Edgar "oops all Vamps" Markov by PapaLunch

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This Mardu vampire tribal deck, helmed by Edgar Markov, leverages his eminence ability to generate a steady stream of 1/1 Vampire tokens every time you cast another Vampire spell, creating a rapid board presence from the command zone without ever needing to cast the commander. The primary game plan is to amass a wide army of low-to-the-ground Vampires, then convert that board into overwhelming life-drain value through effects like Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, and Vindictive Vampire. The deck contains the classic Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood infinite life-loss loop as its primary deterministic win condition, alongside combat finishers like Akroma's Will and Warleader's Call. The commander's haste and attack-triggered pump (+1/+1 counters on all Vampires) provide a secondary combat avenue. The deck is a resilient, value-oriented engine that can grind through games and assemble its combo through a modest tutor suite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Blood Seeker
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Castle Dracula
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Cliffhaven Vampire
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Count Dracula
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dracula's Tomb
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Henrika Domnathi // Henrika, Infernal Seer
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hunger of the Ancient One
  • 1 Indulging Patrician
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Legion Vanguard
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 March of the Canonized
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Oathsworn Vampire
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Promise of Aclazotz // Foul Rebirth
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Twilight Prophet
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Vermin Gorger
  • 1 Vindictive Vampire
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Wispdrinker Vampire