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Sep 18, 2025
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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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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
72%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion62 decks74 decks
62%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Blood Tribute
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
56%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Mortify
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion52 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
43%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Smothering Tithe
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Drana's Emissary
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Drinker
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Suture Priest
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Drana and Linvala
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
8%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Vein Ripper
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Inkshield
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Batwing Brume
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Silence
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
False Cure
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Fumigate
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
New Blood
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Death Grasp
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Fell
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Lunar Convocation
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Destiny
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Sunbond
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Fangs
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Restless Fortress
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion63 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion74 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion74 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion66 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
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