Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Core

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
92%inclusion405 decks438 decks
90%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
84%inclusion367 decks438 decks
79%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
76%inclusion332 decks438 decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion320 decks438 decks
71%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion318 decks438 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
71%inclusion310 decks438 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion329 decks438 decks
68%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion353 decks438 decks
68%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion292 decks438 decks
64%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
67%inclusion294 decks438 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
71%inclusion312 decks438 decks
61%synergy
Changeling Outcast
67%inclusion293 decks438 decks
47%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
61%inclusion269 decks438 decks
59%synergy
Marang River Prowler
56%inclusion246 decks438 decks
55%synergy
Faerie Vandal
56%inclusion246 decks438 decks
53%synergy
Notorious Throng
54%inclusion238 decks438 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion226 decks438 decks
33%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
51%inclusion224 decks438 decks
48%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion221 decks438 decks
47%synergy
Enigma Thief
48%inclusion209 decks438 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
44%inclusion191 decks438 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
47%inclusion207 decks438 decks
44%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion201 decks438 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
45%inclusion198 decks438 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion188 decks438 decks
30%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
42%inclusion183 decks438 decks
38%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
38%inclusion168 decks438 decks
37%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
37%inclusion164 decks438 decks
34%synergy
Looter il-Kor
37%inclusion162 decks438 decks
35%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
36%inclusion159 decks438 decks
32%synergy
Shoreline Looter
33%inclusion122 decks370 decks
29%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
32%inclusion119 decks369 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion139 decks438 decks
26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion137 decks438 decks
25%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
30%inclusion133 decks438 decks
26%synergy
Master Thief
29%inclusion125 decks438 decks
28%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
28%inclusion118 decks418 decks
28%synergy
Grim Hireling
28%inclusion122 decks438 decks
24%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
27%inclusion119 decks438 decks
26%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
26%inclusion115 decks438 decks
25%synergy
Halo Forager
26%inclusion114 decks438 decks
20%synergy
Prosperous Thief
26%inclusion113 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion111 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
24%inclusion105 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Nighthowler
24%inclusion104 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion104 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Whirler Rogue
24%inclusion104 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion88 decks394 decks
20%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
22%inclusion97 decks438 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion89 decks438 decks
16%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion86 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flitter
19%inclusion83 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion79 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion74 decks418 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
18%inclusion77 decks438 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion75 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion69 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Locke Cole
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
15%inclusion67 decks438 decks
12%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
14%inclusion61 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion61 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
14%inclusion60 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion57 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion55 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
12%inclusion53 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Stinger
12%inclusion52 decks438 decks
12%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
12%inclusion47 decks404 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
6%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
10%inclusion44 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion201 decks438 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion190 decks438 decks
33%synergy
Soul Manipulation
40%inclusion174 decks438 decks
37%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion150 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Price of Fame
30%inclusion132 decks438 decks
25%synergy
Murder
30%inclusion131 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion88 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion84 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
18%inclusion81 decks438 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion76 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion74 decks438 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion66 decks438 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion61 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion47 decks348 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion59 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion59 decks438 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion55 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion49 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Spinal Embrace
11%inclusion47 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion43 decks438 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion43 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion40 decks438 decks
-22%synergy
Fated Return
8.9%inclusion39 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion38 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion34 decks394 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.4%inclusion37 decks438 decks
-26%synergy
Anticognition
8.2%inclusion36 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion31 decks394 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion33 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion28 decks394 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion31 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.4%inclusion28 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
6.4%inclusion28 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion25 decks438 decks
3%synergy
See Double
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion192 decks438 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion145 decks438 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion138 decks438 decks
-5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
29%inclusion128 decks438 decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
24%inclusion103 decks438 decks
21%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion103 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion102 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion90 decks438 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion85 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
15%inclusion67 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Endless Obedience
14%inclusion62 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion56 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
12%inclusion53 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion45 decks404 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion44 decks438 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Heist
10%inclusion39 decks404 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
9.4%inclusion41 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.9%inclusion39 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
8.2%inclusion36 decks438 decks
-6%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion35 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.0%inclusion35 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.5%inclusion33 decks438 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion31 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.8%inclusion30 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion25 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.5%inclusion24 decks438 decks
-11%synergy
Traumatize
5.5%inclusion24 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Obelisk of Urd
33%inclusion144 decks438 decks
32%synergy
Bident of Thassa
30%inclusion133 decks438 decks
20%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
30%inclusion133 decks438 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion133 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion125 decks438 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
23%inclusion100 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Vorpal Sword
20%inclusion86 decks438 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Blade
19%inclusion84 decks438 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion82 decks438 decks
-6%synergy
Scytheclaw
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
-12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion66 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion55 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Mask of Memory
13%inclusion55 decks438 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion53 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion52 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion48 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.9%inclusion39 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.2%inclusion36 decks438 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion30 decks438 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.9%inclusion26 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.9%inclusion26 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.7%inclusion25 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
43%inclusion189 decks438 decks
41%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion166 decks438 decks
28%synergy
Rogue Class
28%inclusion123 decks438 decks
24%synergy
Double Down
27%inclusion110 decks409 decks
25%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion96 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion72 decks438 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion70 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion65 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion65 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion63 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion51 decks438 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion49 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion48 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion46 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.0%inclusion35 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.8%inclusion34 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.5%inclusion33 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.3%inclusion32 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.4%inclusion28 decks438 decks
-5%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion23 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion23 decks438 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.4%inclusion41 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
70%inclusion308 decks438 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion152 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion132 decks438 decks
-9%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion69 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion49 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion48 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.2%inclusion36 decks438 decks
-9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.8%inclusion34 decks438 decks
-1%synergy
Three Tree City
7.5%inclusion28 decks371 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.5%inclusion33 decks438 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
-13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion26 decks438 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion25 decks438 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion362 decks438 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion352 decks438 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion296 decks438 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion170 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion166 decks438 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion149 decks438 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion104 decks438 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion93 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion74 decks369 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
16%inclusion69 decks438 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
-15%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion437 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion437 decks438 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion386 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
60%inclusion264 decks438 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion247 decks438 decks
-10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion201 decks438 decks
45%synergy
Dismal Backwater
45%inclusion195 decks438 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion190 decks438 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion179 decks438 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion177 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion170 decks438 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion165 decks438 decks
-15%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
37%inclusion162 decks438 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion144 decks438 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion137 decks438 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion129 decks438 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
28%inclusion123 decks438 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion122 decks438 decks
-12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
27%inclusion120 decks438 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion106 decks438 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion105 decks438 decks
-22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion92 decks438 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion87 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion84 decks438 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion83 decks438 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion74 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion68 decks438 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion65 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion50 decks350 decks
-9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion56 decks438 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion54 decks438 decks
-19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion51 decks438 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion50 decks438 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion44 decks438 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.9%inclusion39 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion34 decks394 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.1%inclusion35 decks430 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion31 decks394 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion28 decks394 decks
-8%synergy
Waterfront District
7.1%inclusion31 decks438 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion31 decks438 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.8%inclusion30 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion28 decks438 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.2%inclusion27 decks438 decks
3%synergy