Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Aggro

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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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Flitterwing Nuisance
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gravelgill Scoundrel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion105 decks111 decks
92%synergy
Notorious Throng
87%inclusion97 decks111 decks
81%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
86%inclusion95 decks111 decks
81%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion95 decks111 decks
81%synergy
Invisible Stalker
84%inclusion93 decks111 decks
77%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
78%inclusion87 decks111 decks
76%synergy
Slither Blade
86%inclusion96 decks111 decks
74%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion84 decks111 decks
74%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
83%inclusion92 decks111 decks
73%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
62%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
71%synergy
Drown in the Loch
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
54%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
68%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
68%inclusion75 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
60%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Grim Hireling
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
61%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Looter il-Kor
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Brazen Borrower
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
38%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Vandal
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
38%synergy
Marang River Prowler
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Enigma Thief
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Shoreline Looter
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Prosperous Thief
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Halo Forager
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Agent
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
19%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of Keys
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Nighthowler
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Whirler Rogue
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Locke Cole
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Schema Thief
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Master Thief
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Price of Fame
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
See Double
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Anticognition
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Sanity
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Mind Grind
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Bident of Thassa
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Vorpal Sword
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Double Down
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Military Intelligence
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Rogue Class
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion72 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Tunnel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Mutavault
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion106 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion100 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion69 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion111 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion109 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion108 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Abundant Countryside
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy