Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Optimized Blood

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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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Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crossway Troublemakers
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
86%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Markov Enforcer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Patron of the Vein
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Necropolis Regent
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Champion of Dusk
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Stromkirk Captain
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Twilight Prophet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Bloodtracker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Markov Baron
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vein Ripper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Pulse Tracker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
High-Society Hunter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Socialite
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodsworn Steward
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Spear Spewer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rakish Heir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Celebrants
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Belligerent Guest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Scion of Opulence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Silversmote Ghoul
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dark Impostor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Master
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%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
Vampires' Vengeance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Return the Favor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Heartless Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Magnetic Theft
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Urge to Feed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Pointed Discussion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
New Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
End the Festivities
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Waltz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Terminal Agony
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Aberrant Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Reprocess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Beckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Price
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mob Rule
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Macabre Waltz
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Promise of Power
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Bontu's Monument
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Monument to Endurance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blood Fountain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cranial Plating
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Drossclaw
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Buster Sword
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Molten Echoes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Ire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Super State
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin the Mirthless
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Stensia Bloodhall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Shivan Gorge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Barbarian Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Starforge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Pillar of Origins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Tainted Peak
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%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
Akoum Refuge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unknown Shores
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gateway Plaza
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy