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Commander

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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Cleric
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (sld) 2282
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$24.99 $20.80

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Artifact

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The Darkness Crystal
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile it and you gain 2 life.
,
: Put target creature card exiled with The Darkness Crystal onto the battlefield tapped under your control with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Legendary Artifact
The Darkness Crystal (fin) 335
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$12.99 $10.91

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Burn

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Sorin's Vengeance
Sorin's Vengeance deals 10 damage to target player or planeswalker and you gain 10 life.
Sorcery
Sorin's Vengeance (m12) 111
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.76
Syphon Soul
Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Sorcery
Syphon Soul (cns) 127
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$0.35 $0.19

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Drain

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Blood Artist
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Blood Artist (2x2) 352
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $4.25
Bloodchief Ascension
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, if this enchantment has three or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 2 life. If you do, you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Bloodchief Ascension (tle) 23
Color tag templates(None)
$21.99 $14.06
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Flying
If an opponent would lose life during your turn, they lose twice that much life instead. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Vampire Demon
Bloodletter of Aclazotz (lci) 336
Color tag templates(None)
$44.99 $33.28
Defiant Bloodlord
Flying
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Creature - Vampire
Defiant Bloodlord (c21) 142
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.38
Enduring Tenacity
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
When Enduring Tenacity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Creature Enchantment - Snake Glimmer
Enduring Tenacity (dsk) 390
Color tag templates(None)
$79.99 $54.37
Falkenrath Noble
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Falkenrath Noble (dsc) 140
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.31
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (dsc) 142
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $4.24
Malakir Bloodwitch
Flying, protection from white
When this creature enters, each opponent loses life equal to the number of Vampires you control. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Malakir Bloodwitch (voc) 131
Color tag templates(None)
$5.49 $5.05
Marauding Blight-Priest
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Marauding Blight-Priest (fdn) 178
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.33
Sanctum Seeker
Whenever a Vampire you control attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Knight Vampire
Sanctum Seeker (lcc) 209
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.40
Sanguine Bond
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (wot) 35
Color tag templates(None)
$7.99 $5.15
Starscape Cleric
Offspring
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Cleric Bat
Starscape Cleric (blb) 116
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $1.37
Vein Ripper
Flying
Ward—Sacrifice a creature.
Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Vampire Assassin
Vein Ripper (mkm) 110
Color tag templates(None)
$9.99 $7.23

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Draw

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Alhammarret's Archive
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
Legendary Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (slc) 27
Color tag templates(None)
$11.99 $10.20
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Ayara, First of Locthwain (eld) 75
Color tag templates(None)
$10.99 $9.89
Cosmos Elixir
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if your life total is greater than your starting life total. Otherwise, you gain 2 life.
Artifact
Cosmos Elixir (khm) 368
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$5.99 $4.07
Dread Presence
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Nightmare
Dread Presence (m20) 96
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$4.49 $3.52
Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (eoc) 85
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$0.59 $0.35
Phyrexian Arena
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (td0) A46
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$---- $----
Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (dsc) 156
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $3.10
Twilight Prophet
Flying
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Twilight Prophet (mkc) 143
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$2.29 $2.54

Draw

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Finisher

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Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (fdn) 173
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$0.99 $0.41
Torment of Hailfire
Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.
Sorcery
Torment of Hailfire (hou) 77
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$54.99 $42.35

Finisher

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Land

Qty: 35 Price: $115.95
Cabal Coffers
,
: Add
for each Swamp you control.
Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
Color tag templates(None)
$32.99 $32.57
Radiant Fountain
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Radiant Fountain (c21) 310
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.77
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (dsk) 274
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$2.49 $0.94

Land

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Lifegain

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Aetherflux Reservoir
Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (brr) 65
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$34.99 $29.77
Blood Tithe
Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Blood Tithe (m11) 84
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.26
Blood Tribute
Kicker—Tap an untapped Vampire you control. (You may tap a Vampire you control in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. If this spell was kicked, you gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Blood Tribute (c17) 100
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$6.99 $6.00
Creeping Bloodsucker
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Creature - Vampire
Creeping Bloodsucker (j25) 415
Color tag templates(None)
$8.49 $5.00
Demon's Horn
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.
Artifact
Demon's Horn (dvd) 57
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.73
Gonti's Machinations
Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, you get
. (You get an energy counter. Damage causes loss of life.)
Pay
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Enchantment
Gonti's Machinations (aer) 63
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.25
Nighthawk Scavenger
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Nighthawk Scavenger's power is equal to 1 plus the number of card types among cards in your opponents' graveyards.
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Nighthawk Scavenger (otc) 144
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.39
Polluted Bonds
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Polluted Bonds (shm) 74
Color tag templates(None)
$7.99 $8.40
Prism Ring
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Prism Ring (ori) 235
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.31
Profane Memento
Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Profane Memento (m15) 226
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.65
Sangromancer
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Sangromancer (c21) 152
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$1.79 $0.95
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (dmu) 290
Color tag templates(None)
$129.99 $104.77
Sovereign's Bite
Target player loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Sorcery
Sovereign's Bite (m19) 120
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Staff of the Death Magus
Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Staff of the Death Magus (m14) 219
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26
Vampire Nighthawk
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Vampire Nighthawk (fdn) 186
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.27
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire
Vampire of the Dire Moon (m20) 120
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $1.10
Venser's Journal
You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.
Artifact - Book
Venser's Journal (c21) 273
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$13.99 $10.36

Lifegain

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Protection

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Revenge of Ravens
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Enchantment
Revenge of Ravens (eld) 104
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.62

Protection

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Ramp

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Bontu's Monument
Black creature spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akr) 269
Color tag templates(None)
$---- $----
Bubbling Muck
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds an additional
.
Sorcery
Bubbling Muck (uds) 54
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $3.56
Cabal Ritual
Add
.
Threshold — Add
instead if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Instant
Cabal Ritual (mb2) 177
Color tag templates(None)
$18.99 $14.98
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
Creature - Spirit
Crypt Ghast (dsc) 368
Color tag templates(None)
$19.99 $14.73
Culling the Weak
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add
.
Instant
Culling the Weak (mb2) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$14.99 $6.98
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (a25) 82
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $4.97
Jet Medallion
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Jet Medallion (tmp) 292
Color tag templates(None)
$24.99 $23.78

Ramp

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Recursion

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Palace Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Khans or Dragons.
• Khans — At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Dragons — At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Palace Siege (c17) 119
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $1.08
Veinwitch Coven
Menace
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Veinwitch Coven (otc) 151
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.83

Recursion

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Removal

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Consume Spirit
Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to any target and you gain X life.
Sorcery
Consume Spirit (dvd) 56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.36
Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Consuming Corruption (mh3) 84
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.27
Corrupt
Corrupt deals damage to any target equal to the number of Swamps you control. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Sorcery
Corrupt (bro) 88
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12
Crypt Incursion
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way.
Instant
Crypt Incursion (dgm) 23
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.33
Erebos's Intervention
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
• Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.
Instant
Erebos's Intervention (thb) 94
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $0.43
Feast of Blood
Cast this spell only if you control two or more Vampires.
Destroy target creature. You gain 4 life.
Sorcery
Feast of Blood (zen) 88
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.34
Feed the Swarm
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (tdc) 180
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.26
March of Wretched Sorrow
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs
less to cast for each card exiled this way.
March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.
Instant
March of Wretched Sorrow (neo) 111
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.38
Sorin's Thirst
Sorin's Thirst deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
Instant
Sorin's Thirst (m20) 325
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19
Tendrils of Corruption
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Tendrils of Corruption (tsr) 145
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Tribute to Hunger
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
Instant
Tribute to Hunger (fdn) 614
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.13

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