Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Budget 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
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Soaring Thought-Thief
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
79%synergy
Marang River Prowler
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
64%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Vandal
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
60%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
60%synergy
Military Intelligence
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
56%synergy
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Slither Blade
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Enigma Thief
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Changeling Outcast
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Invisible Stalker
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Master Thief
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Looter il-Kor
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Whirler Rogue
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flitter
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Balustrade Spy
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Expedition Skulker
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Prosperous Thief
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Shoreline Looter
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Hoard Robber
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Duelist
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Visage Bandit
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Stinger
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Ravine Raider
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Lookout
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Whisper Agent
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Audacious Thief
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Draugr Thought-Thief
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Flitting Guerrilla
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Nimble Brigand
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Murder
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Soul Manipulation
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar's Command
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Spinal Embrace
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Anticognition
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-42%synergy
Fated Return
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Take the Fall
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Stab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Cancel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Filter Out
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wail of War
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Open into Wonder
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Endless Obedience
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Rise from the Grave
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Notorious Throng
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Aether Gale
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Notion Rain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Heirloom Blade
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Scytheclaw
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Thief's Knife
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Mask of Riddles
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Keening Stone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Smoke Bomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Double Down
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Rogue Class
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Combat Research
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
The Clone Saga
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
-34%synergy
Sol Ring
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-41%synergy
Dimir Locket
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-45%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Dismal Backwater
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Waterfront District
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-33%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy