Timothar, Baron of Bats (Commander) - Expensive Vampires

Owain Roberts
Jun 19, 2026
Underrated Backup Precon Commanders
| Art by Wayne Reynolds  A Different Precon Perspective Hello, and welcome to a special article surrounding precons! This week, we're looking at (some of) the most underrated backup commanders we find in precons. Too often, these cards get overshadowed by the main option in a given precon. That said, there have been a few […]
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Cordial Vampire
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Captivating Vampire
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Kindred Dominance
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Twilight Prophet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Patron of the Vein
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Infernal Grasp
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Markov Baron
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Nighthawk Scavenger
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
High-Society Hunter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Blood Seeker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Champion of Dusk
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Sangromancer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Vein Ripper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Necropolis Regent
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodtracker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland Raider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Kalastria Highborn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mirri the Cursed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Guul Draz Assassin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ascendant Evincar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Twisted Abomination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blood Bairn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bleed Dry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
V.A.T.S.
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Haunting Voyage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Blood Tribute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
New Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ambition's Cost
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dread Charge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ruthless Disposal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Door of Destinies
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Incubator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Konda's Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Endless Atlas
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Mantle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cloud Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorworks
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Black Market
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grave Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Three Tree City
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Access Tunnel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Bottomless Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Nyx Lotus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy