Wrap Up Nethroi, Apex of Death (Biollante, Plant Beast Form alternate) | Illustration by Torstein Nordstrand And thats all Ive got for you today
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You can stick with Edgar Markov and build an aggressive Vampire deck by adding more lords, Shared Animosity, and other aggressive tribal-matters cards, or you can go with Licia, Sanguine Tribune and build lifegain combo with Sanguine Bond, Exquisite Blood, Defiant Bloodlord, and the like
The one card per turn helps a bit, especially early
Black Need to build up your board while continuing to draw cards
If you want to remove it via a Disenchant or Naturalize-like effect, this black permanent also boasts a proto-ward effect: if it's targeted by a spell, the spells controller loses a not-insubstantial five life