Art by Volkan Baǵa
Commander deckBRW
Edgar Markov
Cast low-cost Vampires to generate Vampire token swarms via Eminence, boost the army with tribal lords, grant haste, and execute extra combat steps to defeat opponents rapidly.
Asked for“A $300 Edgar Markov commander deck — an aggressive tribal combat deck with haste enablers, extra combat steps, and wide creature swarms.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Edgar Markov
3RWBLegendary Creature — Vampire Knight
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Champion of Dusk
3BBCreature — Vampire Knight
Refills hand scaled to your Vampire board size
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
Draws a card whenever small Vampires or tokens enter
Twilight Prophet
2BBCreature — Vampire Cleric
Draws extra cards while draining all opponents
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Triggers off Eminence tokens entering the battlefield
Dusk Legion Zealot
1BCreature — Vampire Soldier
Low-cost Vampire that cantrips and triggers Eminence
Removal
10
Ruinous Ultimatum
RRWWWBBSorcery
Asymmetric board wipe clearing opponent nonland permanents
Threats/Wincons
26
Knight of the Ebon Legion
BCreature — Vampire Knight
Scalable 1-drop Vampire combat threat
Pulse Tracker
BCreature — Vampire Rogue
Aggressive 1-drop that drains every opponent when attacking
Falkenrath Pit Fighter
RCreature — Vampire Warrior
Aggressive 1-drop Vampire that offers card draw late
Cordial Vampire
BBCreature — Vampire
Grows the entire Vampire team whenever creatures die
Vampire Socialite
BRCreature — Vampire Noble
Grants menace and pumps Vampires on combat damage
Stromkirk Captain
1BRCreature — Vampire Soldier
Vampire lord that grants first strike to combat swarm
Captivating Vampire
1BBCreature — Vampire
Vampire lord that steals opposing creatures
Cruel Celebrant
WBCreature — Vampire
Additional aristocrat drain effect on a Vampire body
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Pumps attacking swarm before normal combat damage
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2BLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Resilient haste Vampire that grows from opposing deaths
Indulgent Aristocrat
BCreature — Vampire Noble
1-drop Vampire that puts +1/+1 counters on team
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
2BBCreature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
Generates tokens and transforms into massive lord
Forerunner of the Legion
2WCreature — Vampire Knight
Tutors key Vampires and pumps team as tokens enter
Sanctum Seeker
2BBCreature — Vampire Knight
Drains opponents for every attacking Vampire
Malakir Bloodwitch
3BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Big drain ETB scaled to total Vampire count
Patron of the Vein
4BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Removal threat that permanently buffs all Vampires
Shared Animosity
2REnchantment
Provides massive power boosts to wide tribal attackers
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
Grants haste and an extra combat phase
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Triggers extra combats through land plays
World at War
3RRSorcery
Extra combat spell with rebound for back-to-back explosive turns
Utility
6
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate protection for board state and life total
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free indestructible protection spell while commander is out
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and protection to key threats
