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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Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
92%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
88%synergy
Notorious Throng
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
80%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
74%synergy
Slither Blade
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
72%synergy
Invisible Stalker
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
61%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
59%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Opposition Agent
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Brazen Borrower
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Grim Hireling
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Vandal
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Roaming Throne
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Shoreline Looter
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Consuming Aberration
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Marang River Prowler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Looter il-Kor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Enigma Thief
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Prosperous Thief
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Ruin Crab
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Agent
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Agent of Treachery
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Nighthowler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Price of Fame
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Mental Misstep
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar's Command
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Fractured Sanity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Open into Wonder
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Endless Obedience
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Down
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Military Intelligence
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Rogue Class
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Bad River
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy