That's Orim's Chant in a nutshell: good for stopping an opponent in the middle of his combo while he has a bazillion mana floating and damned if he isn't going to take mana burn and die, but don't you just wish it was a cantrip
Esper gives you the tools to play your way and still come out on top
The beginning player, though, doesn't tend to think of the death trigger as a result of blocking, so the idea that you could combine the creature damage with the death trigger effect never occurs to him or her
Strip Mine: Strip Mine is a land that allows players to destroy target land
While this is a consistent means of growing your vampire brood, as long as you control at least five vampires, you can pay one black mana to transform Bloodline Keeper, flipping it into Lord of Lineage
Do something my friend, were in this together