Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Upgraded Aggro

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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
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Grave Venerations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abundant Countryside
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
94%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
85%synergy
Notorious Throng
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Invisible Stalker
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Slither Blade
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Opposition Agent
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Brazen Borrower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Prosperous Thief
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Grim Hireling
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Looter il-Kor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Shoreline Looter
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Vandal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Enigma Thief
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Halo Forager
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Aberration
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Marang River Prowler
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gravelgill Scoundrel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Network Disruptor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Nighthowler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
See Double
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Delay
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Crippling Fear
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Open into Wonder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Raise the Palisade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Sanity
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bribery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Traumatize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Bident of Thassa
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Vorpal Sword
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Quietus Spike
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Coat of Arms
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Heirloom Blade
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Memory
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rimefire Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The Indomitable
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Down
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Military Intelligence
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mornsong Aria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Veil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Haunted One
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Secret Tunnel
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy