Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

Background image for How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
Sikora
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The Blue Spirit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
92%inclusion57 decks62 decks
89%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
81%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
80%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
77%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
74%synergy
Notorious Throng
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
73%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
72%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
70%synergy
Grim Hireling
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Invisible Stalker
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
69%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
67%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
59%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
51%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
56%synergy
Bitterblossom
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
51%synergy
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
51%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
50%synergy
Looter il-Kor
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
50%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Marang River Prowler
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Enigma Thief
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Shoreline Looter
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Vandal
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Roaming Throne
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Brazen Borrower
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Prosperous Thief
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Consuming Aberration
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Halo Forager
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Master Thief
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flitter
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Fame
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-21%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Silumgar's Command
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Commandeer
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Knowledge Exploitation
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Sanity
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Open into Wonder
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Bident of Thassa
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
27%synergy
The Water Crystal
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Bonehoard
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Double Down
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Rogue Class
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Discovery
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Military Intelligence
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Koskun Falls
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion55 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion53 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Island
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion57 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion55 decks62 decks
76%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Sunken Ruins
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-25%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy