Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Upgraded Aggro

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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
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Abundant Countryside
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
94%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Notorious Throng
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Invisible Stalker
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Opposition Agent
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Brazen Borrower
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Prosperous Thief
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Shoreline Looter
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Grim Hireling
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Looter il-Kor
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Faerie Vandal
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Enigma Thief
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Halo Forager
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Consuming Aberration
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Marang River Prowler
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Gravelgill Scoundrel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Network Disruptor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Infiltrator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Nighthowler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Delay
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Open into Wonder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Chart a Course
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Necromantic Selection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bribery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Traumatize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Vorpal Sword
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Quietus Spike
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Coat of Arms
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Heirloom Blade
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rimefire Torque
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Indomitable
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Keening Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Down
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Military Intelligence
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Rogue Class
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Veil
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mornsong Aria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Haunted One
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Secret Tunnel
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy