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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Belligerent Guest
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Vampire Socialite
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Blood Petal Celebrant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Cordial Vampire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Rakish Heir
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Markov Baron
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Markov Enforcer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Qarsi Revenant
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Falkenrath Celebrants
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Bloodvial Purveyor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Wedding Security
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Patron of the Vein
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Blood Hypnotist
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Bloodcrazed Socialite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
High-Society Hunter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dominating Vampire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Necropolis Regent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Spawn
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blood Seeker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Voldaren Ambusher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Assassin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Falkenrath Marauders
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Immersturm Predator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Bloodtracker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Olivia, Mobilized for War
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stromkirk Occultist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Sovereign
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Scion of Opulence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Vampires' Vengeance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bleed Dry
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Urge to Feed
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Hero's Downfall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Essence Extraction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Neonate's Rush
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Raze the Effigy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Stolen Vitality
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Moment of Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Fury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Soul Sear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Backlash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Psychotic Haze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-33%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Flame-Blessed Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Draugr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Shock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bladebrand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Auger Spree
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Touch of Moonglove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Victim of Night
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Another Chance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Power Word Kill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Hungry for More
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Pointed Discussion
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lacerate Flesh
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Markov Retribution
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Alms of the Vein
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vicious Rumors
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tribute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Terminal Agony
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Macabre Waltz
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Crippling Fear
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Arterial Flow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Feast of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
New Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Macabre Reconstruction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stensia Banquet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
End the Festivities
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Waltz
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Prize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wake to Slaughter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Renegade Tactics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Taste of Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Toil // Trouble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sanguine Statuette
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Blood Fountain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Wedding Invitation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sinister Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Campfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malefic Scythe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
The Underworld Cookbook
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ravager's Mace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Gift of Fangs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Disturbing Mirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vow of Torment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Molten Echoes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Lore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Possession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Call the Bloodline
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Eternal Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stab Wound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Maniacal Rage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rune of Mortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vow of Lightning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Vampire Lord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Spires
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Gorge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-39%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hierophant's Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Paradise Plume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Temple of Malice
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Voldaren Estate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Crystal Grotto
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Oracles
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cliffgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-39%synergy