Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive 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
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion93 decks98 decks
92%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
89%inclusion87 decks98 decks
86%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion77 decks98 decks
74%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
78%inclusion76 decks98 decks
72%synergy
Invisible Stalker
79%inclusion77 decks98 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
69%synergy
Notorious Throng
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
66%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
66%synergy
Slither Blade
78%inclusion76 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
77%inclusion75 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
60%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
64%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Changeling Outcast
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
51%synergy
Grim Hireling
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
57%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
70%inclusion69 decks98 decks
59%synergy
Opposition Agent
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Roaming Throne
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Marang River Prowler
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Looter il-Kor
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Consuming Aberration
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Vandal
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Brazen Borrower
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Halo Forager
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Enigma Thief
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Shoreline Looter
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Agent
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Prosperous Thief
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Master Thief
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Keeper of Keys
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Soul Manipulation
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-4%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Syncopate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Anticognition
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Silumgar's Command
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Sanity
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Palisade
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Open into Wonder
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
23%synergy
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Grindstone
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Buster Sword
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Double Down
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Rogue Class
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Military Intelligence
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Memory Erosion
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Veil
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Haunted One
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion88 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion87 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion96 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion92 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion91 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
79%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Ruins
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy