Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble // Legendary Artifact
Other Vampires you control get +1/+1.
When Edgar dies, return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $5.07
- EDHREC rank
- #3417
Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin is a self-replacing threat: it enters as a lord that pumps your whole Vampire team, and when it dies it flips into a coffin that both produces tokens and eventually resurrects itself for free. Clavileño, First of the Blessed decks run it at over 54% inclusion because that loop of dying, token-making, and coming back is exactly the grind-value engine those decks want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed converts dying Vampires into card draw and flying tokens, so Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin's death-and-recur loop triggers that engine repeatedly — it's the single best home for the card.
Edgar Markov
Edgar Markov already floods the board with Vampires before you even cast anything, and Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin slots in as a resilient lord that refuses to stay dead, keeping the army's stats up through board wipes.
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Elenda, the Dusk Rose scales off creatures dying, so the token production from Edgar Markov's Coffin feeds her counters, and the eventual reanimation gives Elenda, the Dusk Rose another death trigger to exploit.
Astarion, the Decadent
Astarion, the Decadent rewards running a dense Vampire package, and Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin contributes both a relevant creature type and a recurring body that keeps the headcount high for Astarion's ability.
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Licia, Sanguine Tribune cares about life gain, and while Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin isn't a direct life gain piece, the recursive Vampire token generation fills out the tribal shell that Licia, Sanguine Tribune needs to stay fed and relevant.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the primary home for Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin — the four-mana cost and slow recursion loop are calibrated for a 40-life multiplayer game where grinding value over several turns pays off. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; four mana for a lord that doesn't win on the spot is nowhere near those formats' power thresholds. Modern and Pioneer are theoretically accessible, but Vampire tribal there wants cheaper, faster threats, and the coffin's token production is too slow to matter in a race. Oathbreaker could use it as a spell piece in the right Vampire build, though the legendary creature clause makes that awkward.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
The closest budget stand-in for the lord half of Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin is Stromkirk Captain, which costs under $1 and gives your Vampires +1/+1 plus first strike — less resilient but immediately impactful. For the recursive token angle, Cordial Vampire picks up the counter-spread role at bulk rare prices, though it doesn't self-reanimate and you lose the coffin's built-in comeback mechanism entirely.
Price Context
Current price
$5.07 mid tier
At $5.07, Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin sits in the mid tier — priced fairly for a mythic rare that sees genuine play across multiple popular Vampire commanders. Demand from both Edgar Markov and Clavileño, First of the Blessed decks keeps a floor under the price, so it's unlikely to crater unless a reprint appears in a widely distributed product.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed
- Edgar Markov
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
- Astarion, the Decadent
- Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.