The Nobility Are Athirst

Commander / EDH Aggro Aristocrats Counters Infinite Combo RBW (Mardu) Tokens Vampires

Mortlocke

Creature (25)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Bloodthirsty Conqueror
• 1x Captivating Vampire
• 1x Charismatic Conqueror
• 1x Cordial Vampire
• 1x Dusk Legion Duelist
• 1x Edgar, Charmed Groom  ^Flip
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Florian, Voldaren Scion
• 1x Forerunner of the Legion
• 1x Indulgent Aristocrat
• 1x Master of Dark Rites
• 1x Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Olivia, Crimson Bride
• 1x Rakish Heir
• 1x Stromkirk Captain
• 1x Twilight Prophet *f-etch*
• 1x Vampire Nocturnus
• 1x Vengeful Bloodwitch
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Welcoming Vampire

Instant (7)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Land (35)

• 1x Agadeem, the Undercrypt  ^Flip
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Grimclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 3x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Voldaren Estate

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Trouble in Pairs
• 1x Warleader's Call

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Banner of Kinship
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Sorin the Mirthless
• 1x Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

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Salus Per Sanguinem

Ageless Majesty

Evil is but a matter of perception. The Angels and Monsters kill, and so shall he; indiscriminately they take the richest and the poorest, and so shall he. Before Edgar Markov, The First Vampire and Lord of Innistrad all opponents are nothing more than a rich feast. He need not show up on the battlefield to make his presence known, as his spawn dutifully execute our Master's mandate: To carve fear into the veins of fools who dare to rise above their station as food. Come! Join us as we dine and revel, for this is the Commander you seek and more importantly the deck you shall host.

Rites of Shilgengar

This deck originally started off as a simple upgraded precon which over time has evolved into an aggressive or aggro deck archetype with an aristocrats subtheme. The primary wincon is to inflict continuous damage on opponents via combat damage and to disrupt opponents boardstates while gaining value from sacrifice triggers. There are two infinite combos in the deck as secondary strategies. Rather it's the same combo, just represented in both Enchantments and Creatures. The deck is meant for a 4 player pod, but likely not for 1 vs 1 games as he is banned in Duel Commander. The deck can be very explosive whose most important turns are between 5 and 8 when developing a board state and becoming an established threat. Depending on how successful the early game is, the deck can reliably threaten to kill an opponent off by turn 8.

The deck's biggest weaknesses are poor politics - as most who know of Edgar Markov target him based off of established bias and those who learn of him are immediately wary of his Eminence ability. We can't blame them, they're only mortals. Additionally, the deck does have a hard time recovering from board wipes, so it is advisable to never over extend one's board presence - e.g. if you already have Cathars' Crusade on the battlefield, then there's no need to also play Banner of Kinship. Lastly, the deck does have a high cognitive load. Cards like the aforementioned Cathars' Crusade can make the multiple triggers of +1/+1 counters very difficult to manage and increase the likelihood of a misplay.

Power In The Blood

• Anointed Procession is easily one of the best performers as it combos with every token producer in the deck. Specifically: Lord Edgar Markov's Eminence triggered ability, Charismatic Conqueror, Bloodline Keeper  , Black Market Connections, Bloodforged Battle-Axe, Edgar Markov's Coffin  , Elenda, the Dusk Rose, Legion's Landing  , Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle, Sorin the Mirthless, Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, and Sorin, Solemn Visitor.
• Blade of the Bloodchief + Indulgent Aristocrat - Sword of Avarice - With a few sacrifices of some inconsequential neonates, you can quickly build a board of some intimidating creatures. But what's better is that for the chosen bearer of the Blade of the Bloodchief, they become an immediate threat capable of dealing considerable damage.
• Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose - Blood Blossom - If any damage is dealt to an opponent, or you gain any life then an infinite loop is triggered where each opponent loses life and you gain life until your opponents are well...lifeless.
• Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond - Sublime Exsanguination - This combo very much mirrors the previously mentioned, but you will have Enchantments champinioning your victory as opposed to creatures. As said before, if an opponent takes damage or you gain any life then all of your opponents will be stuck in an infinite loop leaving you positively stuffed and them quite dead.
• Cathars' Crusade + Edgar Markov - His Noble Retainers - Lord Edgar Markov's presence is not required to feel his wrath. When casting a Vampire creature spell Cathars' Crusade triggers twice - the first time is on the cast of the Vampire creature spell which triggers Lord Edgar Markov's Eminence ability that has a 1/1 Black Vampire creature token entering the battlefield before the aforementioned Vampire creature spell. The second time is when the Vampire creature spell enters the battlefield.

Crimson Vow

I'm pretty happy with where the deck is at the moment. No big acquisitions planned outside of maybe a Judge Promo Edgar Markov as an alternate art for the commander. I do have some visual upgrades planned however, as I plan to acquire some retro bordered foils with the release of Innistrad Remastered. All of those updates should be reflected on the deck page as I get them. Given the tendencies of Wizards at the moment, there will likely be some pushed new Vampires released in the future and i'll definitely comment on or acquire them when relevant or when i'm not feeling lazy. Other than that all I can say is thank you for reading my primer and visiting my page. If you are so inclined please peave a comment and a +1.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	12 hours
Exclude colors	UG
Key combos	Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose Blade of the Bloodchief + Indulgent Aristocrat Cathars' Crusade + Edgar Markov
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Blood, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 B, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Vampire 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 WB, Vampire 2/2 B, Vampire 2/3 B