Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant

Creature — Human // Creature — Vampire

{T}, Tap an untapped Vampire you control: Transform this creature.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
Dark Ascension
Price
$0.09
EDHREC rank
#22690
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Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant card art
Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant flips into a 3/3 lifelink vampire token factory the moment you have three vampires in play — a reasonable payoff that arrives on turn two and scales with your board. The ask is real tribal commitment, but in a dedicated vampire shell that cost is invisible.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

In Commander, Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant earns a slot in any vampire tribal build that wants cheap bodies and a late-game token engine — the flip side generating 1/1 lifelink vampires is exactly the kind of sustained pressure tribal decks want. Outside Commander, it's legal in Pauper, where its common printing makes it a legitimate two-drop in vampire aggro if that archetype has the density to flip it consistently. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's technically legal but has no meaningful role — the competition at two mana is too steep and vampire tribal isn't a factor in those formats.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.09 bulk tier

At $0.09, Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not budgeting for it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price floor don't appreciate unless a format breakout hits, and nothing on the horizon points that direction.

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