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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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South Wind Avatar
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Foot Headquarters
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Anchovy & Banana Pizza
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
82%inclusion54 decks66 decks
61%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Indulging Patrician
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Blood Tribute
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Rush of Dread
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Warden
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Smothering Tithe
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Markov Purifier
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Suture Priest
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Tithe Drinker
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Soul's Attendant
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Markov Baron
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Children of Korlis
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Fiendish Panda
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Essence Channeler
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Revival // Revenge
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Sanctify
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Austere Command
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
24%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Sigil
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Chalice of Life
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Wound Reflection
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Remedy
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Axis of Mortality
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Warlock Class
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Test of Endurance
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Griffin Aerie
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Pristine Talisman
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy