Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander)

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
8.9%inclusion92 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
4.1%inclusion39 decks954 decks
3%synergy
The Blue Spirit
3.9%inclusion37 decks954 decks
3%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
3.3%inclusion35 decks1.06K decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.4%inclusion34 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion6.41K decks6.77K decks
92%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
88%inclusion5.95K decks6.77K decks
83%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
82%inclusion5.54K decks6.77K decks
80%synergy
Notorious Throng
82%inclusion5.54K decks6.77K decks
76%synergy
Invisible Stalker
82%inclusion5.56K decks6.77K decks
75%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion5.36K decks6.77K decks
75%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion5.16K decks6.77K decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
76%inclusion5.16K decks6.77K decks
74%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
76%inclusion5.14K decks6.77K decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
85%inclusion5.76K decks6.77K decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
78%inclusion5.25K decks6.77K decks
68%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion5K decks6.77K decks
54%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
69%inclusion4.64K decks6.77K decks
66%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
64%inclusion4.32K decks6.77K decks
62%synergy
Faerie Vandal
58%inclusion3.91K decks6.77K decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion3.80K decks6.77K decks
38%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
56%inclusion3.80K decks6.77K decks
53%synergy
Marang River Prowler
56%inclusion3.79K decks6.77K decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion3.55K decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
52%inclusion3.54K decks6.77K decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
74%inclusion5.01K decks6.77K decks
62%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion1.70K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion1.44K decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion766 decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion731 decks6.77K decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.4%inclusion567 decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.3%inclusion428 decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
5.6%inclusion377 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Enigma Thief
49%inclusion3.33K decks6.77K decks
48%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
49%inclusion3.30K decks6.77K decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
49%inclusion3.30K decks6.77K decks
34%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
47%inclusion3.21K decks6.77K decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion3.18K decks6.77K decks
34%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
39%inclusion2.64K decks6.77K decks
38%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
39%inclusion2.62K decks6.77K decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion2.60K decks6.77K decks
26%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.54K decks6.77K decks
36%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
37%inclusion2.50K decks6.77K decks
32%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.77K decks
31%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
36%inclusion2.42K decks6.77K decks
34%synergy
Grim Hireling
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.77K decks
32%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
34%inclusion2.28K decks6.77K decks
29%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion2.19K decks6.77K decks
30%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion2.16K decks6.77K decks
26%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion2.15K decks6.77K decks
22%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion1.70K decks5.46K decks
27%synergy
Master Thief
30%inclusion2K decks6.77K decks
29%synergy
Shoreline Looter
29%inclusion1.60K decks5.49K decks
26%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
28%inclusion1.91K decks6.77K decks
27%synergy
Prosperous Thief
25%inclusion1.67K decks6.77K decks
13%synergy
Brazen Borrower
24%inclusion1.62K decks6.77K decks
18%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.77K decks
22%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
23%inclusion1.50K decks6.42K decks
23%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion1.55K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion1.55K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
21%inclusion1.43K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flitter
21%inclusion1.41K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
21%inclusion1.34K decks6.44K decks
19%synergy
Whirler Rogue
21%inclusion1.40K decks6.77K decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.77K decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion1.14K decks5.81K decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
19%inclusion1.28K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion1.12K decks6.77K decks
13%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
17%inclusion1.12K decks6.77K decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion1.09K decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion1.09K decks6.77K decks
13%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion1.06K decks6.77K decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
15%inclusion1.04K decks6.77K decks
13%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion1K decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion971 decks6.77K decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion915 decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion900 decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Locke Cole
13%inclusion361 decks2.80K decks
12%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion597 decks4.67K decks
11%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
12%inclusion808 decks6.77K decks
11%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion741 decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion739 decks6.77K decks
10%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
11%inclusion719 decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
47%inclusion3.18K decks6.77K decks
36%synergy
Soul Manipulation
39%inclusion2.67K decks6.77K decks
37%synergy
Price of Fame
33%inclusion2.21K decks6.77K decks
27%synergy
Murder
31%inclusion2.09K decks6.77K decks
23%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion2.07K decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.77K decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion1.19K decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Silumgar's Command
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.77K decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.77K decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion1K decks6.77K decks
-20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion994 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion859 decks6.77K decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion845 decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion823 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion606 decks5.03K decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion793 decks6.77K decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion727 decks6.77K decks
-4%synergy
Spinal Embrace
10%inclusion684 decks6.77K decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion665 decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion664 decks6.77K decks
-21%synergy
Fated Return
9.3%inclusion627 decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion533 decks5.82K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.1%inclusion615 decks6.77K decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
8.7%inclusion588 decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion500 decks5.82K decks
-7%synergy
Countersquall
8.0%inclusion541 decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion430 decks5.81K decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.0%inclusion474 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion464 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
6.6%inclusion445 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.4%inclusion364 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
5.1%inclusion347 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.1%inclusion342 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
45%inclusion3.07K decks6.77K decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion2.29K decks6.77K decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2.26K decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
31%inclusion2.13K decks6.77K decks
21%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
29%inclusion1.98K decks6.77K decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion1.69K decks6.77K decks
23%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion1.63K decks6.77K decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
23%inclusion1.56K decks6.77K decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion496 decks2.26K decks
10%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion1.41K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion1.09K decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion940 decks6.77K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion908 decks6.77K decks
-13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion857 decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Endless Obedience
13%inclusion851 decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion825 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion812 decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Grave
11%inclusion731 decks6.77K decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion719 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion697 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion624 decks6.14K decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.0%inclusion608 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion587 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.1%inclusion547 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
7.4%inclusion502 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.2%inclusion442 decks6.14K decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
7.0%inclusion477 decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion444 decks6.77K decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion435 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.1%inclusion414 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
5.7%inclusion387 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion345 decks6.77K decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
45%inclusion3.07K decks6.77K decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion2.32K decks6.77K decks
24%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
34%inclusion2.31K decks6.77K decks
33%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
29%inclusion1.98K decks6.77K decks
28%synergy
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion791 decks2.83K decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion1.88K decks6.77K decks
26%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
25%inclusion1.66K decks6.77K decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion1.51K decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1.16K decks6.77K decks
-7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion1.10K decks6.77K decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion917 decks6.77K decks
10%synergy
Scytheclaw
14%inclusion914 decks6.77K decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion886 decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion874 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion674 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion672 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.1%inclusion613 decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion564 decks6.77K decks
-6%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion561 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.2%inclusion555 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.2%inclusion552 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.1%inclusion545 decks6.77K decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.0%inclusion373 decks4.66K decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.9%inclusion536 decks6.77K decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.6%inclusion269 decks4.08K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.2%inclusion418 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion402 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.5%inclusion372 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.2%inclusion352 decks6.77K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
43%inclusion2.94K decks6.77K decks
42%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion2.58K decks6.77K decks
28%synergy
Double Down
36%inclusion2.22K decks6.17K decks
34%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.77K decks
28%synergy
Rogue Class
29%inclusion2K decks6.77K decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion1.88K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion1.36K decks6.77K decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.77K decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion905 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion841 decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion779 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion619 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.0%inclusion612 decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.0%inclusion607 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.7%inclusion587 decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.8%inclusion530 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.8%inclusion528 decks6.77K decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion484 decks6.77K decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion482 decks6.77K decks
-9%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.5%inclusion437 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.0%inclusion406 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion391 decks6.77K decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion804 decks6.77K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion4.92K decks6.77K decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion2.93K decks6.77K decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.77K decks
-4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion365 decks2.93K decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion810 decks6.77K decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion752 decks6.77K decks
-6%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion751 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion586 decks5.50K decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion683 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion647 decks6.77K decks
-10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.4%inclusion636 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.6%inclusion585 decks6.77K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.5%inclusion573 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion484 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion483 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion429 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion428 decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion6.17K decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion5.98K decks6.77K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion4.63K decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion2.90K decks6.77K decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion2.80K decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.77K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion2.02K decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion1.15K decks5.47K decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.77K decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.77K decks
14%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion925 decks6.77K decks
8%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.3%inclusion358 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion6.72K decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion6.69K decks6.77K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion6.32K decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion3.94K decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion3.91K decks6.77K decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion3.25K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion3.19K decks6.77K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion2.88K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion2.67K decks6.77K decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion2.65K decks6.77K decks
-8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.54K decks6.77K decks
36%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.77K decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion2.45K decks6.77K decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion2.37K decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
35%inclusion2.34K decks6.77K decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion2.30K decks6.77K decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.77K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion1.99K decks6.77K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.77K decks
-15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.77K decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion1.83K decks6.77K decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.77K decks
18%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion1.62K decks6.77K decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion1.51K decks6.77K decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion1.28K decks6.77K decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion1.27K decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion908 decks5.06K decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.77K decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion974 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion930 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion919 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion868 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion803 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion680 decks6.70K decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion533 decks5.82K decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion500 decks5.82K decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion576 decks6.77K decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion574 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion551 decks6.77K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
8.0%inclusion539 decks6.77K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion430 decks5.81K decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion464 decks6.77K decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion435 decks6.77K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.1%inclusion345 decks6.77K decks
-1%synergy