Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded 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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Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grim Hireling
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
89%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
88%synergy
Invisible Stalker
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
84%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
83%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Drown in the Loch
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Slither Blade
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
73%synergy
Changeling Outcast
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Notorious Throng
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
66%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Looter il-Kor
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Triton Shorestalker
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Roaming Throne
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Marang River Prowler
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Vandal
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Shoreline Looter
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Enigma Thief
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Displacer Kitten
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
High Fae Trickster
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Prosperous Thief
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Aberration
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Schema Thief
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Prickly Boggart
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ruin Crab
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Syncopate
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Flare of Denial
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Flusterstorm
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Mental Misstep
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Commandeer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Skin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Price of Fame
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Shell Shield
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Trespass
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Timetwister
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Open into Wonder
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Sanity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mind Grind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Door of Destinies
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Mantle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Buster Sword
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Time Sieve
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Bitterblossom
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Rogue Class
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Kindred Discovery
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Double Down
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Koskun Falls
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Military Intelligence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Rogue's Passage
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Three Tree City
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Academy Ruins
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Basalt Monolith
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Island
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Polluted Delta
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
62%synergy
Sunken Ruins
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Underground River
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Swamp
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-29%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy