In our Precon Review of Blood Rites , the Orzhov Vampire deck from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan , we saw that this deck has the makings of a strong aggro/Aristocrats deck, but needs a bit more focus
Jaheiras Respite is the kind of late game blowout that helps to accelerate things toward a conclusion, and its honestly pretty strong
There are any number of brutal combos you can execute here, including using Spine of Ish Sah as removal and damage each turn, or using Scrap Trawlers effect in tandem with Foundry Inspector and Sculpting Steel to infinitely loop artifacts in and out of your graveyard
Our reason for making this change is based on metagame data and play rates of companion decks across all formats, and on player feedback on repetitive gameplay patterns, Wizards said in an update to banned and restricted cards
But after Pro Tour Aetherdrift, a version of this deck that runs red is ramping up in popularity
It hit the MTG banlist for Modern in 2011, not long after Scars of Mirrodin block released