Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive 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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Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Spider-Sense
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
86%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
78%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Invisible Stalker
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Slither Blade
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Grim Hireling
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Notorious Throng
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Brazen Borrower
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Shoreline Looter
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Marang River Prowler
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Looter il-Kor
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Roaming Throne
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Halo Forager
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Prosperous Thief
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Faerie Vandal
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Aberration
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Enigma Thief
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Metallic Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Stinger
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Locke Cole
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Spark Double
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Agent of Treachery
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Flare of Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Price of Fame
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Kindred Dominance
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Raise the Palisade
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Heist
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Stolen Identity
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Sanity
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Open into Wonder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Back in Town
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Haunting Voyage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Traumatize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Bident of Thassa
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
34%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Banner of Kinship
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Double Down
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Military Intelligence
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Rogue Class
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Sanity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Haunted One
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mutavault
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Underground Sea
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy