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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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Moxfield
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Misty Palms Oasis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cordial Vampire
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
76%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
59%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Captivating Vampire
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Twilight Prophet
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Markov Baron
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Champion of Dusk
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
27%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Viscera Seer
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Indulging Patrician
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Roaming Throne
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Drana and Linvala
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Vein Ripper
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Tithe Drinker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Drana's Emissary
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Patron of the Vein
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gastal Raider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Utter End
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Stab
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Vindicate
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Blood Tribute
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
8%synergy
New Blood
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Herald's Horn
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Excalibur II
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Wedding Ring
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Legion's Landing
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
March of the Canonized
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Anointed Procession
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Wedding Announcement
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Fangs
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Convocation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cleric Class
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Rally the Ranks
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Sorin Markov
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Westvale Abbey
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Godless Shrine
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Champions
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Voldaren Estate
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy