> So Robert Scythe's deck with talbots chainsaw and Ex Nihilo got me
> thinking.

> If when your vampire was low on pool you were to Descent into Darkness
> and the vampire goes out of play, the Ex Nihilo goes out of play as
> well. Does this mean that the vampire can then regain blood through
> Descent into Darkness? And by extension no longer pays the 1 blood
> each turn?

> Descent into Darkness. Action
> Obtenebration
> 1 Blood
> +1 stealth action.
> [obt] Turn the acting vampire and any cards on him or her face down,
> out of play (breaking any temporary control effects). Put this card on
> him or her (in play). During your influence phase, move 2 blood to
> this face down vampire from the blood bank, and you can choose to burn
> this card to return the vampire to play, tapped.
> [OBT] As above, but the vampire is untapped when he or she returns to
> play.

> Ex Nihilo. Action
> Necromancy
> 1 Blood
> +1 stealth action.
> [nec] Put this card on this vampire. This vampire gets +1 stealth.
> Damage he or she inflicts in combat is reduced to 0, and he or she is
> immune to non-aggravated damage. This vampire cannot gain blood; any
> blood he or she gains goes to the blood bank instead. During your
> master phase, this vampire burns 1 blood or is burned. You may burn
> this card during your untap phase.
> [NEC] As above, but you may burn this card during any Methuselah's
> untap phase.

> John P.
> Winnipeg

> Because Descent into Darkness removes the vampire and the cards on him
> from the game while the decent is in play, then:

> YES you treat the minion as if it were not in play and ignore the
> effect of Ex Nihilo or any other card on that minion (except Descent
> into Darkness) for the duration of Descent into Darkness, and the
> minion will gain the 2 blood during each of your influence phases.