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Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
{B}{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, create a black Vampire creature token. Its power is equal to that creature's power and its toughness is equal to that creature's toughness.
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“Monoblack removal machine that turns dead creatures into an unstoppable Vampire army.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Aristocrats
Strategy
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet is a recursive sacrifice engine that turns your removal into a growing army of Vampire tokens. Your gameplan centers on destroying creatures—whether your opponents' blockers or your own expendable dudes—and replacing them with tokens that match their stats. This lets you generate value while removing threats, then swing in for damage with an increasingly large flying (or non-flying) squad.
The deck wants to maximize creature deaths: run cheap removal like Victims of Night and Tragic Slip, include your own sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer or Cartel Aristocrat, and stack in self-mill effects to fuel your graveyard. Kalitas is your steady value engine rather than a one-turn kill, so you're playing midrange—grinding out card advantage until you can alpha-strike for the win. Late game, you'll have a board of 3/3s and 4/4s while your opponents are topdecking.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the $30+ fetchlands; use basic Swamps and budget tutors like Diabolic Tutor instead. Substitute pricey removal (Thoughtseize) with efficient commons like Disfigure and Cast Down.
Most-Played Cards
Cordial Vampire
Captivating Vampire
Vampire Nocturnus
Butcher of Malakir
Vampire Nighthawk
Bloodline Keeper
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
Blade of the Bloodchief
Sanctum Seeker
Feast of Blood
Nirkana Revenant
Crossway Troublemakers
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