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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Flitterwing Nuisance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Secret Tunnel
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Gathering Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
86%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
81%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
73%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
73%synergy
Invisible Stalker
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
70%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Notorious Throng
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Grim Hireling
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
64%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Brazen Borrower
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Shoreline Looter
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Roaming Throne
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Looter il-Kor
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Enigma Thief
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Marang River Prowler
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Vandal
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Prosperous Thief
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Halo Forager
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
12%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Aberration
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Metallic Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Network Disruptor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Stinger
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-24%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-24%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Raise the Palisade
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Heist
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Stolen Identity
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Sword of the Animist
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Banner of Kinship
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Coat of Arms
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
The Indomitable
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Double Down
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Military Intelligence
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Cover of Darkness
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Rogue Class
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted One
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion41 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Underground Sea
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy