Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
90%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
83%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Invisible Stalker
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Slither Blade
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Grim Hireling
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Notorious Throng
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Brazen Borrower
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Shoreline Looter
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Roaming Throne
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Marang River Prowler
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Prosperous Thief
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Looter il-Kor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Vandal
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Halo Forager
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Blighted Agent
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Consuming Aberration
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Metallic Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Agent of Treachery
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Stinger
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ruin Crab
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Whirler Rogue
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Dominance
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Palisade
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Heist
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Identity
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mind Grind
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Back in Town
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Voyage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Traumatize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Bident of Thassa
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Sword of the Animist
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Banner of Kinship
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
The Indomitable
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Military Intelligence
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Double Down
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Cover of Darkness
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rogue Class
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Haunted One
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Delta
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Underground Sea
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Isle
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Ruins
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-10%synergy