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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Flitterwing Nuisance
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
94%inclusion103 decks109 decks
92%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
87%inclusion95 decks109 decks
83%synergy
Notorious Throng
88%inclusion96 decks109 decks
82%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion94 decks109 decks
81%synergy
Invisible Stalker
84%inclusion92 decks109 decks
78%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
79%inclusion86 decks109 decks
77%synergy
Slither Blade
87%inclusion95 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
83%inclusion91 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
72%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
83%inclusion90 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
71%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
71%synergy
Drown in the Loch
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
54%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion73 decks109 decks
65%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Grim Hireling
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Looter il-Kor
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Brazen Borrower
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Vandal
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
40%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Marang River Prowler
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Prosperous Thief
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Shoreline Looter
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Halo Forager
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Blighted Agent
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
16%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of Keys
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Whirler Rogue
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Locke Cole
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Schema Thief
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Master Thief
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Price of Fame
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
See Double
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Anticognition
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Sanity
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Heist
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Mind Grind
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Double Down
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Military Intelligence
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Rogue Class
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Secret Tunnel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion104 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion107 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion106 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy