Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Aggro

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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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Waterbender Ascension
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Blue Spirit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
94%inclusion106 decks113 decks
91%synergy
Notorious Throng
87%inclusion98 decks113 decks
81%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion97 decks113 decks
81%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
83%inclusion94 decks113 decks
79%synergy
Invisible Stalker
84%inclusion95 decks113 decks
77%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
77%inclusion87 decks113 decks
75%synergy
Slither Blade
86%inclusion97 decks113 decks
73%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
73%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
73%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
74%inclusion84 decks113 decks
72%synergy
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Triton Shorestalker
82%inclusion93 decks113 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion91 decks113 decks
61%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion83 decks113 decks
71%synergy
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion80 decks113 decks
52%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
71%inclusion80 decks113 decks
68%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion76 decks113 decks
65%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
56%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Grim Hireling
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
60%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
47%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Looter il-Kor
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Vandal
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Brazen Borrower
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Marang River Prowler
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
38%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Prosperous Thief
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Halo Forager
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Shoreline Looter
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Agent
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
17%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of Keys
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Whirler Rogue
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Price of Fame
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-19%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Sanity
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Open into Wonder
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Identity
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Chart a Course
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Mind Grind
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Double Down
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Military Intelligence
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Rogue Class
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Coastal Piracy
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion101 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion72 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion113 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion110 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion110 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion72 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion64 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
-13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
0%synergy