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Life with Eddie...
#1
Thank you for inviting me to comment on your deck.
First it needs to be said that Edgar Markov is a very strong commander, whom will immediately draw the aggro from the table. This means you have to go in assuming a 3 VS 1 match in which you are the archenemy, unless your meta is incredibly high-powered.
Keeping this in mind, I see three aspects of this list that could be improved. I never aim to build a net deck, and I hope these suggestions will make the deck fun for you.
1 - Mana Base: Lands that come into play tapped make your deck slow. Lands that do not provide colors can get you screwed. I would replace most of these by Shocks, Fetch, Filters, Pathways and Bond lands to ensure you are always on curve. What is the Wasteland trying to protect you from? What is the value of Cabal Coffers here?
2 - Mana Curve: You have a high curve, with 15 cards being 4+ CMC. I would lose most of the 5-6 CMC, focusing on being already in a position to win by turn 5.
3 - Creature Count: You have one of the most broken mechanics ever with eminence, and should strive to capitalize on it as much as possible. I would rise closer to 40 creatures and lose nice-to-have, win-more cards in other categories to make room.
Suggestions: Lose Sorin, Grim Nemesis and Sanguine Bond. I don't understand Staff of Compleation in this list. You don't really need Demonic Tutor if all your cards are good. Urza's Incubator only works with a fraction of your creatures. Entomb and Animate Dead are circumstantial at best.
Door of Destinies makes your Skullclamp useless. Consider replacing the latter with Shared Animosity.
Add Reconnaissance, it is the best. You can activate before combat damage to save your creatures, and after combat damage to give the equivalent of vigilance.
Hope these comments are useful.
Cheers!
June 15, 2025 7:50 p.m.
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BobFromLab...
#2
Thank you for your upvote on Para Bellum | Arcades, The Strategist!
I m always happy to receive comments, let me know what you liked about it, or what you would change.
If you like a funky tribal, you may enjoy my pirates build: The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Malcolm & Kediss.
Cheers!
June 14, 2025 12:31 p.m.
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Opium And Poison …...
#3
Some good ideas in there, thank you, I will tinker a bit. I really wanted to bring in Fumigate too.
June 7, 2025 12:55 a.m.
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Opium And Poison …...
#4
Thank you SufferFromEDHD for your cool, original suggestions!
Lazotep Quarry does make a lot of sense in this deck, I will likely make the switch for High Market.
Batwing Brume is fun; I like the option of paying and not cancelling the damage if my opponents are attacking each other.
I would not know what to remove to make room for it though, this list is pretty tight. Do you have a suggestion for a cut?
June 5, 2025 9:38 p.m.
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Raven_of_Arella says... #1
I'll definitely check out some of your other decks! Your Edgar Markov deck looks like an absolute blood frenzy! If you ever get the chance I'd love if you checked out my Life with Eddie deck!
May 28, 2025 11:59 p.m.