Edgar Markov by user5097707

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck leverages Edgar Markov's Eminence ability to generate relentless board presence simply by casting low-cost Vampire spells. By curving out aggressively on Turns 1 through 3, the deck builds a wide creature board without committing excessive mana or cards. On Turn 4, it deploys powerful damage amplifiers like Shared Animosity, Sanctum Seeker, or Bloodletter of Aclazotz to establish a lethal clock across all three opponents. Aristocrat payoffs like Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, and Vein Ripper convert board wipes into direct life drain, making creature removal dangerous for opponents. Card advantage engines such as Skullclamp and Champion of Dusk easily replenish resources by converting 1/1 tokens into fresh cards. In stalled board states, an accessible infinite combo between Exquisite Blood and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Bloodthirsty Conqueror provides a clean alternative finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Champion of Dusk
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Florian, Voldaren Scion
  • 1 Forerunner of the Legion
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Make a Stand
  • 1 Markov Baron
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Odric, Blood-Cursed
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Preacher of the Schism
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ruthless Lawbringer
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vampire Gourmand
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan