Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
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Crossway Troublemakers
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
78%synergy
Markov Enforcer
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
74%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
71%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
70%synergy
Patron of the Vein
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
66%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
65%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
65%synergy
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Necropolis Regent
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
65%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
63%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Champion of Dusk
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
56%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Black Market Connections
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Twilight Prophet
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Vein Ripper
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Captivating Vampire
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Scion of Opulence
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
15%synergy
High-Society Hunter
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Roaming Throne
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Socialite
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Markov Baron
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Anger
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Westgate Regent
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Rakish Heir
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Belligerent Guest
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Urge to Feed
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Vandalblast
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Pointed Discussion
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
New Blood
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
End the Festivities
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Living Death
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mob Rule
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Terminal Agony
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Avacyn's Judgment
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Blood Fountain
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Molten Echoes
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Collective Inferno
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Rising of the Day
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Shared Animosity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
59%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Three Tree City
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Barbarian Ring
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Pit
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Gorge
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Great Furnace
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion54 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Voldaren Estate
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Badlands
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Graven Cairns
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Mount Doom
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Blazemire Verge
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-14%synergy