Edgar Markov by lpleninger

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Mardu Vampire tribal deck helmed by Edgar Markov, leveraging his eminence ability to generate a steady stream of 1/1 Vampire tokens without ever casting him. The primary game plan is to go wide with cheap vampires, pump them with lords and anthems, and drain opponents through attack triggers and death triggers. A secondary, more explosive win condition is the infinite life-drain loop using Exquisite Blood combined with any life-gain-equals-life-loss effect (Sanguine Bond, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Enduring Tenacity, or Bloodthirsty Conqueror). Tutors like Vampiric Tutor and Demonic Tutor find combo pieces or answers, while board wipes like Blasphemous Act and Ruinous Ultimatum reset the table. The deck is resilient to commander removal because Edgar's eminence works from the command zone, and the token swarm provides a constant board presence.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Duneyard
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Champion of Dusk
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Markov Baron
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Olivia's Wrath
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • 1 Stensia Masquerade
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Twilight Prophet
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vampire of the Dire Moon
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince