Edgar Markov 19-09 by Spamgas

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This Edgar Markov deck is an aggressive tribal aggro and aristocrats engine designed to overwhelm opponents through rapid creature swarming and life drain. Edgar's Eminence ability acts as an uninteractable token generator, providing a free 1/1 Vampire token whenever you cast a Vampire spell. The deck leverages this steady stream of bodies by playing low-cost Vampires on the early turns, establishing a wide battlefield presence by Turn 3 or 4. From there, tribal lords, damage multipliers like Bloodletter of Aclazotz, and drain engines such as Sanctum Seeker and Blood Artist turn every attack into severe table-wide life loss. The deck transitions into a game-ending threat on Turn 5, deploying Edgar Markov or Akroma's Will to close the game on Turn 6. In addition to combat aggression, the list houses the infinite life-drain combo of Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond, giving it a potent secondary win condition against heavily fortified boards.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Forerunner of the Legion
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Markov Baron
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Nighthawk Scavenger
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Olórin's Searing Light
  • 1 Order of Sacred Dusk
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Qarsi Revenant
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Twilight Prophet
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vampire Nocturnus
  • 1 Vampire of the Dire Moon
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire