Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

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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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Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Morningtide's Light
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Legion Lieutenant
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
72%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
58%synergy
Cordial Vampire
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
55%synergy
Champion of Dusk
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
45%synergy
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Cruel Celebrant
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Teysa Karlov
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Patron of the Vein
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Indulging Patrician
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
23%synergy
High-Society Hunter
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Drinker
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Bishop of Rebirth
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Drana's Emissary
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Bloodtracker
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Markov Purifier
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Bishop of the Bloodstained
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Curious Farm Animals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
-22%synergy
Mortify
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-28%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Moment of Craving
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-40%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Focus Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Urge to Feed
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Rally the Monastery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ritual of Rejuvenation
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Moment of Triumph
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Invoke the Divine
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Call to the Feast
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
33%synergy
New Blood
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Queen's Commission
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Blood
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Fumigate
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Arterial Flow
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
The Final Days
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Slash the Ranks
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Aid the Fallen
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Fate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Excalibur II
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-19%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Destiny
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Boon
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Intangible Virtue
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Profane Procession
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Squire's Devotion
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Immortality
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-23%synergy
Cleric Class
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Necrosynthesis
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Snack
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
White Auracite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion92 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion92 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion70 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
-25%synergy
Voldaren Estate
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Scoured Barrens
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-34%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy