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
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
The Blue Spirit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
94%inclusion105 decks112 decks
91%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion96 decks112 decks
81%synergy
Notorious Throng
86%inclusion96 decks112 decks
80%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
83%inclusion93 decks112 decks
79%synergy
Invisible Stalker
83%inclusion93 decks112 decks
76%synergy
Slither Blade
87%inclusion97 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion85 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
76%inclusion85 decks112 decks
73%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
73%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
72%synergy
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Triton Shorestalker
82%inclusion92 decks112 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion82 decks112 decks
71%synergy
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
51%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
65%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion75 decks112 decks
65%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Grim Hireling
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Opposition Agent
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Looter il-Kor
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Brazen Borrower
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Marang River Prowler
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Vandal
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Prosperous Thief
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Halo Forager
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Shoreline Looter
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Agent
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
17%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of Keys
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Whirler Rogue
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Schema Thief
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Locke Cole
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Back in Town
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Sanity
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Open into Wonder
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
14%synergy
The Water Crystal
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Double Down
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Military Intelligence
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Rogue Class
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Coastal Piracy
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Veil
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Haunted One
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Animate Dead
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Discreet Retreat
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion106 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion99 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion111 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion109 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion108 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-3%synergy