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Edgar - Drain

Edgar Markov Commander Deck

by TheJungleTurkey100 cards

Edgar Markov's eminence turns every Vampire spell into an extra 1/1 body from the command zone, so this low-curve Vampire tribal deck floods the board early with cheap Vampires, anthems and token makers. That wide board feeds a deep aristocrats package of sac outlets and death-drain triggers. The free sac outlets turn chump bodies into mana, cards and +1/+1 counters, while the drain pieces and life-gain-to-life-loss converters wear opponents down even when combat stalls. Once Edgar is cast, his haste and attack trigger put a +1/+1 counter on every Vampire, turning the swarm into a lethal alpha strike. How it wins: The deck builds a wide, pumped Vampire army and closes either through combat swings boosted by anthems and Edgar's counters or by draining opponents out through mass sacrifice and life-gain-to-life-loss triggers. Key roles: - Vampire swarm and token generation: Cheap Vampire spells each produce an extra token through Edgar Markov's eminence, and repeatable token makers keep widening the board for both combat and sacrifice fodder (Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage, Preacher of the Schism, Charismatic Conqueror). - Anthems and counters: Lords, global pumps and counter-spreading effects turn a pile of 1/1 tokens into a lethal army, stacking with Edgar Markov's attack trigger (Cordial Vampire, Stromkirk Captain, Indulgent Aristocrat). - Sacrifice outlets and mana: Free or cheap ways to sacrifice creatures convert spare bodies into mana, scry, counters or protection, enabling explosive turns and dodging removal (Phyrexian Altar, Viscera Seer, Master of Dark Rites). - Death drains: Every creature that dies pings opponents and gains life, so sacrifice chains, board wipes and trades in combat all chip away at the table (Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, Kalastria Highborn). - Life gain to life loss conversion: Lifelinkers and drain triggers are turned into further damage, and life loss is amplified on the deck's own turn, making each drain hit much harder (Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Marauding Blight-Priest, Bloodletter of Aclazotz). - Trigger doubling and card flow from bodies: Effects that multiply creature triggers or turn tokens and deaths into cards keep the engine fueled and double the value of every Vampire trigger (Roaming Throne, Skullclamp, Welcoming Vampire).

Edgar - Drain decklist

  • Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
  • Elenda's Hierophant
  • Sorin, Solemn Visitor
  • Captivating Vampire
  • Creeping Bloodsucker
  • Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • Kalastria Highborn
  • Blood Artist
  • Teferi's Protection
  • Graven Cairns
  • Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
  • New Blood
  • Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
  • Sanctum Seeker
  • Ruthless Lawbringer
  • Dusk Legion Sergeant
  • Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • Malakir Bloodwitch
  • Master of Dark Rites
  • Indulgent Aristocrat
  • Welcoming Vampire
  • Kheru Bloodsucker
  • Clever Concealment
  • Markov Baron
  • Oathsworn Vampire
  • Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • Stromkirk Captain
  • Viscera Seer
  • Vampiric Tutor
  • Everybody Lives!
  • The One Ring
  • Phyrexian Altar
  • Skullclamp
  • Plumb the Forbidden
  • Tragic Slip
  • Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • Authority of the Consuls
  • Black Market Connections
  • Bloodchief Ascension
  • Fanatical Devotion
  • Impact Tremors
  • The Meathook Massacre
  • Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
  • Badlands
  • Prismatic Vista
  • Phyrexian Tower
  • Voldaren Estate
  • Marsh Flats
  • Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • Godless Shrine
  • Scrubland
  • Reflecting Pool
  • Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • Roaming Throne
  • Warleader's Call
  • Bolas's Citadel
  • Bartolomé del Presidio
  • Fetid Heath
  • Vault of Champions
  • 6× Swamp
  • Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • Blood Seeker
  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • Mana Confluence
  • 2× Plains
  • Cruel Celebrant
  • Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • Charismatic Conqueror
  • Arid Mesa
  • Fabled Passage
  • Sol Ring
  • Idol of Oblivion
  • Cordial Vampire
  • Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • Florian, Voldaren Scion
  • Marauding Blight-Priest
  • Swords to Plowshares
  • Legion Lieutenant
  • Preacher of the Schism
  • Twilight Prophet
  • Anguished Unmaking
  • Cover of Darkness
  • Blood Crypt
  • Path to Exile
  • Bloodstained Mire
  • Cavern of Souls
  • Command Tower
  • Luxury Suite
  • Isolated Chapel
  • Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • Three Tree City
  • Vengeful Bloodwitch

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updated 3h ago100 cards