Edgar Aggro

Commander / EDH Aristocrats RBW (Mardu) Vampires

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Card draw (9)

• 1x Champion of Dusk
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Tymna the Weaver
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Combo - death trigger (3)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Combo - etb trigger (2)

• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge

Combo - infinite parts (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Oathsworn Vampire
• 1x Universal Automaton
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Combo - mana generation (4)

• 1x Carnival of Souls
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Scion of Opulence

Discard engine (3)

• 1x Heir of Falkenrath  ^Flip
• 1x Olivia's Dragoon
• 1x Stromkirk Condemned

Evasion granter (1)

• 1x Shadow Alley Denizen

Haste granter (1)

• 1x Anger

Land (32)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Lord (4)

• 1x Captivating Vampire
• 1x Cordial Vampire
• 1x Indulgent Aristocrat
• 1x Legion Lieutenant

Mass reanimation (2)

• 1x Living Death
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding

Multiple bodies (4)

• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Martyr of Dusk
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog

Ramp (5)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Springleaf Drum

Removal (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x By Force
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wear / Tear

Sac engine (4)

• 1x Bloodthrone Vampire
• 1x Vampire Aristocrat
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Tutor (8)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Unmarked Grave
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Wincon (3)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Shared Animosity

Commander (1)

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Beater (2)

• 1x Falkenrath Gorger
• 1x Stromkirk Noble

Board protection (7)

• 1x And They Shall Know No Fear
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Clever Concealment
• 1x Leave / Chance
• 1x No Rest for the Wicked
• 1x Scapegoat
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Card draw (10)

• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Empty the Catacombs
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Falkenrath Pit Fighter
• 1x Florian, Voldaren Scion
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Oversold Cemetery

Changelings (3)

• 1x Fire-Belly Changeling
• 1x Impostor of the Sixth Pride
• 1x Skeletal Changeling

Combo piece (7)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Bloodrite Invoker
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Life Insurance
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Strixhaven Stadium
• 1x Teysa Karlov

Combo protection (8)

• 1x Argivian Find
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Recommission
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Underworld Breach

Discard (1)

• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist

Discard engine (4)

• 1x Insolent Neonate
• 1x Putrid Imp
• 1x Ravenous Bloodseeker
• 1x Vampire Hounds

Evasion (3)

• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Filth
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Lord (1)

• 1x Markov Baron

Multiple bodies (4)

• 1x Callous Bloodmage
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Prosperous Partnership
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion

Ramp (2)

• 1x Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker

Removal (9)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Damn
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Midnight Arsonist
• 1x Prismatic Ending
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Vanishing Verse

Sac engine (4)

• 1x Blood Bairn
• 1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
• 1x Cartel Aristocrat
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat

Tutor (1)

• 1x Scheming Symmetry

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After somewhat of a drought, Lost Caverns of Ixalan look pretty cracked. Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Elenda's Hierophant, Get Lost and Master of Dark Rites look excellent, Sanguine Evangelist, Bartolome del Presidio, Clavileno, First of the Blessed and Charismatic Conqueror, Roaming Throne all look ok. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation   is a possible reanimation target.

This used to be an aggro deck, but over time incorporated more and more combo elements. Shared Animosity or Coat of Arms with ~10 vampires on the board is still enough to kill everyone usually. Armageddon or Contamination while ahead also usually wins the game. Alternative wincons are Oathsworn Vampire + Phyrexian Altar/Pitiless Plunderer for infinite ETB and death triggers, Animate Dead + Worldgorger Dragon for infinite ETB triggers. Comments and suggestions are very welcome.

Notable exclusions, tech choices, budget options, fun suboptimal options:

Contamination vs Armageddon: Contamination is generally better because it can be looked up with Academy Rector and Enlightened Tutor. If you're feeling particularly evil, run both.

Temple of Silence, Malice, Triumph: It might be correct to run these even in the fully pimped out version, because you can almost always get away with sacrificing one mana for digging one card deeper into your deck.

Oketra the True, Anya, Merciless Angel, Tajic, Blade of the Legion, Falkenrath Aristocrat: I like these a lot, but 4+ mana is too much to pay for a just a beater.

Door of Destinies, Cathars' Crusade, Fervent Charge, Dictate of Heliod, Ajani Goldmane, Obelisk of Urd, Eldrazi Monument, Throne of the God-Pharaoh, Etchings of the Chosen, Shared Triumph: These are all solid fair cards that I can't afford to run in my local cutthroat meta. You should include a couple of these if you can't afford to run all the tutors.

Arcane Signet, Boros, Rakdos, Orzhov Signet: My top end costs 4-5 mana. I don't need slow ramp.

Anointed Procession: This is the most overrated card for Edgar decks. It's much stronger to run an extra anthem or Blood Artist-like effect, or even just card draw like Read the Bones or board protection like Boros Charm.

Bloodline Keeper  , Sanctum Seeker, Mirror Entity: I like my 4+ mana anthems more resilient to removal.

Malakir Bloodwitch: Almost strictly worse than Sanctum Seeker.

Drana, Liberator of Malakir, Rakish Heir, Vampire Socialite: I prefer lords with immediate impact.

Patron of the Vein, New Blood, Olivia Voldaren: Cute, but inefficient removal options.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) 4 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.32
Tokens	Eldrazi 10/10 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 B, Vampire 1/1 W
Folders	EDH Vampires, Mardu WBR, Edgar Markov Competition Decks