, as its Bracket 1 vampire deck and Sorin, Ravenous Neonate as its Bracket 2 pick.
A community guide to Magic: The Gathering Commander ranks vampire decks by Commander Bracket. It names the Vampiric Bloodline precon as the Bracket 1 list and Sorin of House Markov / Sorin, Ravenous Neonate as the Bracket 2 commander.
Commander Bracket Basics for Vampire Decks
As you climb the Brackets, decks grow more competitive and lean harder on powerful strategies, combos and Game Changer cards. At the bottom, Bracket 1 is about straightforward cards and games that run long and stay casual. At the top, Bracket 5 is cEDH: decks tuned to the metagame and built to the standard of a tournament.
The guide pulls its lists from the "Average Deck" tab on edhrec.com, which lets you choose a given commander along with a Bracket.
Vampiric Bloodline: the Bracket 1 Vampire Precon
The Innistrad Crimson Vow Commander set is where Vampiric Bloodline first appeared. Strefan, Maurer Progenitor leads the deck, and Laurine, the Diversion and Kamber, the Plunderer serve as alternate commander partners.
The decklist has:
- 1 commander
- 36 creatures
- 12 sorceries
- 2 instants
- 8 artifacts
- 4 enchantments
- 37 lands, including 11 Mountain and 14 Swamp
How the Deck Plays
The theme mixes go-wide typal with cheating large vampires such as Vampiric Dragon and Timothar, Baron of Bats into play. The author says that mix of the two strategies holds the deck back.
Strefan makes Blood tokens and can cheat large vampire cards into play. Among the important interactions are life drain from Falkenrath Noble, a team-wide vampire pump from Cordial Vampire, and removal you can repeat with Markov Enforcer.
To demonstrate that the precon contains no Game Changers, the author swapped out Sol Ring for a vampire creature. The author also notes that precons are supposed to sit closer to Bracket 2.
Sorin, Ravenous Neonate: the Bracket 2 Vampire List
The Bracket 2 pick is an Orzhov (white-black) list with Sorin of House Markov / Sorin, Ravenous Neonate as commander. Sorin, Lord of Innistrad and Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord are its planeswalkers. It runs 29 creatures, including Blood Artist and Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
The list also includes Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Toxic Deluge, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood.
What It Means for Players
- Bracket 1 tables: to show the precon has no Game Changers, the author took Sol Ring out of Vampiric Bloodline.
- Bracket 2 tables: the Sorin list includes Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Toxic Deluge, Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile.
- Want your own version? On edhrec.com, the Average Deck tab lets you select a commander and a Bracket.
What is still unknown
- Which commanders and decklists the guide recommends for Brackets 3, 4 and 5.
- Prices of the decks or cards.
- When the Innistrad Crimson Vow Commander set was released is not stated.
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