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Price
€499.11of €500.00
Overall win rate
38%88 wins in 234 scored games
Games
260 (26)played in 26 tournaments, 26 not scored (time limit)
Rank
11in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1669 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
2of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €500 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €500.08, above €500.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (38)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (8)

Sorceries (4)

Artifacts (7)

Enchantments (5)

Lands (36)

Edgar Markov
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (2)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
    Example – 8 versions with these cards: Exquisite Blood · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Sanguine Bond · Marauding Blight-Priest · Blood Tribute · Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • Cathars' Crusade + … → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
    3 versions, each with one of: Viscera Seer · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Bartolomé del Presidio

Commander Spellbook lists 11 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 11 entries
  • Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Marauding Blight-Priest + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Blood Tribute → Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
  • Bloodletter of Aclazotz + Blood Tribute → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Near-infinite lifegain, Target opponent loses the game
  • Viscera Seer + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Cathars' Crusade + Yahenni, Undying Partisan → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Cathars' Crusade + Bartolomé del Presidio → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

What the games show

From 234 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 99% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 36 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (234 games)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 0.84 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.62) logged (234 games)
  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 10th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (88 wins)

Weaknesses

  • Depends on its commander: only 25% wins without it, 41% with it indication (52 games without, 182 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 234 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Vampire Token avg 8.9hit in 169 of 234 games
  2. Edgar Markov avg 6.7hit in 130 of 234 games
  3. Bloodthirsty Conqueror avg 1.4hit in 27 of 234 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Vampire Demon Token avg 24.1hit in 10 of 234 games
  2. Lord of Lineage avg 13.6hit in 11 of 234 games
  3. Malakir Bloodwitch avg 13.1hit in 20 of 234 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Vampire Token 106×234 games in deck
  2. Edgar Markov 16×234 games in deck
  3. Bloodthirsty Conqueror 9×234 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Kindred Dominance 61×avg 0.3 per game · 226 games in deck
  2. Path to Exile 39×avg 0.2 per game · 234 games in deck
  3. Damn 36×avg 0.2 per game · 234 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 16% of 3591 attackers blocked in total, 15% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Soldier Token 16×blocked in 5 games
  2. Zurgo Stormrender 8×blocked in 7 games
  3. Zombie Token 8×blocked in 6 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood 0%cast in 0 of 224 games
  2. Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage 0%cast in 0 of 234 games
  3. Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin 0%cast in 0 of 234 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 88 wins came

  • by turn 77%
  • turns 8–924%
  • turns 10–1144%
  • turns 12–1318%
  • turn 14+7%

Combos in play logged Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood: all pieces cast in 3 games, 2 won · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood: all pieces cast in 6 games, 5 won · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror: all pieces cast in 8 games, 6 won · Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror: all pieces cast in 1 games, 0 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.83

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12
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17
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17
3
7
4
7
5
3
6
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
8 / 8
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
6 / 6
Board wipe
3 / 3
Protection
2 / 2
Strategy
35 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 63 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
38
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
8
Sorceries
4
Artifacts
7
Enchantments
5
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Vampiric Tutor
€40.79
Cavern of Souls
€33.95
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
€30.10
Teferi's Protection
€28.06
Exquisite Blood
€28.01
Arid Mesa
€27.18
Marsh Flats
€24.98
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
€24.52

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Rakish Heir instead of New Blood · win rate 38% with, 35% without (191 / 43 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference Vampire Gourmand instead of Crossway Troublemakers · win rate 36% with, 39% without (108 / 126 games)
  • no clear difference Vampire Nighthawk instead of Forerunner of the Legion · win rate 36% with, 38% without (70 / 164 games)
  • no clear difference New Blood instead of Rakish Heir · win rate 37% with, 38% without (81 / 153 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

10 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €499.11 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

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Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 1 · average place 16.7 · 2× top 3 · 9× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?