The Devil Strahd (Commander) - Core Aggro

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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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Cool but Rude
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Improvised Arsenal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Markov Enforcer
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
90%synergy
Necropolis Regent
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
89%synergy
Patron of the Vein
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
88%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
85%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
83%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
83%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
82%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
75%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
74%synergy
Champion of Dusk
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Cordial Vampire
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Creatures
Voldaren Epicure
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Twilight Prophet
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Bloodtracker
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Rakish Heir
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Scion of Opulence
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Socialite
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
High-Society Hunter
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Spear Spewer
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Westgate Regent
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Vein Ripper
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Crimson Honor Guard
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Dark Impostor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Captivating Vampire
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Celebrants
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Belligerent Guest
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Master
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Dragon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Stromkirk Occultist
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsworn Steward
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Dominating Vampire
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Terminate
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Urge to Feed
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-26%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Vona's Hunger
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Pointed Discussion
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Vandalblast
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Damnable Pact
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sinister Waltz
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
New Blood
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Craving
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Predators' Hour
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mob Rule
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Terminal Agony
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Blood Tribute
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Avacyn's Judgment
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Arterial Flow
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
End the Festivities
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Monumental Corruption
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Blood Fountain
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Cranial Plating
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Cranial Ram
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Monument to Endurance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Stensia Masquerade
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Molten Echoes
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Connections
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Pestilence
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Gorge
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Voldaren Estate
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
91%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Tainted Peak
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malice
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Crypt
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Canyon Slough
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy