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Morbius the Living Vampire
Legendary Creature — Vampire Scientist Villain · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Morbius the Living Vampire is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, vigilance, lifelink
{U}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Morbius the Living Vampire: 37
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Build your Morbius the Living Vampire deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Morbius the Living Vampire 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Morbius the Living Vampire deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (76/100)
- Consistency33
- Speed55
- Interaction100
- Resilience84
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (22 nonbasic, 6 Island, 9 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Negate · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Baleful Strix · Swiftfoot Boots · Arcane Denial · Fellwar Stone · Frantic Search · Thought Vessel · Blade of the Bloodchief · Go for the Throat · Reanimate · Mind Stone · Phyrexian Arena · Wayfarer's Bauble · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Brainstorm · Infernal Grasp · Morlun, Devourer of Spiders · Ponder · Propaganda · Toxic Deluge · Villainous Wrath · Black Market Connections · Cordial Vampire · Pongify · Sign in Blood · Solemn Simulacrum · Vampire Nighthawk · Deadly Rollick · Jet Medallion · Mask of Riddles · Morbid Opportunist · Phyrexian Metamorph · Swan Song · Vorpal Sword · Windfall · Withering Torment · Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage · Etrata, the Silencer · Blackblade Reforged · Captivating Vampire · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Mana Drain · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Visions of Villainy · Charcoal Diamond · Damnation · Impostor Syndrome · Lightning Greaves · Night's Whisper · Blood Artist · Commander's Sphere · Nighthawk Scavenger · Rhystic Study · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Bojuka Bog · Tainted Isle · Shipwreck Marsh · Undercity Sewers · Morphic Pool · Reliquary Tower · Gloomlake Verge · Rogue's Passage · Temple of Deceit · Dimir Aqueduct · Polluted Delta · Darkwater Catacombs · Exotic Orchard · Fetid Pools · Path of Ancestry · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Morbius the Living Vampire
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Morbius the Living Vampire, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 24% | +23% |
| Morlun, Devourer of Spiders | 20% | +20% |
| Villainous Wrath | 20% | +19% |
| Cordial Vampire | 19% | +19% |
| Vampire Nighthawk | 19% | +18% |
| Bloodline Keeper | 17% | +17% |
| Mask of Riddles | 18% | +17% |
| Captivating Vampire | 16% | +16% |
| Vorpal Sword | 18% | +16% |
| Visions of Villainy | 16% | +15% |
| Etrata, the Silencer | 17% | +15% |
| Tombstone, Career Criminal | 16% | +15% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 16% | +14% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 18% | +14% |
| Swordsman's Steel | 13% | +13% |
| Impostor Syndrome | 15% | +13% |
| Sign in Blood | 19% | +13% |
| Undercity Sewers | 34% | +13% |
| Voldaren Estate | 13% | +13% |
| Patron of the Vein | 13% | +12% |
| Ghost, Spectral Saboteur | 13% | +12% |
| Nighthawk Scavenger | 14% | +12% |
| Sinister Hideout | 14% | +11% |
| Sanctum Seeker | 11% | +11% |
💰 The best cards for your Morbius the Living Vampire deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
- Villainous Wrath
- Cordial Vampire
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Mask of Riddles
- Captivating Vampire
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blade of the Bloodchief
- Impostor Syndrome
- Sword of the Animist
- Hidden Lair
- Command Beacon
- Phyrexian Arena
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Swordsman's Steel
- Undercity Sewers
- Buster Sword
- Black Market Connections
- Exquisite Blood
- The Soul Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Morbius the Living Vampire
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Morbius the Living Vampire's color identity?
Morbius the Living Vampire is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Morbius the Living Vampire come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Morbius the Living Vampire deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Morbius the Living Vampire deck run?
Real Morbius the Living Vampire decks run 37 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Morbius the Living Vampire?
The three highest-synergy cards are Blade of the Bloodchief, Morlun, Devourer of Spiders, Villainous Wrath. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Morbius the Living Vampire decks.
What combos does Morbius the Living Vampire have?
Morbius the Living Vampire has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Morbius the Living Vampire deck cost?
You can start cheap: Morlun, Devourer of Spiders, Villainous Wrath, Cordial Vampire are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.