Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Optimized Aggro

Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Rank #278
8decks
Background image for How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
Sikora
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grasping Tentacles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Slither Blade
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Notorious Throng
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Brazen Borrower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Roaming Throne
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Changeling Outcast
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Deadly Rollick
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Invisible Stalker
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Opposition Agent
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Zareth San, the Trickster
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Shoreline Looter
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Prosperous Thief
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Grim Hireling
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Marang River Prowler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Blighted Agent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Vandal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Looter il-Kor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Enigma Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Undercover Operative
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harbor Bandit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keeper of Keys
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Halo Forager
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Pongify
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Delay
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fated Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Poison the Cup
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Twincast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grave Endeavor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Power Word Kill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Heist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Back in Town
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fractured Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Palisade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haunting Voyage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fortuitous Find
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Endeavor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Door of Destinies
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Quietus Spike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Time Sieve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Soul Foundry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Prototype Portal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Riddles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Aether Vial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Military Intelligence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Double Down
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rogue Class
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Veil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Glen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy