Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Control

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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
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Notion Thief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Slither Blade
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Grim Hireling
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Looter il-Kor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Boggart Trawler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Changeling Outcast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
High Fae Trickster
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Displacer Kitten
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Oona's Prowler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ruin Crab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Phantasmal Image
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Pongify
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Mana Drain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Flusterstorm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Counterspell
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Mental Misstep
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Syncopate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Flare of Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Aetherize
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Consultation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Dismember
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
74%synergy
Windfall
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Notorious Throng
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Temporal Trespass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Timetwister
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Manifold Key
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Propaganda
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Koskun Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Academy Ruins
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Three Tree City
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Underground River
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Ruins
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Prismatic Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Boggart Trawler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Dismal Backwater
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-63%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy