Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Expensive +1/+1 Counters

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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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Redirect Lightning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crossway Troublemakers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
97%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Markov Enforcer
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Patron of the Vein
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Necropolis Regent
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Deflecting Swat
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
80%synergy
High-Society Hunter
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Vandalblast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Prophet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Spear Spewer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Westgate Regent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Markov Baron
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rakish Heir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Scion of Opulence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Champion of Dusk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wedding Security
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Anger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Imskir Iron-Eater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Shock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Demand Answers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Urge to Feed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vona's Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Plunge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Slagstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Terminal Agony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Macabre Waltz
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Avacyn's Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptolith Fragment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mind's Eye
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cranial Plating
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Stensia Masquerade
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Underhanded Designs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Breath of Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Strip Mine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Barbarian Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arena of Glory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Tainted Peak
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy