Markov Dreadknight
Creature — Vampire Knight
Flying
, Discard a card: Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22481
Markov Dreadknight hits the table as a flying, first-strike threat that rewards you for discarding — pitching a Vampire from hand puts a +1/+1 counter on it and puts that Vampire directly into play. The cost is real: you're trading card advantage for board presence, so it earns its slot only if your deck is built to reload.
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 |
In Commander, Markov Dreadknight is a role-player, not a star — it belongs in Vampire tribal builds that can sustain its discard cost through looting effects, Blood tokens, or high hand-refill rates. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Vampire tribal in those 60-card formats has tighter competition for three-mana slots, and the discard-to-put-into-play effect is slower than what those formats demand. Markov Dreadknight is realistically a Commander-only pickup for most players.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Markov Dreadknight isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market values. As a tribal role-player with a narrow home, it typically doesn't command a premium, making it a low-risk pickup if you're already building Vampire tribal.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.