Magic The Gathering Commander Deck Brew: Unleash The Vampires With Edgar, Charmed Groom
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We've already taken a look at the bride of Innistrad: Crimson Vow. But the biggest wedding in Magic The Gathering history also needs a groom. This is Olivia Voldaren's play to become queen of Innistrad and undisputed ruler, so she has to dream big. She has to marry Edgar Markov.
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Edgar was Innistrad's first vampire, and is the progenitor of the Markov family. Once a human alchemist trying to find the answer to eternal life, Edgar worked with a demon to capture and use the blood of an Angel to start a brood of bloodsuckers that threatened the stability of ancient Innistrad. Edgar would eventually force the transformation upon his grandson, which was the trigger that turned Sorin Markov into the Planeswalker he is today.
By the time of Crimson Vow, Edgar had slept in his crypt for many years. With the Eternal Night plaguing the Plane, Olivia Voldaren saw it as the perfect opportunity to kidnap him, control his mind, and host the biggest wedding the multiverse has ever seen. With Markov and Voldaren wed, Olivia would have unlimited influence over the vampires and, therefore, over Innistrad.
This week, for one of our final trips to Innistrad before we head to Kamigawa, we're building a vampire-themed Aristocrats deck with Edgar, Charmed Groom.
Edgar, Charmed Groom is a 4/4 Vampire Noble that costs two generic, one white, and one black. As a creature, he isn't all that interesting and merely serves as a Vampire Tribal Lord that gives your other vampires +1/+1. The trick with Edgar is that he can't really die. When he does, he returns to the
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