Burn is great when you can stack enough damage quickly, but Life Drain often has the edge in Commander because every trigger can chip away at three opponents while keeping you safely out of the danger zone
There may also be a decent Vampires deck in Standard, making use of cards like Markov Baron
The way Vintage in 2018 plays out, unless youre against hard control like Landstill, the longer the game goes the worse Necropotence becomes
After all, this is a 2 mana value 4/4 creature we're talking about
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They often go wide or go over or go through, they are often hard to remove or generate ongoing value