Vadmir, New Blood
Whenever you commit a crime, put a +1/+1 counter on Vadmir. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.) As long as Vadmir has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has menace and lifelink.
How Vadmir decks play in EDH
Vadmir, New Blood is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - vampire rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Vadmir, New Blood decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $17.94Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Vadmir, New Blood decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Vadmir, New Blood deck?
Vadmir, New Blood has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Vadmir, New Blood?
The cards played most often in Vadmir, New Blood decks include Danitha, Spear of Agony, Blood Hustler, Wand of Denial. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Vadmir, New Blood deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $17.94 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Vadmir, New Blood deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.