Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Optimized 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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Flitterwing Nuisance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
93%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
92%inclusion45 decks49 decks
89%synergy
Notorious Throng
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
76%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
75%synergy
Slither Blade
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Invisible Stalker
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
71%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
67%synergy
Drown in the Loch
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Changeling Outcast
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
59%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
66%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Opposition Agent
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Brazen Borrower
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Grim Hireling
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Vandal
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Roaming Throne
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Marang River Prowler
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Looter il-Kor
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Shoreline Looter
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Enigma Thief
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Agent
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Ruin Crab
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Prosperous Thief
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Master Thief
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Agent of Treachery
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Silumgar's Command
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Power Word Kill
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Sanity
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Open into Wonder
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Door of Destinies
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Double Down
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Military Intelligence
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Bad River
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy