He has average health, high mana gains with a very unbalanced spread, and average deck limits. His bonus to black is tied for first with [[Liliana, Untouched by Death]]; at +7, their bonus is very high, but tied for third second highest with many other Planeswalkers, behind Koth, [[Jaya, Fiery Negotiator]] and [[Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh]], all at +9.

<blockquote>''"Thousands of years ago, famine forced the alchemist Edgar Markov into dark experiments. Making a deal with the demon Shilgengar for the secrets of sangromancy, Edgar created a blood ritual which granted agelessness and the ability to subsist on blood.<br>When Edgar anointed his grandson, Sorin, with the same vampiric state, the trauma of the transformation caused Sorin's planeswalker spark to ignite."''</blockquote>