Finally, Clavileno provides an incredibly powerful ability, allowing any vampire that dies while attacking to reanimate as a 4/3 flying token and letting you draw a card, making it nearly impossible for opponents to trade profitably with you on the battlefield
There are fix with bundles of commander precon decks, some for a decent amount less than you would pay for elsewhere
They help you go wide, setting the stage for global buffs
Kessig Flamebreather and Firebrand Archer deal one damage when you cast noncreature spells, and Spitfire Lagac and Tunneling Geopede deal one damage when a land enters the battlefield under your control
While two +1/+1 counters isn't a whole lot to start, pumping their power with any sort of spell suddenly gives your other creatures a huge upgrade, as well as basically giving everything in your deck haste
The card's artwork shows him climbing a towering crystal, a woman in his hand, as war balloons surround him