When exerted in this way, the card provides 1 ink which can be used to cast cards from your hand
pretty much a second Rakish Heir Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet costs a crazy amount of mana to get going but that ability is good Blade of the Bloodchief turns even the most humble bloodsucker into a huge threat My next suggestion isn't a Vampire, but the lil' guy deserves an honorary spot: Squee, Goblin Nabob can be a tireless workhorse in the deck, getting discarded over and over again for value
Then, in Chapter III, everything except artifacts, lands, and Phyrexians gets blown up, and we start over with Elesh Norns front face
To the surprise of many, once the actual abilities of Sheoldred, the Apocalypse have been revealed, it didn't ruin it, but made even more players excited to play this card in commander format