Markov by user5815519

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Vampire tribal strategy commanded by Edgar Markov. It leverages Edgar's eminence ability to generate 1/1 black Vampire tokens whenever any Vampire spell is cast, creating a wide board presence without needing the commander on the battlefield early. The deck develops a dense curve of low-cost Vampires on Turns 1 through 4, expanding its creature count and applying early pressure. On Turn 6, casting Edgar Markov converts this token army into an immediate lethal threat via his haste attack trigger, which places +1/+1 counters across all attacking Vampires. Aristocrat drain effects like Blood Artist, Falkenrath Noble, and Mirkwood Bats ensure that opposing blocks or board wipes deal lethal damage to opponents. Supporting cards like Teferi's Protection defend the army, while Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines and Butcher of Malakir provide asymmetric disruption against opposing creature and enter-the-battlefield strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akoum Refuge
  • 1 Ambition's Cost
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
  • 1 Blood Tribute
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bloodhusk Ritualist
  • 1 Bloodline Necromancer
  • 1 Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
  • 1 Bloodsworn Steward
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Consuming Vapors
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Crimson Honor Guard
  • 1 Curse of Disturbance
  • 1 Curse of Vitality
  • 1 Damnable Pact
  • 1 Dark Impostor
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Falkenrath Noble
  • 1 Feign Death
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Forsaken Sanctuary
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kabira Crossroads
  • 1 Kheru Mind-Eater
  • 1 Kindred Boon
  • 1 Kindred Charge
  • 1 Licia, Sanguine Tribune
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Mathas, Fiend Seeker
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mortify
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakish Heir
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Sangromancer
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Skeletal Vampire
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tithe Drinker
  • 1 Underworld Connections
  • 1 Urborg Volcano
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vein Drinker
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag