In general, Vampire cards stick very close to two specific ideas: they can special summon the opponents monsters, and/or pay life points to activate their effects

(Bevy of Beebles) Basri Ket Chandra, Acolyte of Flame Chandra, Flamecaller Chandra, Flameshaper Chandra, Spark Hunter Comet, Stellar Pup Commodore Guff Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast Dihada, Binder of Wills Domri, Chaos Bringer Dovin, Grand Arbiter Elminster Elspeth Resplendent Elspeth Tirel Elspeth, Knight-Errant Elspeth, Storm Slayer Elspeth, Sun's Champion Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis Estrid, the Masked Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury Garruk Relentless Garruk Wildspeaker Garruk, Apex Predator Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Garruk, Primal Hunter Garruk, Unleashed Garruk, the Veil-Cursed Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Grist, the Hunger Tide Grist, the Plague Swarm Huatli, Warrior Poet Jace, Cunning Castaway Jace, Mirror Mage Jared Carthalion Jaya, Fiery Negotiator Jiang Yanggu Kaito Shizuki Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator Kaito, Dancing Shadow Karn, Living Legacy Karn, Scion of Urza Kasmina, Enigma Sage Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor Kaya the Inexorable Kaya, Geist Hunter Kaya, Intangible Slayer Kaya, Spirits' Justice Kiora, Master of the Depths Kiora, the Crashing Wave Liliana, Death's Majesty Liliana, Dreadhorde General Liliana, the Last Hope Lolth, Spider Queen Lord Windgrace Lukka, Bound to Ruin Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes Mordenkainen Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer

Getting to max speed, even in an ideal world, is something that takes a few turns to achieve
And while the other artifact hate cards are good in specific situations, nothing matches Stony Silence in terms of its power to simply beat a certain percentage of decks all by itself, which is why it is so good and heavily played in Modern
If you could cheat it onto the battlefield early using some other effect, you can turn your opponents permanents against them
Known for its incredible speed and elegant design, Rapidash stands out with its fiery mane and tail, which are as much a symbol of power as they are of beauty