Still, Anowon, the Ruin Sage has benefited greatly from the waves of vampires that have followed that have strengthened the aristocrats theme in the tribe, and still remains a good fit for anyone who wants to build a vampire deck and make sure it's mono black
Magic even has a variety of powerful effects that reward you for paying life, either in one go or over the course of several turns, so you can put the 20 or 40 life you start with to the best possible use
Primarily, Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief is best used within decks built around buffing creatures, especially Enchantment decks
Well, thats up for debate
Dwarven Castle Guard especially shines in sacrifice decks, but its perfectly reasonable in any white deck
The blanks is not perfect, where I could have polished it more, but I felt some of the cards charm disappeared if I did