Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Oona's Blackguard
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
92%synergy
Notorious Throng
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
91%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion56 decks60 decks
91%synergy
Enigma Thief
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
89%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
88%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
88%synergy
Invisible Stalker
87%inclusion52 decks60 decks
80%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
79%synergy
Marang River Prowler
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
78%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
77%synergy
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Slither Blade
87%inclusion52 decks60 decks
74%synergy
Aetherize
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
70%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
68%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
71%synergy
Military Intelligence
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Extract from Darkness
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
69%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
67%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
78%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
64%synergy
Master Thief
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
64%synergy
Consuming Aberration
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Faerie Vandal
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Marsh Flitter
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Whirler Rogue
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
49%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Shoreline Looter
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Halo Forager
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Skulker
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Prosperous Thief
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Looter il-Kor
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Balustrade Spy
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Stinger
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Vren, the Relentless
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Undercover Operative
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Zulaport Duelist
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Lightfoot Rogue
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Soul Manipulation
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
64%synergy
Price of Fame
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Murder
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Silumgar's Command
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Fated Return
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Spinal Embrace
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Drown in the Loch
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
-28%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Syncopate
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Story
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Annul
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
52%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Stolen Identity
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Open into Wonder
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Necromantic Selection
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Endless Obedience
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Rise from the Grave
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Heist
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
51%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Heirloom Blade
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Scytheclaw
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Bident of Thassa
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Thieves' Tools
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-22%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Rogue Class
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
85%inclusion51 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Access Tunnel
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-31%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Locket
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-41%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-19%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion52 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
83%inclusion50 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Dismal Backwater
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Myriad Landscape
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
55%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
-38%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-41%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-25%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-33%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Waterfront District
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-34%synergy