Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Upgraded Rogues

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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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Waterbender Ascension
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
The Blue Spirit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
89%inclusion50 decks56 decks
87%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
86%inclusion48 decks56 decks
84%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
82%synergy
Notorious Throng
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
82%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
80%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
80%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
78%synergy
Invisible Stalker
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
75%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
69%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Slither Blade
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
68%synergy
Changeling Outcast
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
61%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
67%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Distant Melody
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Faerie Vandal
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
52%synergy
Enigma Thief
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
76%synergy
Opposition Agent
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Blackbloom Rogue
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Marang River Prowler
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Grim Hireling
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Aberration
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Shoreline Looter
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Master Thief
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Brazen Borrower
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flitter
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Prosperous Thief
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
6%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Whirler Rogue
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Agent
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Nighthowler
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Keys
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Murder
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Soul Manipulation
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Price of Fame
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar's Command
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Spinal Embrace
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fated Return
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
V.A.T.S.
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Open into Wonder
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Raise the Palisade
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Stolen Identity
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
19%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Endless Obedience
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Rise from the Grave
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Sanity
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Traumatize
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Mindcrank
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Grindstone
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Military Intelligence
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Rogue Class
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Double Down
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Animate Dead
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted One
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Combat Research
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy