Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Mill

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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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Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion97 decks102 decks
92%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
89%inclusion91 decks102 decks
86%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
78%inclusion80 decks102 decks
74%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
78%inclusion80 decks102 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
72%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion77 decks102 decks
68%synergy
Notorious Throng
74%inclusion75 decks102 decks
67%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
67%synergy
Mindcrank
78%inclusion80 decks102 decks
66%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Slither Blade
77%inclusion79 decks102 decks
65%synergy
Drown in the Loch
76%inclusion78 decks102 decks
58%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
70%inclusion71 decks102 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion68 decks102 decks
59%synergy
Changeling Outcast
66%inclusion67 decks102 decks
46%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
65%inclusion66 decks102 decks
54%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
54%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
58%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
59%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
57%synergy
Opposition Agent
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Grim Hireling
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
55%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
56%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Roaming Throne
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Marang River Prowler
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Aberration
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Looter il-Kor
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Vandal
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Brazen Borrower
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Shoreline Looter
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Enigma Thief
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Agent
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Prosperous Thief
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Keeper of Keys
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Master Thief
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Denial
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Price of Fame
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Countersquall
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Silumgar's Command
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Visions of Beyond
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
58%inclusion59 decks102 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Open into Wonder
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
21%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Buster Sword
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Double Down
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Rogue Class
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Military Intelligence
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Veil
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion64 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Three Tree City
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion93 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion92 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion97 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion94 decks102 decks
46%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion93 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion92 decks102 decks
77%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion73 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
56%inclusion57 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Sunken Ruins
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy