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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Bitterbloom Bearer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
93%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
92%inclusion85 decks92 decks
90%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
76%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion78 decks92 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
67%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
66%synergy
Notorious Throng
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
66%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Slither Blade
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
65%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
55%synergy
Grim Hireling
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
61%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Changeling Outcast
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
4%synergy
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Stinkdrinker Bandit
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
58%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Roaming Throne
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Consuming Aberration
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Marang River Prowler
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Brazen Borrower
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Vandal
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Shoreline Looter
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Enigma Thief
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Agent
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Prosperous Thief
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Master Thief
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Nighthowler
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Manipulation
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Price of Fame
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Syncopate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Sanity
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Distant Melody
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Open into Wonder
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Back in Town
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
21%synergy
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Door of Destinies
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Trepanation Blade
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Buster Sword
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Double Down
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Rogue Class
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Military Intelligence
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Veil
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Three Tree City
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion82 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion82 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion84 decks92 decks
78%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion84 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-23%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-22%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-4%synergy