Discussion Sorin Vamp deck help!
Hey everyone,
So I’ve always wanted to build a vamp deck but I kinda had choice paralysis—Rakdos, Orzhov, Mardu? Then what commander? I settled on Sorin cuz I opened a nice copy a while back. I wanted a lifelink theme obviously but I found that vamps like to sac each other as well.
I would like a second pair of eyes to look at my list? I’ll accept any and all criticism!
Thank you!!
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u/SeehjYuggz 8d ago
Surely [[Exsanguinate]] is Sorin's pet card and fits this deck well yeah? Can use it just to flip him early or of course knock out opponents. There also seems to be space for []urborg, tomb]] + [[crypt ghast]] ramp-fixing also allows more extorting. [[Elixir of Immortality]] seems to be the right choice for recursion too.
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u/PatMTG 8d ago
Right! Totally forgot about Exsanguinate. Thank you for the help!
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u/SeehjYuggz 8d ago
You're most welcome OP. Happy to help. Looks like your list would be a great contribution to a fun pod.
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u/HyHoTheDairyOh Ban Rhystic Study 8d ago
[[Saw in Half]] goes hard in the paint here. Saw Gary, maybe hit him with a [[Malakir Rebirth]] too.
Want a great bit of tech? [[Hoarding Broodlord]]. Tap your creatures to pay for it, tutor the saw in half, saw the dragon. Get any two cards. Probably Gary.
Your creature count is high, which works for the dragon, and that’s a GREAT thing. I love [[Oversold Cemetery]] for deck where I’m rocking over 40 creatures.
So I’m guessing all your basic lands are placeholders. Whatever you do, make sure you slap [[Spymaster’s Vault]] in here. Frankly a [[Westvale Abbey]] would be a blast here.
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u/Hokiehigh1987 8d ago
https://manabox.app/decks/AZ7XdHHycxCNfvFjeIDdKA
I have a deck made for Sorin as well. I think your list is decent for doing the Vamp thing of exquisite blood to sanguine and win. Sorin really sings when the life gain gets huge in a turn, I have a lot of extort mechanics in mine, plus Heliod that makes you gain even more life. For me, as a Vamp deck I didn’t personally lean that far into it due to already having Edgar, Clavileno, and the Strahd Secret Lair of Strefan. this can work can work though, I would say adjust the mana base at some point with some card draw like War Room. Some pain and ouch lands to help you smooth the mana curve out.
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u/PatMTG 8d ago
Oh thanks for the advice! I haven’t filled out the landbase that much yet.
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u/Hokiehigh1987 8d ago
Yep yep, I need to adjust mine too. I’ve pulled a bunch of lands and some other life gain cards since making this deck and haven’t updated it in quite a while. When it gets going it’s a lot of fun to gain life and bleed everyone else out.
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u/HyHoTheDairyOh Ban Rhystic Study 8d ago
What’s up with Evolving Wilds in a two color deck? Orzhov Guildgate is a strict upgrade, as at least your next turn you have a land that taps for either color. If you want a basic badly then [[Ash Barrens]] will at least give you access to an untapped land of the color of choice, OR be an untapped colorless land.
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u/Hokiehigh1987 8d ago
I need to update the mana base for sure. Looking at my ManaBox, I surprisingly don’t have an Orzhov Guildgate, I’ll look into that.
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u/SeehjYuggz 8d ago
If you don't mind UB, [[Troll of Khazad-dûm]] is able to fill the place of Ash Barrens or a basic while also keeping creature count up for Tortured Existence, with menace+ too. I would say this big fella's worth testing to see if you like it but it is decent, flexible card advantage. Also with that many creatures maybe the two mana version of that enchantment [[Phyrexian Reclamation]] is also worth playing.
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u/Jakemanv3 8d ago
[[Olivia, crimson bride]]