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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Azula, Cunning Usurper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
79%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Marang River Prowler
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
64%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Vandal
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Military Intelligence
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
55%synergy
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Triton Shorestalker
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Slither Blade
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Murder
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Changeling Outcast
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Enigma Thief
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Invisible Stalker
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Master Thief
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Looter il-Kor
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Whirler Rogue
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flitter
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Nighthowler
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Aetherblade Agent
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Balustrade Spy
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Skulker
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Shoreline Looter
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Prosperous Thief
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Duelist
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Shadow Stinger
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ravine Raider
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Visage Bandit
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Hoard Robber
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Lookout
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Flitting Guerrilla
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Soulknife Spy
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Draugr Thought-Thief
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Whisper Agent
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Soul Manipulation
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Spinal Embrace
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Silumgar's Command
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-40%synergy
Fated Return
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Anticognition
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Take the Fall
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Stab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wail of War
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Open into Wonder
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
29%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Endless Obedience
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Notorious Throng
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Rise from the Grave
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fell
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Duress
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Mind Rot
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Heirloom Blade
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Scytheclaw
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Thief's Knife
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Riddles
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Tools
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Smoke Bomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Combat Research
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Rogue Class
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
The Clone Saga
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Invisibility
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Cracked Skull
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
-32%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
-38%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Locket
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-45%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
-24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-30%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Base Camp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Soured Springs
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy