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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Soaring Thought-Thief
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
79%synergy
Marang River Prowler
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Faerie Vandal
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Military Intelligence
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
55%synergy
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Slither Blade
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Murder
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Changeling Outcast
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Enigma Thief
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Price of Fame
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Master Thief
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Invisible Stalker
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Consuming Aberration
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Looter il-Kor
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Whirler Rogue
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flitter
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Balustrade Spy
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Shoreline Looter
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Skulker
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Stinger
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Prosperous Thief
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Duelist
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ravine Raider
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Visage Bandit
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Draugr Thought-Thief
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Hoard Robber
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Flitting Guerrilla
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Whisper Agent
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Lookout
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Soulknife Spy
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Soul Manipulation
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Spinal Embrace
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Silumgar's Command
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Fated Return
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-42%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Anticognition
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Take the Fall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Stab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Filter Out
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 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
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Open into Wonder
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Extract from Darkness
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Endless Obedience
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Stolen Identity
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Necromantic Selection
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Rise from the Grave
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Notorious Throng
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mind Rot
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Notion Rain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Heirloom Blade
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Scytheclaw
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Thief's Knife
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Mask of Riddles
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Tools
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Rogue Class
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Invisibility
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Cracked Skull
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
-33%synergy
Sol Ring
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Locket
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-45%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Dismal Backwater
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-32%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Base Camp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy