Vampiric Bloodline is a preconstructed Commander deck featuring
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, create a Blood token for each player who lost life this turn.
Whenever Strefan attacks, you may sacrifice two Blood tokens. If you do, you may put a Vampire card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. It gains indestructible until end of turn.
at its helm. This is a vampire deck with some awesome, new-to-Commander cards, and some insanely good reprints.
But maybe you don’t want to spend $35.00 on the whole deck. Maybe you just want a few choice single cards. That’s fine! Here are some of the best single cards you can buy from the deck!
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Best New Cards to Buy From Vampiric Bloodline
If you’re interested in the best new vampire singles from the deck, perhaps for you
Edgar Markov
Edgar Markov
Eminence — Whenever you cast another Vampire spell, if Edgar is in the command zone or on the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token.
First strike, haste
Whenever Edgar attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
or
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Lifelink
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Elenda.
When Elenda dies, create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is Elenda's power.
deck, there’s a section for those cards at the end of the article. But because those cards are rather niche, this section will focus on cards with broader Commander applications.
Predator’s Hour

Wizards of the Coast 
Wizards of the Coast
Predators’ Hour is an interesting take on card draw in mono-black. Of course, you’ll need to have a lot of creatures in play to maximize the potential of this card. So, this will be at its best in token decks like
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ghave enters with five +1/+1 counters on it.
{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
and
Edgar Markov
Edgar Markov
Eminence — Whenever you cast another Vampire spell, if Edgar is in the command zone or on the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token.
First strike, haste
Whenever Edgar attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
for example. But if you can manage to attack with a bunch of creatures, you can gain a ton of value off the top of your opponents’ decks.
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Imposing Grandeur

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Wizards of the Coast
Imposing Grandeur is an interesting take on a wheel effect (like
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
). It’s unfortunate that this is a “may ability”, allowing your opponents can opt-out if they already have a good hand. But there is some benefit to this card. If you’re near-empty-handed, you can always use it as a big card drawing ability.
Best Reprints to Buy From Vampiric Bloodline
Nirkana Revenant

This is arguably the best reprint from the Crimson Vow Commander decks. Its ability to double your Swamps for mana makes it a popular inclusion in many black decks. That’s why Nirkana Revenant was pushing almost $20.00 before it was reprinted. But now you can buy it for just $5.00, and with fantastic new art.
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Blood Artist

Blood Artist is a classic Commander card. It’s included in almost every sacrifice-themed deck such as Korvald, Fae-Cursed King,
Teysa Karlov
Teysa Karlov
If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Creature tokens you control have vigilance and lifelink.
, and
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Protection from Humans
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card.
{B}{B}, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
, just to name a few.
But Blood Artist is played beyond just Commander. It is also a combo piece in Modern Yawgmoth decks, allowing you to deal infinite damage to your opponent.
Blood Artist was trending upwards of $5.00 before it was reprinted. Now you can pick up copies for about $3.00.
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Patron of the Vein

Patron of the Vein was about $20.00 before it was reprinted in Vampiric Bloodline! The first and last time it was printed was in the Edgar Markov Commander deck back in 2017.
Now you can pick up Patron of the Vein for about $3.00! That’s a great discount if you needed Patron of the Vein for your older vampire EDH decks.
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Vandalblast

We can never have too many copies of Vandalblast. This is one of the most played red cards in Commander. And without reprints, it has a tendency to creep up in price. Now it’s available for about $1.00.
Best New Cards For Edgar Markov and Other Vampire EDH Decks
Timothar, Baron of Bats

Wizards of the Coast 
Wizards of the Coast
Timothar gives you a way to return any vampire that dies back to play. Giving your vampires the equivalent of two lives is a great source of card advantage and resilience against board wipes. Plus, Edgar Markov’s Emminence ability can trigger when they reenter the battlefield.
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Scion of Opulence

Wizards of the Coast 
Wizards of the Coast
This is like a vampire-centric
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
, an EDH staple of aristocrats strategies like
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Whenever another creature you control dies, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of your end step, choose target creature card in your graveyard. If that card's mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have, return it to the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.
, and a versatile combo piece.
But Scion of Opulence is even better than Pitless Plunderer in vampire decks. It costs one less mana. It makes a Treasure token even when it dies. And you can sacrifice two artifacts to play the top card of your library for the turn.
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Olivia’s Wrath

Wizards of the Coast 
Wizards of the Coast
Who doesn’t love a one-sided board wipe? Well, in a dedicated vampire deck, that’s exactly what Olivia’s Wrath will be. It has the potential to take out every single creature your opponents control while preserving your own. This can straight out lead to wins.
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