Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Combo

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Sikora
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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Mouser Foundry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skateboard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Robots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slash, Reptile Rampager
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
81%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Exquisite Blood
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Patron of the Vein
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Markov Enforcer
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Cordial Vampire
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Necropolis Regent
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Twilight Prophet
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Champion of Dusk
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Captivating Vampire
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Vein Ripper
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Scion of Opulence
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rakish Heir
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Vampire Socialite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
High-Society Hunter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Pointed Discussion
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Sinister Waltz
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mob Rule
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Grab the Prize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Shenanigans
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Blood Fountain
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cranial Ram
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Statuette
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cranial Plating
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Clock of Omens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Molten Echoes
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Shared Animosity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Collective Inferno
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Experimental Frenzy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Underhanded Designs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Sorin Markov
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Barbarian Ring
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Firdoch Core
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Mount Doom
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Blazemire Verge
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Canyon Slough
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy