Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander)

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
3.4%inclusion22 decks642 decks
3%synergy
The Blue Spirit
3.1%inclusion16 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
3.1%inclusion16 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.1%inclusion22 decks1.05K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion6.50K decks6.87K decks
92%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
88%inclusion6.04K decks6.87K decks
83%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
82%inclusion5.64K decks6.87K decks
80%synergy
Notorious Throng
82%inclusion5.62K decks6.87K decks
76%synergy
Invisible Stalker
82%inclusion5.64K decks6.87K decks
75%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion5.45K decks6.87K decks
75%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion5.24K decks6.87K decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
76%inclusion5.25K decks6.87K decks
74%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
76%inclusion5.24K decks6.87K decks
74%synergy
Slither Blade
85%inclusion5.84K decks6.87K decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
78%inclusion5.32K decks6.87K decks
67%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion5.06K decks6.87K decks
54%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
69%inclusion4.72K decks6.87K decks
66%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
64%inclusion4.39K decks6.87K decks
62%synergy
Faerie Vandal
58%inclusion3.97K decks6.87K decks
55%synergy
Marang River Prowler
57%inclusion3.88K decks6.87K decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion3.88K decks6.87K decks
38%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
56%inclusion3.85K decks6.87K decks
53%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
53%inclusion3.62K decks6.87K decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion3.61K decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
74%inclusion5.11K decks6.87K decks
63%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion1.74K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion1.10K decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion771 decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion748 decks6.87K decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.4%inclusion579 decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.5%inclusion445 decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
5.4%inclusion372 decks6.87K decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Enigma Thief
49%inclusion3.38K decks6.87K decks
48%synergy
Consuming Aberration
49%inclusion3.36K decks6.87K decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
49%inclusion3.33K decks6.87K decks
45%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
48%inclusion3.30K decks6.87K decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion3.24K decks6.87K decks
34%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
39%inclusion2.69K decks6.87K decks
38%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
39%inclusion2.68K decks6.87K decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion2.62K decks6.87K decks
26%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.58K decks6.87K decks
36%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
37%inclusion2.56K decks6.87K decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.52K decks6.87K decks
30%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
36%inclusion2.45K decks6.87K decks
34%synergy
Grim Hireling
35%inclusion2.42K decks6.87K decks
32%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.87K decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion2.20K decks6.87K decks
26%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion2.19K decks6.87K decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion2.17K decks6.87K decks
22%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion1.64K decks5.27K decks
27%synergy
Master Thief
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.87K decks
29%synergy
Shoreline Looter
29%inclusion1.55K decks5.31K decks
26%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.87K decks
27%synergy
Prosperous Thief
25%inclusion1.71K decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Brazen Borrower
24%inclusion1.63K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion1.61K decks6.87K decks
18%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
23%inclusion1.60K decks6.87K decks
22%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
23%inclusion1.47K decks6.29K decks
23%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion1.57K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.87K decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flitter
21%inclusion1.46K decks6.87K decks
21%synergy
Whirler Rogue
21%inclusion1.44K decks6.87K decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion1.41K decks6.87K decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion1.29K decks6.32K decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion1.11K decks5.64K decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
17%inclusion1.13K decks6.87K decks
15%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion1.12K decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion1.09K decks6.87K decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
15%inclusion1.06K decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.87K decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion982 decks6.87K decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion938 decks6.87K decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion926 decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Locke Cole
13%inclusion321 decks2.48K decks
12%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion560 decks4.43K decks
11%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
12%inclusion830 decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion761 decks6.87K decks
11%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion753 decks6.87K decks
9%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
11%inclusion732 decks6.87K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
47%inclusion3.22K decks6.87K decks
36%synergy
Soul Manipulation
40%inclusion2.72K decks6.87K decks
37%synergy
Price of Fame
33%inclusion2.25K decks6.87K decks
27%synergy
Murder
31%inclusion2.15K decks6.87K decks
24%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion2.10K decks6.87K decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1.37K decks6.87K decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.87K decks
-11%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion1.22K decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1.20K decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Silumgar's Command
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.87K decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.87K decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion999 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion988 decks6.87K decks
-20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion850 decks6.87K decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion841 decks6.87K decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion584 decks4.81K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion825 decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion811 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion740 decks6.87K decks
-4%synergy
Spinal Embrace
10%inclusion691 decks6.87K decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion673 decks6.87K decks
-21%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion655 decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Fated Return
9.4%inclusion648 decks6.87K decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.3%inclusion641 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion520 decks5.65K decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion493 decks5.65K decks
-7%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
8.7%inclusion597 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
8.0%inclusion552 decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion422 decks5.64K decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.0%inclusion484 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion461 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
6.6%inclusion450 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.4%inclusion370 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
5.2%inclusion354 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.0%inclusion345 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
45%inclusion3.12K decks6.87K decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion2.32K decks6.87K decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2.29K decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion2.19K decks6.87K decks
21%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
29%inclusion2.02K decks6.87K decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion1.73K decks6.87K decks
23%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion1.67K decks6.87K decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.87K decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion420 decks1.92K decks
10%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion1.45K decks6.87K decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion951 decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion909 decks6.87K decks
-13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion861 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Endless Obedience
12%inclusion855 decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion838 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion807 decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Grave
11%inclusion733 decks6.87K decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion731 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion711 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion599 decks5.99K decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.0%inclusion619 decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion599 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.2%inclusion562 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
7.4%inclusion509 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.2%inclusion431 decks5.99K decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
7.1%inclusion486 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion459 decks6.87K decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion436 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.2%inclusion423 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
5.8%inclusion395 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.0%inclusion346 decks6.87K decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
46%inclusion3.15K decks6.87K decks
34%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
34%inclusion2.36K decks6.87K decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion2.35K decks6.87K decks
24%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
30%inclusion2.03K decks6.87K decks
29%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion719 decks2.51K decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion1.93K decks6.87K decks
26%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
25%inclusion1.70K decks6.87K decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion1.54K decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
18%inclusion1.20K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1.19K decks6.87K decks
-7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.87K decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion956 decks6.87K decks
10%synergy
Scytheclaw
14%inclusion929 decks6.87K decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion911 decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion899 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion701 decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion686 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.9%inclusion613 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.5%inclusion585 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.4%inclusion578 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.4%inclusion578 decks6.87K decks
-6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.3%inclusion571 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.1%inclusion557 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.1%inclusion554 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.9%inclusion350 decks4.43K decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.4%inclusion245 decks3.81K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.3%inclusion433 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion414 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.5%inclusion378 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.2%inclusion360 decks6.87K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
44%inclusion3.03K decks6.87K decks
42%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion2.62K decks6.87K decks
28%synergy
Double Down
35%inclusion2.13K decks6.02K decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion2.41K decks6.87K decks
28%synergy
Rogue Class
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.87K decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion1.90K decks6.87K decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion1.51K decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion1.40K decks6.87K decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.87K decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion916 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion827 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion808 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.2%inclusion633 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion627 decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion613 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.5%inclusion583 decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.8%inclusion538 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.7%inclusion527 decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion487 decks6.87K decks
-9%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion485 decks6.87K decks
-4%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.4%inclusion436 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.1%inclusion419 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion401 decks6.87K decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion820 decks6.87K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion5.03K decks6.87K decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion3K decks6.87K decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion2.41K decks6.87K decks
-4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion325 decks2.62K decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion802 decks6.87K decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion763 decks6.87K decks
-6%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion756 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion568 decks5.32K decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion698 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.5%inclusion652 decks6.87K decks
-10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.4%inclusion645 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.8%inclusion603 decks6.87K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.4%inclusion580 decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion490 decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion489 decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion436 decks6.87K decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.4%inclusion436 decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion6.26K decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion6.07K decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion4.71K decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion2.94K decks6.87K decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion2.85K decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion2.45K decks6.87K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.87K decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion1.11K decks5.28K decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.22K decks6.87K decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.87K decks
14%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion951 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.4%inclusion374 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion6.81K decks6.87K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion6.78K decks6.87K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion6.39K decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion3.99K decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion3.98K decks6.87K decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion3.29K decks6.87K decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion3.21K decks6.87K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion2.96K decks6.87K decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
40%inclusion2.71K decks6.87K decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion2.64K decks6.87K decks
-8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.58K decks6.87K decks
36%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.52K decks6.87K decks
30%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion2.48K decks6.87K decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion2.38K decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
35%inclusion2.38K decks6.87K decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.87K decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.87K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion2.02K decks6.87K decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion1.97K decks6.87K decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion1.97K decks6.87K decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion1.85K decks6.87K decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion1.68K decks6.87K decks
18%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.87K decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion1.49K decks6.87K decks
-9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion1.26K decks6.87K decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion849 decks4.84K decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion1.19K decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion973 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion937 decks6.87K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion929 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion865 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion817 decks6.87K decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion667 decks6.59K decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion520 decks5.65K decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion493 decks5.65K decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion592 decks6.87K decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion581 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion555 decks6.87K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion531 decks6.87K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion422 decks5.64K decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion461 decks6.87K decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion436 decks6.87K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.2%inclusion354 decks6.87K decks
-1%synergy