Players cant cast noncreature spells from graveyards or exile
(This doesn't mean we can't still make cool splashy rare or mythic rare Vampires from time to timelook at Malakir Bloodwitch) This does mean that each individual vampire gets less special
I've become a huge believer in the importance of memories
Combine that with ETBs that do stuff when a creature enters, and you can gain infinite life or do lethal damage
Its Aftermath mode is a worse ExsanguinateExsanguinate, but it functions well if you have mana to spare or just want to trigger Strefan, Maurer ProgenitorStrefan, Maurer Progenitor's Blood-creating ability
Commander | Mark Wischkaemper Commander (1) 1 Meren of Clan NelToth Creatures (21) 1 Acidic Slime 1 Avatar of Woe 1 Bane of Progress 1 Butcher of Malakir 1 Corpse Augur 1 Eternal Witness 1 Fleshbag Marauder 1 Indrik Stomphowler 1 Korozda Guildmage 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 1 Merciless Executioner 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Savra, Queen of the Golgari 1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier 1 Shriekmaw 1 Skullwinder 1 Slum Reaper 1 Viridian Emissary 1 Viridian Zealot 1 Wall of Blossoms 1 Wood Elves Spells (38) 1 Altar's Reap 1 Back to Nature 1 Hero's Downfall 1 Krosan Grip 1 Putrefy 1 Wretched Confluence 1 Aether Snap 1 Ambition's Cost 1 Barter in Blood 1 Creeping Corrosion 1 Deadly Tempest 1 Decree of Pain 1 Dregs of Sorrow 1 Drown in Sorrow 1 Flaying Tendrils 1 Innocent Blood 1 Life's Finale 1 Necromantic Selection 1 Primal Growth 1 Sever the Bloodline 1 Victimize 1 Attrition 1 Dictate of Erebos 1 Grave Betrayal 1 Grave Pact 1 Oversold Cemetery 1 Perilous Forays 1 Phyrexian Reclamation 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Bonehoard 1 Expedition Map 1 Golgari Signet 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Mimic Vat 1 Skullclamp 1 Sol Ring 1 Spawning Pit 1 Thought Vessel Lands (40) 12 Forest 15 Swamp 1 Command Tower 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Golgari Guildgate 1 Golgari Rot Farm 1 Grim Backwoods 1 High Market 1 Jungle Hollow 1 Polluted Mire 1 Slippery Karst 1 Tainted Wood 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Vivid Grove 1 Vivid Marsh There are ways to spend a bit more coin on this stack
