Edgar's Dega Vampires

Commander / EDH Aggro Competitive Primer RBW (Mardu) Vampires

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Creature (31)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
• 1x Captivating Vampire
• 1x Champion of Dusk
• 1x Cordial Vampire
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Duskborne Skymarcher
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Indulgent Aristocrat
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Legion Lieutenant
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Oathsworn Vampire
• 1x Patron of the Vein
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Rakish Heir
• 1x Sanctum Seeker
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Stromkirk Captain
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vampire Nocturnus
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (33)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 3x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Etchings of the Chosen
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Greed
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Shared Animosity

Instant (9)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Scapegoat
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

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Creature (14)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Asylum Visitor
• 1x Drana, the Last Bloodchief
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Olivia's Bloodsworn
• 1x Pulse Tracker
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Shadow Alley Denizen
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Vicious Conquistador

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Shared Triumph
• 1x Stensia Masquerade

Land (2)

• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Artifact (1)

• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

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Tribal vampire aggro. 3.09 Creature / 2.4 Non-Creature cmc avgs. (2.76 overall).

Another Edgar Markov deck, but with a twist! Abuse Reconnaissance to break all the rules of normal combat. Intrigued yet? Well in that case read on below.

How to break combat:

The intended use of Reconnaissance is pretty straightforward, allowing you to dodge most combat tricks, unfavorable blocks, etc. In itself a nice ability, but this card has a few tricks hidden up it's sleeves.

1) After damage is dealt players recieve priority (the chance to use spells and abilities such as Reconnaissance) while creatures are still considered 'attacking'. This means that you can use Reconnaissance to untap your creatures even after damage has been dealt, effectively granting them pseudo-vigilance. No, the "neither deals, nor recieves damage" part is not applied retroactively and technically doesn't even exist on the oracle text anymore since the rule it's referring to no longer exists. Not bad for a 1-drop enchantment.

2) Since you can attack with all your creatures every turn with no fear of losing any, you'll have more attackers than your opponent has blockers, resulting in more unblocked creatures and therefore more damage.

3) Here's where it really gets fun. Players recieve priority after EVERY combat damage step. This means that you have a chance to use Reconnaissance AFTER first strike damage, but BEFORE regular damage. This is especially broken with Stromkirk Captain as it makes combat entirely one-sided.

Feedback, upvotes, and ideas are appreciated, thanks in advance. Please feel free to check out my other lists.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #3 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) 2 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.76
I Token	C Emblem City's Blessing, 2/2 B Token Creature Vampire, C Emblem Sorin, */* B Token Creature Vampire, 1/1 B Token Artifact Vampire
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