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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.1%inclusion3 decks98 decks
1%synergy
The Blue Spirit
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Octopus Form
1.4%inclusion1 decks71 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion410 decks443 decks
90%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
83%inclusion368 decks443 decks
78%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion334 decks443 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
72%inclusion321 decks443 decks
70%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
72%inclusion321 decks443 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion358 decks443 decks
68%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion311 decks443 decks
68%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion333 decks443 decks
68%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion297 decks443 decks
65%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
68%inclusion300 decks443 decks
63%synergy
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Triton Shorestalker
70%inclusion312 decks443 decks
60%synergy
Changeling Outcast
67%inclusion298 decks443 decks
48%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion273 decks443 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Vandal
56%inclusion249 decks443 decks
53%synergy
Notorious Throng
55%inclusion245 decks443 decks
49%synergy
Marang River Prowler
55%inclusion244 decks443 decks
54%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
51%inclusion228 decks443 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
51%inclusion227 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion222 decks443 decks
47%synergy
Enigma Thief
47%inclusion209 decks443 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
42%inclusion185 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
47%inclusion208 decks443 decks
43%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks443 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
44%inclusion194 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion183 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
41%inclusion182 decks443 decks
37%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
38%inclusion169 decks443 decks
37%synergy
Looter il-Kor
38%inclusion169 decks443 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
36%inclusion161 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
36%inclusion159 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Shoreline Looter
34%inclusion129 decks381 decks
30%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
33%inclusion124 decks381 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion140 decks443 decks
26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion139 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
29%inclusion129 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
29%inclusion125 decks430 decks
28%synergy
Master Thief
28%inclusion126 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
26%synergy
Grim Hireling
28%inclusion123 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Prosperous Thief
27%inclusion119 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
27%inclusion118 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
26%inclusion115 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
26%inclusion114 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion106 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
23%inclusion104 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion103 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Whirler Rogue
23%inclusion101 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
22%inclusion97 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion88 decks406 decks
20%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion89 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion88 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion84 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flitter
19%inclusion83 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
19%inclusion82 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion79 decks430 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion76 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion73 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Locke Cole
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion63 decks443 decks
12%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
14%inclusion61 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
13%inclusion58 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
12%inclusion48 decks416 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Stinger
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion203 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion191 decks443 decks
32%synergy
Soul Manipulation
39%inclusion173 decks443 decks
36%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion148 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Murder
30%inclusion131 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Price of Fame
29%inclusion130 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion81 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion81 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar's Command
18%inclusion80 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion71 decks443 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion60 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion60 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion48 decks360 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Spinal Embrace
11%inclusion47 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.3%inclusion41 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Return
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.4%inclusion37 decks443 decks
-22%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Anticognition
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
-27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
2%synergy
See Double
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion194 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion144 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion139 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Stolen Identity
24%inclusion106 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion105 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion102 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Necromantic Selection
20%inclusion88 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
7%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Endless Obedience
14%inclusion62 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
12%inclusion49 decks416 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion47 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Heist
10%inclusion42 decks416 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-11%synergy
Traumatize
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Obelisk of Urd
33%inclusion146 decks443 decks
32%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
31%inclusion139 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion135 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Bident of Thassa
30%inclusion135 decks443 decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion123 decks443 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion46 decks190 decks
15%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
23%inclusion101 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Vorpal Sword
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion85 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
19%inclusion82 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Scytheclaw
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Memory
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion52 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion40 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
43%inclusion189 decks443 decks
41%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
39%inclusion172 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Double Down
28%inclusion118 decks421 decks
26%synergy
Rogue Class
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion96 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion77 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion66 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion64 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion52 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.0%inclusion31 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion27 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.3%inclusion41 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
69%inclusion307 decks443 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion151 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion138 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Three Tree City
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.0%inclusion31 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion27 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion362 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion353 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion298 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion169 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion163 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion153 decks443 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion103 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion94 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion75 decks381 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion442 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion442 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion389 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion263 decks443 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion249 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks443 decks
45%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion193 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
43%inclusion190 decks443 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion182 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion174 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion174 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion171 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
36%inclusion159 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion144 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion139 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion134 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion129 decks443 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
27%inclusion121 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion117 decks443 decks
-13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
26%inclusion116 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion112 decks443 decks
-22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion92 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion89 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion71 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion56 decks362 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion58 decks443 decks
-18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion55 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion34 decks406 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion32 decks406 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion30 decks406 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
7.0%inclusion31 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
3%synergy