Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Expensive 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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Anje, Maid of Dishonor
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
93%synergy
Patron of the Vein
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Sanguine Bond
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
88%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
86%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
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Mirkwood Bats
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Cordial Vampire
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Necropolis Regent
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Roaming Throne
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Butcher of Malakir
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Captivating Vampire
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Vein Ripper
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Markov Enforcer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Twilight Prophet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Champion of Dusk
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Socialite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Markov Baron
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Rakish Heir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Scion of Opulence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Anger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodtracker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Knuckles the Echidna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
High-Society Hunter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Olivia, Mobilized for War
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Demand Answers
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Reiterate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pointed Discussion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Kindred Dominance
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Sinister Waltz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
New Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
End the Festivities
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hungry for More
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Predators' Hour
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Buster Sword
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Molten Echoes
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Collective Inferno
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rising of the Day
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shared Animosity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Arena of Glory
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Three Tree City
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Multiversal Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Gorge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Molten Slagheap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Piranha Marsh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Barbarian Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Blood Crypt
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Peak
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy