Vampiric Bloodlust Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Edgar Markov

Eminence — Whenever you cast another Vampire spell, if Edgar is in the command zone or on the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token. First strike, haste Whenever Edgar attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.

Singles value

$203.31

TCGplayer market, 85 cards, basic lands counted at $0

Sealed price

$420.74

TCGplayer price for the box · singles are 0.5× that

New cards

17 / 100

First printings in this deck

Bracket

Core, out of the box

Is Vampiric Bloodlust worth buying?

from Commander 2017: Decks, Product, Breakdown, and Information by Ender Orçun Çetiner

At today's prices the singles come to $203.31, carried by Teferi's Protection ($45.90), Edgar Markov ($41.94), Kindred Charge ($9.53). 17 of the 100 cards are new to this deck.

How Vampiric Bloodlust plays

The last deck in Commander 2017 is an all-around balanced deck that revolves around swarming your opponents. Edgar Markov has an eminence ability that creates a 1/1 black Vampire token whenever you cast a vampire spell, so you can spawn a lot of creatures to put pressure on your opponent. Combined with Door of Destinies, your army of tokens can become monsters and the only choice for your opponent at that point will be to wipe the board altogether.

To make things worse, No products found. has New Blood, so you can take that creature your opponent thought would win the game and make it yours. Commander players are known for having strong creatures in their arsenal and turning them on their owners is a cruel but devilishly fun way to win any game.

In contrary to the other creature-based decks, Vampiric Bloodlust has a decent amount of board control with Merciless Eviction and Fell the Mighty as major board wipes and a lot of single-target removals. Your signets along with Black Market will help you build a solid mana base, too.

However, if you fail to get the lead in the earlier turns, the game is pretty much over for you. You need to gather your power before commencing that all-out attack, so if your opponent can prevent you from getting board control early on, you’ll get crushed before you can get your vampires ready for war.