Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Optimized 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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Flitterwing Nuisance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
93%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
87%synergy
Notorious Throng
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
78%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Invisible Stalker
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
68%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
68%synergy
Drown in the Loch
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Changeling Outcast
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Bitterblossom
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
73%synergy
Opposition Agent
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Grim Hireling
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Brazen Borrower
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Faerie Vandal
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Roaming Throne
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Aberration
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Marang River Prowler
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Looter il-Kor
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Enigma Thief
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Shoreline Looter
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Agent
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Prosperous Thief
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Ruin Crab
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Agent of Treachery
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Silumgar's Command
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Power Word Kill
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Fractured Sanity
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Open into Wonder
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Bident of Thassa
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Double Down
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Military Intelligence
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
The Black Gate
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Bad River
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy