As of this posting, I am already forming the idea of a Mardu (Red-Black-White) version of the Vampires Tribal deck based on the current cards spoiled from the upcoming Innistrad Crimson Vow set. The Vampire Elder Edgar Markov has revealed earlier today in the flip card Edgar, Charmed Groom / Edgar Markov’s Coffin, and the colors were Orzhov.

That said, today’s card feature also leans on White as the 3rd color to consider in the deck build.

Please welcome the Welcoming Vampire:

Vampires’ power is usually two, and they just get the anthem effects from Enchantments or creatures such as Hero of Bladehold. These creatures get the benefit of one card draws every turn for at least one creature that enters the battlefield on your turn. You can cast the new Sorin after this one and get the value, or just do cast your removal bait creature for opponents to deal with, then cast this one after a resolved Sorin in play to cantrip to your threats.

Other token generator sources can also mean that Welcoming Vampire will not only be utilized in a Vampires deck. It will be also possible for decks like Green-White Midrange where it has Felidar Retreat as a token creature generator. Also, a straightforward Mono White Tokens deck is a likely viable option.

That will be a wrap for now. Stay tuned as I will be having an initial Mardu Vampires decklist for Standard by this week or the next depending on the new card spoilers posted.

Thanks for reading and until the next blog post.