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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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Shredder, Shadow Master
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
94%inclusion92 decks98 decks
73%synergy
Exsanguinate
76%inclusion74 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
82%inclusion80 decks98 decks
60%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
59%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Blood Tribute
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Mortify
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Indulging Patrician
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
51%synergy
Revival // Revenge
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Soul Warden
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
37%synergy
Markov Purifier
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Drana's Emissary
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Tithe Drinker
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Soul's Attendant
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Captivating Vampire
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Epicure of Blood
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Patron of the Vein
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Champion of Dusk
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Return to Dust
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Inkshield
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Utter End
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Riot Control
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Damn
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
13%synergy
The Wind Crystal
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Cleric Class
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Boon Reflection
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Light of Promise
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Wedding Announcement
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Sorin Markov
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Restless Fortress
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion93 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion98 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion98 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion89 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
37%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
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