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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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Abandoned Air Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul's Attendant
92%inclusion85 decks92 decks
79%synergy
Soul Warden
91%inclusion84 decks92 decks
73%synergy
Auriok Champion
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
67%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
66%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
63%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Guide of Souls
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
56%synergy
Suture Priest
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
54%synergy
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
87%inclusion80 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Spirit
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
46%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Serra Ascendant
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Ocelot Pride
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Mother of Runes
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Starscape Cleric
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Leonin Elder
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Essence Channeler
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Giver of Runes
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Deathgreeter
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Cathar Commando
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Aunt May
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Hopeful Initiate
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
The Gaffer
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Innocence
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Fleshtaker
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Impassioned Orator
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Archangel of Thune
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Ruin-Lurker Bat
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Walking Atlas
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Get Lost
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Hatred
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Reprieve
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Past
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Return to the Ranks
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Patch Up
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Immortal Servitude
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Storm of Souls
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Helping Hand
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Proclamation of Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Shadowspear
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Excalibur II
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
The Ozolith
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Bauble
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Cleric Class
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Call of the Ring
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Assemble the Players
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of a New Age
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Smile at Death
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Abiding Grace
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Archangel Elspeth
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
5%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Nomad Stadium
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Shefet Dunes
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
-33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion87 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Vault of Champions
88%inclusion81 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Scrubland
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
-24%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-25%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Emeria's Call
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy