Vampire by user7235474

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mardu Vampire tribal strategy commanded by Edgar Markov. The primary game plan leverages Edgar's Eminence ability to create a 1/1 Vampire token whenever any Vampire spell is cast, effortlessly going wide in the early turns. By Turn 4, the deck curves out with low-cost Vampires into potent tribal lords such as Captivating Vampire, Stromkirk Captain, and Door of Destinies. Around Turn 6, the deck lands a decisive threat—either casting Edgar Markov directly to buff the team with +1/+1 counters on attack or resolving an explosive spell like Kindred Charge or Malakir Bloodwitch. It finishes opponents through aggressive combat damage and secondary life-drain effects from Blood Artist and Falkenrath Noble. While it exerts relentless pressure, the deck is vulnerable to board sweepers due to limited countermagic and a high count of tapped lands.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akoum Refuge
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
  • 1 Athreos, God of Passage
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
  • 1 Blood Tribute
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bloodline Necromancer
  • 1 Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Campaign of Vengeance
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Consuming Vapors
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Crossway Troublemakers
  • 1 Damnable Pact
  • 1 Dark Impostor
  • 1 Diabolic Revelation
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Falkenrath Noble
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Kabira Crossroads
  • 1 Kindred Charge
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Mathas, Fiend Seeker
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 1 Mortify
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Necropolis Regent
  • 1 New Blood
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Olivia Voldaren
  • 1 Olivia's Wrath
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakish Heir
  • 1 Razaketh's Rite
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Sangromancer
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Sinister Waltz
  • 1 Skeletal Vampire
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Tithe Drinker
  • 1 Transguild Promenade
  • 1 Underworld Connections
  • 1 Urborg Volcano
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vein Drinker
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag