Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Core Mill

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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
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
93%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
80%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
76%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
76%synergy
Slither Blade
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
68%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
65%synergy
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Sygg, River Cutthroat
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Notorious Throng
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
61%synergy
Changeling Outcast
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
64%synergy
Marang River Prowler
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
56%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Faerie Vandal
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Military Intelligence
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Blackbloom Rogue
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Enigma Thief
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Grim Hireling
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Prosperous Thief
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Looter il-Kor
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Shoreline Looter
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Halo Forager
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Master Thief
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Keeper of Keys
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Agent
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Balustrade Spy
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Whirler Rogue
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Schema Thief
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Stinger
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Locke Cole
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flitter
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Murder
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Price of Fame
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Soul Manipulation
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Anticognition
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Silumgar's Command
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-24%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Return
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
See Double
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Waste Management
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Resculpt
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Change of Plans
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Grasp
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Open into Wonder
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
16%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Identity
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Endless Obedience
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Necromantic Selection
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Rise from the Grave
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Heist
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mind Grind
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fell
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Kaito's Pursuit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Funeral
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Vorpal Sword
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Rogue Class
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Bitterblossom
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Double Down
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Waterfront District
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy