Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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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Cordial Vampire
72%inclusion101 decks140 decks
64%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
69%inclusion97 decks140 decks
63%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
73%inclusion102 decks140 decks
55%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion104 decks140 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
79%inclusion110 decks140 decks
52%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
51%synergy
Teysa Karlov
66%inclusion93 decks140 decks
50%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
46%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion95 decks140 decks
45%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
68%inclusion95 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
56%inclusion79 decks140 decks
42%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
-19%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Champion of Dusk
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Knight
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Patron of the Vein
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Carrion Feeder
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
26%inclusion32 decks125 decks
22%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Bloodghast
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Redemption Choir
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
High-Society Hunter
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Ophiomancer
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Captivating Vampire
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Despark
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
-22%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Utter End
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
-18%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Return to Dust
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Gifts
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Make a Stand
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Graceful Reprieve
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Disenchant
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Crush Contraband
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
14%synergy
New Blood
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Vindicate
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Slash the Ranks
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Call to the Feast
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
By Invitation Only
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Back for Seconds
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Offering
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Queen's Commission
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Danse Macabre
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Animation Module
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Culling Dais
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
33%synergy
March of the Canonized
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
27%synergy
Gift of Immortality
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Cause
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Fallen Ideal
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Intangible Virtue
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Destiny
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Necrosynthesis
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Smile at Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Profane Procession
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
16%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion115 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion112 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
79%inclusion110 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion139 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion139 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion118 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
66%inclusion93 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
64%inclusion89 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion81 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
54%inclusion76 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-25%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Opal Palace
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-22%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-44%synergy