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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Legion Lieutenant
77%inclusion82 decks106 decks
72%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
71%inclusion75 decks106 decks
65%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion71 decks106 decks
61%synergy
Cordial Vampire
66%inclusion70 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
54%synergy
Champion of Dusk
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
50%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
71%inclusion75 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Teysa Karlov
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Patron of the Vein
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
21%synergy
High-Society Hunter
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Indulging Patrician
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Markov Baron
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Bishop of Rebirth
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Bloodghast
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Tithe Drinker
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Bloodtracker
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Drana's Emissary
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Markov Purifier
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Knight Luminary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Bishop of the Bloodstained
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
-22%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fight On!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Path to Exile
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-39%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rally the Monastery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Moment of Craving
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Urge to Feed
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-16%synergy
Ritual of Rejuvenation
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Divine Resilience
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Moment of Triumph
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Call to the Feast
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
34%synergy
New Blood
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Queen's Commission
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Blood
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
The Final Days
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Fumigate
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Arterial Flow
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Slash the Ranks
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Recover
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Gruesome Fate
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Heirloom Blade
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Destiny
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Legion's Landing
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Boon
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Procession
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Intangible Virtue
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Squire's Devotion
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-23%synergy
Midnight Snack
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Immortality
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Cleric Class
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion80 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion74 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion67 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Hierophant's Chalice
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion82 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
-22%synergy
Voldaren Estate
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
-33%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Opal Palace
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy