The Devil Strahd (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Patron of the Vein
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
87%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
86%synergy
Exquisite Blood
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Necropolis Regent
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Creeping Bloodsucker
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Feed the Swarm
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Sanguine Bond
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Vein Ripper
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Markov Enforcer
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Roaming Throne
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Champion of Dusk
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Twilight Prophet
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Captivating Vampire
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Markov Baron
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
High-Society Hunter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Scion of Opulence
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Socialite
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Spear Spewer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Rakish Heir
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wedding Security
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Anger
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Bloodtracker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Knuckles the Echidna
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Olivia, Mobilized for War
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Snuff Out
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Reiterate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Candy Grapple
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Pointed Discussion
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Night's Whisper
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Dominance
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
New Blood
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Sinister Waltz
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
End the Festivities
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Monumental Corruption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hungry for More
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Predators' Hour
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mob Rule
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Blood Fountain
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Buster Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cranial Plating
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Impact Tremors
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Molten Echoes
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Shared Animosity
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Collective Inferno
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Arena of Glory
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree City
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Gorge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Tomb of Urami
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
89%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Mount Doom
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Luxury Suite
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Badlands
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Starting Town
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Spire of Industry
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy