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I am actually gonna stray from the pack here and say that I like this art, and I'm not a Twilight fan, or a girl. It's just well drawn, and captures the flavor. What else is art supposed to be?
As for the card....you guys that are complaining about having 5 vamps out aren't doing something right. He has never, EVER hit the table for me in Standard, and not taken somebody's creatures, usually right then (and yes, he can do it right then. Read the rulings.). In fact, I actually took somebody's Captivating Vampire once. That was funny. And game.
I actually took out 2 Nocturni so I could bump my count to 3. Fixed my mana curve a lot (I also made room for some Duress at the same time), gave me much more stability (I lost too many games topdecking lands with VN), and put me in a great position for Scars ( the other 2 Nocturni are my only rotating cards).
Posted By:
SereneChaos
(8/29/2010 8:59:46 PM)
This card is FAR from as bad as many of you are making it out to be. First off, it's a vampire lord. My Nighthawks, Lacerators and Bloodghasts just got massive advantage. My Highborns, and Hexmages just got a lot harder to kill, as well as other Cap Vamps. AND at times, I actually have gotten of the creature steal ability. Sure, it's inferior to Nocturnus, but then again what isn't? 4.5/5
Posted By:
Boday1
(9/17/2010 7:57:44 AM)
*** gay
Posted By:
wxnbvq1
(9/26/2010 12:07:34 AM)
Its pretty sad that most of you are judging this card by its artwork and not what it actually does. He's a fantastic vampire; you just have to know how to play him and use him effectively. Let's start with the basics:
1. He comes out a turn sooner than Vampire Nocturnus.
2. He gives a guaranteed +1/+1 to all Vampires rather than having a 66% chance of giving +2/+1 and flying if you run a 33% land ratio, like most players do.
3. He has a Mind Control ability that you can use the turn he comes in or in response to attackers. It wouldn't make sense to tap out your vampires during your turn like that.
With the way my T2 vampire deck runs, he works awesomely with them. The highest cost creatures are him and Vampire Nighthawk, and on top of that there is green in the deck for mana vamp, meaning I can throw out a ton of vampires really fast, and if he isn't Pathed or removed by any other means, he can give all of them +1/+1, and if I need to, I can tap five of them to take con... (see all)
Posted By:
Hollowing
(9/26/2010 6:21:03 PM)
His special ability is devastating, but you've pretty much got to build your entire deck around him to use him. You'll need multiple copies of the card and probably several other vampires in your deck to get the most out of him, and then you'll need to find ways to protect him, because the second he comes out your opponent will be doing everything in their power to get rid of him.
Posted By:
gwydion9
(9/30/2010 8:21:08 PM)
i would try to use him in a changeling swarm. vampires are usually rather difficult to produce in large enough numbers to make this card use full, but with token generators and cards that give your creatures changeling, you could have like 20 vamps in one turn and just snap yourself some of your opposition. i wouldn't put him in a traditional vampire deck, but building a deck around him could be fun.
EDIT, i actually just did make a deck around him, BW based around stalling with cards like holy day wile i build up enough creatures and cast Shields of Velis Vel
but ya, the art is horrible
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(10/2/2010 8:45:49 AM)
I HATE THIS ART@@!!
Posted By:
Krycidal
(10/12/2010 12:37:04 PM)
The only traditional tribe that even competes in standard is elves (you could say 'goblins' can currently compete in SOM, but really, Kuldotha Rebirth, Goblin Guide and Goblin Bushwhacker doesn't constitute a tribal deck IMO). Vampires isn't competing right now. It was somewhat competitive before Shards rotated, but even then, it was second or third tier because it just didn't have the versatility or sheer power of other decks in the format.
In limited, he can actually be surprisingly good. In a day where I got an absolutely insane draft, the only game I dropped was to a black vamps deck - the guy opened this P1P1 and took as many vamps as possible after that. Considering I had insane removal in Pacifism, Quag Sickness, Condemn, Blinding Mage... and not to mention my all star team of Sun Titan and Royal Assassin... to actually lose a game says something. And I've heard too many stories about vamp tribal taking people by surprise to think it's just coincidence.
In the precons though i... (see all)
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(10/22/2010 5:37:48 PM)
@Paleopaladin - Maybe they switched the arts by accident. =x We can only hope it was a printing error.
Posted By:
CeremonialBathory
(12/8/2010 4:19:56 PM)
I am gonna call him pete wentz! :)
Posted By:
iSlapTrees
(12/24/2010 12:57:02 AM)