Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Soaring Thought-Thief
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
83%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Marang River Prowler
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
66%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Faerie Vandal
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
58%synergy
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Slither Blade
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Military Intelligence
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Changeling Outcast
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Invisible Stalker
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Enigma Thief
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Looter il-Kor
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Master Thief
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Consuming Aberration
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Whirler Rogue
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flitter
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Nighthowler
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Balustrade Spy
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Expedition Skulker
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Prosperous Thief
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Shoreline Looter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Duelist
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Ravine Raider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Visage Bandit
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Shadow Stinger
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Lookout
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Hoard Robber
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Soulknife Spy
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Flitting Guerrilla
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Whisper Agent
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Network Disruptor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Draugr Thought-Thief
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Murder
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Spinal Embrace
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Silumgar's Command
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Drown in the Loch
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Anticognition
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Fated Return
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-42%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Act
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Take the Fall
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Winter's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Give In to Violence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Wail of War
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Spin Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Open into Wonder
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Endless Obedience
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Necromantic Selection
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Rise from the Grave
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Notorious Throng
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mind Rot
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Duress
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Heirloom Blade
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Scytheclaw
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Riddles
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Thieves' Tools
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Smoke Bomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Rogue Class
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cracked Skull
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Invisibility
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
-33%synergy
Sol Ring
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-42%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Locket
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-45%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-32%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Base Camp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy