Edgar Markov + Oathsworn Vampire + Warren Soultrader + Anointer Priest
How it works
- Cast Oathsworn Vampire either from your hand or graveyard by paying 1.
- Edgar triggers, creating a 1/1 Vampire creature token.
- When the Vampire and Oathsworn Vampire enter, Anointer Priest triggers twice, causing you to gain 2 life.
- Activate Warren Soultrader twice by paying 2 life and sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire and the Vampire token, creating two Treasure tokens.
- Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1.
- Repeat.
This clever little loop turns a simple Vampire into a self-sustaining engine of life and bone, legal in formats like Commander and Legacy. Warren Soultrader acts as the ultimate altar, letting you sacrifice both the creature you cast and the token it brings along to generate precious Treasure tokens and fuel your life total. That life gain is the vital spark: it satisfies Oathsworn Vampire's condition to crawl right back out of the graveyard for another go-around. Meanwhile, Anointer Priest watches the token parade march in and quietly feeds you the life you need to keep paying Warren Soultrader's costs. Best of all, Edgar Markov anchors the whole sequence from the command zone or battlefield, his Eminence ability ensuring that every single casting of Oathsworn Vampire automatically summons the extra body required to keep the sacrifice machine running.