Vampires (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ) by user9088127

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck executes an aggressive Mardu Vampire tribal strategy centered on Edgar Markov. The primary game plan exploits Edgar's Eminence ability from the command zone, generating a 1/1 Vampire token whenever any Vampire spell is cast. Early turns focus on deploying efficient low-cost creatures like Indulgent Aristocrat, Shadow Alley Denizen, and Bishop's Soldier to build a wide board without spending mana on the tokens themselves. On turns 4 and 5, the deck transitions into board-wide amplification using anthems such as Door of Destinies, Renewed Solidarity, or Edgar, Charmed Groom, before resolving Edgar Markov to grant immediate haste pressure and recurring +1/+1 counters on attack. The deck closes games through compounding combat damage over turns 6 to 8. While resilient against single-target interaction through sheer body count and graveyard recursion like Bloodline Bidding, it remains vulnerable to sweepers and relies on natural card draw to sustain its mid-game velocity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adamant Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Asylum Visitor
  • 1 Balustrade Spy
  • 1 Bishop's Soldier
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Blood Petal Celebrant
  • 1 Bloodcrazed Hoplite
  • 1 Bloodcrazed Socialite
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Bloodrage Vampire
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 By Invitation Only
  • 1 Child of Night
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consuming Aetherborn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Falkenrath Torturer
  • 1 Famished Foragers
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gas Guzzler
  • 1 Gluttonous Guest
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
  • 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Markov Blademaster
  • 1 Markov Warlord
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Mounted Dreadknight
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Olivia's Dragoon
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Queen's Bay Soldier
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Renewed Solidarity
  • 1 Rite of Oblivion
  • 1 Rooftop Assassin
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shadow Alley Denizen
  • 1 Skulking Killer
  • 1 Sneering Shadewriter
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Streaking Oilgorger
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Vampire Outcasts
  • 1 Vampire Socialite
  • 1 Vampire's Kiss
  • 1 Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner
  • 1 Voldaren Duelist
  • 1 Vraan, Executioner Thane
  • 1 Wedding Security
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Winnowing