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Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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Abandoned Air Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul's Attendant
92%inclusion86 decks93 decks
79%synergy
Soul Warden
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
73%synergy
Auriok Champion
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
70%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
68%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
66%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
64%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
62%synergy
Guide of Souls
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
57%synergy
Suture Priest
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
87%inclusion81 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
76%inclusion71 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion70 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Selfless Spirit
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Ocelot Pride
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
52%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Serra Ascendant
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
49%synergy
Mother of Runes
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Starscape Cleric
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Leonin Elder
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Dark Confidant
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Essence Channeler
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Giver of Runes
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Deathgreeter
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Aunt May
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Hopeful Initiate
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
The Gaffer
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Innocence
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Fleshtaker
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Archangel of Thune
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Impassioned Orator
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Walking Atlas
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Ruin-Lurker Bat
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Get Lost
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-20%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Hatred
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Past
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Return to the Ranks
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Living Death
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Patch Up
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Immortal Servitude
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Storm of Souls
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Helping Hand
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Restless Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Proclamation of Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Excalibur II
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Bauble
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Cleric Class
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Assemble the Players
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Dawn of a New Age
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Smile at Death
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Abiding Grace
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Archangel Elspeth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
31%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Nomad Stadium
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
War Room
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Shefet Dunes
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
-32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion91 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion90 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Vault of Champions
88%inclusion82 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Silent Clearing
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Scrubland
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-24%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy