Aristos by Jaxtrap

Format: Commander

Creator: Jaxtrap

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mardu Vampire tribal and aristocrats strategy commanded by Edgar Markov. It utilizes Edgar's eminence ability to generate a free 1/1 Vampire token whenever a Vampire spell is cast, creating a wide board state without requiring the commander to enter the battlefield early. The deck curves low-cost creatures into powerful tribal lords like Captivating Vampire, Stromkirk Captain, and Cordial Vampire, which boost the swarm into serious combat threats. Parallel death-drain triggers from Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, and Vein Ripper ensure that opposing blocks or board wipes punish enemy life totals heavily. Card velocity is maintained through Skullclamp, Idol of Oblivion, and Champion of Dusk. While the list excels at rapid board development and resiliency against targeted removal, it lacks countermagic and stack interaction, making it vulnerable to noncreature combos and exile-based board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Duneyard
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Baron Bertram Graywater
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Blood Pet
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Champion of Dusk
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Dark Prophecy
  • 1 Dominating Vampire
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Falkenrath Noble
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Markov Baron
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Nighthawk Scavenger
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Revival // Revenge
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Valkyrie's Call
  • 1 Vampire Gourmand
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vampire of the Dire Moon
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Vengeful Possession
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Winnowing
  • 1 Wrangle