Edgar's Court by smahon90

Format: Commander

Commander: Edgar Markov

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck leverages Edgar Markov's Eminence ability to establish an aggressive wide board of Vampires starting on Turn 1. By casting inexpensive Vampire creatures, the deck automatically produces a swarm of 1/1 Vampire tokens without spending extra mana or cards. It transitions from early board development into mid-game dominance using tribal anthems, +1/+1 counter engines, and asymmetric drain effects from cards like Sanctum Seeker, Blood Artist, and Vein Ripper. Casting Edgar Markov provides immediate haste pressure and team-wide growth upon attacking, setting up table-wide lethal damage by Turn 7. The deck also packs a compact infinite win condition in Bloodthirsty Conqueror paired with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Enduring Tenacity, enabling an instant kill off any single life change. Resilient mass reanimation and redundant lords ensure the strategy maintains steady pressure even through opposing removal.

Decklist (104 cards)

  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baron Bertram Graywater
  • 1 Blade of the Bloodchief
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Blood Seeker
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Creeping Bloodsucker
  • 1 Crossway Troublemakers
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Edgar Markov
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 High-Society Hunter
  • 1 Immersturm Predator
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Legion Lieutenant
  • 1 Licia, Sanguine Tribune
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
  • 1 Mephidross Vampire
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mortify
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Olivia's Wrath
  • 1 Olivia, Crimson Bride
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Sengir Vampire
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin the Mirthless
  • 1 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
  • 1 Stromkirk Bloodthief
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vampire Socialite
  • 1 Vampire of the Dire Moon
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire